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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ser·vice1 /ˈsɜːvɪs $ ˈsɜːr-/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 official system/organization 官方体制/机构 [countable]SSSERVICES the official system for providing something, especially something that everyone in a country needs to have, or the official organization that provides it 〔官方机构提供的〕公共服务系统，公共服务；公共事业机构 the health service 医疗保健服务 the postal service 邮政服务 the police service 警察部门 the prison service 监狱系统 Workers in the emergency services (=the police, hospital, and the fire service) are forbidden from striking. 紧急服务机构的工作人员是禁止罢工的。 There has been a decline in public services in recent years. 近年来公共服务减少了。 the essential services (=the police, hospitals, fire service, and organizations that provide basic things such as water, gas, or electricity) 基础服务部门 → civil service, Diplomatic Service, fire service, Internal Revenue Service, National Health Service, the, secret service, security service2 STH provided by a company 公司提供的某物 [countable] a particular type of help or work that is provided by a business to customers, but not one that involves producing goods 〔为顾客提供的〕服务 A wide range of financial services are available. 有种类繁多的金融服务。provide/offer a service Datapost offers a delivery service to over 160 countries. 数据邮政公司的递送服务覆盖160多个国家。 Our aim is to provide the best service at the lowest price. 我们的目标是以最低的价格提供最佳的服务。 the supply of goods and services 商品和服务的提供 → service industry3 in a shop/restaurant/bar 在商店/餐馆/酒吧 [uncountable]BBTHELP the help that people who work in a shop, restaurant, bar etc give you 服务，接待，侍候good/bad/slow etc service The service was terrible and so was the food. 服务很差，饭菜也差。customer service At our bank, we insist on high standards of customer service. 我们银行坚持高质量的客户服务。 Service is included in your bill (=the charge for paying the people who serve you is included). 你的账单里包含了服务费。 → room service, self-service, service charge4 work 工作 [uncountable] (also services [plural]) the work that someone does for a person or organization, especially over a long period 〔尤指长期为个人或机构所做的〕工作，服务20/30 years etc of service Brian retired after 25 years of service to the company. 布赖恩为公司服务25年后退休了。 a long service award 长期服务奖 a career in public service (=work done for the public or the government) 在公共部门工作的职业services to somebody/something (=all the good work you have done for someone or something) 为某人/某事做出的贡献 He received an award for services to sport. 他获得了一个体育贡献奖。5 WORK DONE FOR SB 为某人所做的工作services [plural] skilled work or advice from a particular type of worker who you use to help you do something 〔提供技术或建议的〕服务somebody’s services/the services of somebody Lydia obtained the services of a qualified nurse. 莉迪娅有一名合格的护士为她提供服务。somebody’s services as something Why don’t you offer your services as a tennis coach? 你为什么不去当网球教练呢？6 DUTY 责任jury/military/community etc service SCLsomething that ordinary people can be asked to do as a public duty or as a punishment 担任陪审员的义务/兵役/社区服务等7 being used 被使用 [uncountable] used to talk about whether a piece of equipment, a vehicle etc is available to be used, or how long it can be used 〔设备、车辆等的〕使用，使用状况8 religious ceremony 宗教仪式 [countable]RRPRAY a formal religious ceremony, especially in church 宗教仪式，〔尤指教堂的〕礼拜9 ARMY 军队the services British English, the service American EnglishPMARMY a country’s military forces, especially considered as a job 海陆空三军；兵役10 help 帮助 [singular, uncountable] formalHELP help that you give to someone 〔对别人的〕帮助，效劳11 checks on a car/machine 检修汽车/机器 [countable]DREPAIR an examination and repair of a machine or car to keep it working properly 检修，维修，保养12 tennis/ball game 网球/球类比赛 [countable]DS an act of hitting a ball through the air in order to start a game, especially in tennis 〔尤指网球的〕发球13 ON A MOTORWAY 在高速公路上services [plural] British EnglishTTR a place near a motorway where you can stop and have a meal or drink, or buy food, petrol etc 〔高速公路附近的〕服务站 → service station14. plates/cups etc 盘子/杯子等DFU [countable] a set of plates, bowls, cups etc that match each other 餐具；茶具15 bus/train/plane etc 公共汽车/火车/飞机等 [countable usually singular] British EnglishTT a regular journey made by a bus, train, boat etc to a particular place at a particular time 〔车、船等的〕交通服务，班次16. be in service/go into service British English to be working or start working as a servant in someone’s house, especially in the past 〔尤指旧时在别人家里〕做佣人/当仆人 → domestic service17 legal document 法律文件 [uncountable] formal when someone is given a legal document telling them that they must do something or that something is going to happen 〔法律文件的〕送达18 for services rendered formal for work you have done or help you have given 为了所给予的服务 → active service, lip service, → press somebody/something into service at press2(13)Examples from the Corpus
service• Nevertheless, the share of national income going to government spending on goods and services is now falling.• We recommend an annual service for all central heating boilers.• A private car service is available from the airport.• the U.S. customs service• Electrical service was cut off from up to five hours in some parts of the country yesterday.• The other sources of free Web space are the many providers of free email services.• There were usually most people at the evening service.• My car's due for service - I'll book it into a garage next week.• the foreign service• We knew the should would never survive if we didn't provide a good service from the minute we opened the doors.• We got incredibly good service at that French restaurant.• Though it offers more sites and possibilities than any on-line service, it can be confusing, and the quality uneven.• I just subscribed to a new e-mail service.• The priest who performed the marriage service is a friend of the family.• Any major problems with the car should be picked up at the 5,000 mile service.• It's growing out of sync with the rest of service provision and service development, and this has all sorts of spin-offs.• I'm looking for information on family planning services.• It is important to note that we have greatly increased the number of professionals providing services on a wide range of fronts.• Social services departments were strongly criticized in the 1980s for not taking more effective action to protect children at risk.• I thought the service in the pizza place was very good.• We always go to the service on Sunday morning.• The service starts at 11.00 a.m.• The business, if properly regulated, performs a useful service for lottery winners.the emergency services• By dialling 999, the emergency services can be called.• Holiday homes were reduced to firewood, and the emergency services could only reach the site by helicopter.• An emergency trailer from the nearest available location can be taken to the incident to assist the emergency services.• Equally they were as well placed as anyone to know about the extent of the delays by the emergency services.• It was staged to give the emergency services practice.• Under the scheme, only vehicles carrying invalids or supporting the emergency services would be allowed into the centre.financial services• The plan aimed to upgrade existing industries and to attract a number of new ones, such as financial services.• The refuge has been supported for the past 18 years by the Swindon-based financial services group Allied Dunbar.• Meanwhile, the wave of consolidation in financial services has reduced the pool of big advertisers on news and finance shows.• The internet has revolutionised this area, as it has many other aspects of financial services.• The mixing together of financial services has increased the scope for trading on the basis of inside information.• Fidelity joins a long list of companies offering or planning to offer financial services on the Web.• Some establishments offer estate planning and other financial services.• The securities firm, after deregulation of the financial services industry, was moving from a product to a service focus.• Similarly, pressures from certain sectors within the financial services industry itself have pushed towards deregulation.good/bad/slow etc service• Our plans for the railways are designed to bring better services for all passengers as rapidly as possible.• We expect it to produce even better services in the future.• Yet an alliance between research and practice is essential to the development of good services.• Fair competition offers the best guarantee of good services, low prices and choice.• They were beating us because they tried harder and expected more-better quality, better service, and faster innovation.• The Charter's commitment to modern, open services will help them to win the respect that good service deserves.• Refuse collection was seen as the best service, pleasing 85%.• CompuServe is probably the best service for gardening questions.public service• Only 13 percent of top federal employees said they would recommend a career in public service.• Jordan had a long and distinguished career in public service.• Any growth in public services is a manifestation of an intrinsically evil trend.• It is the second time in a week the Government has attacked one of Britain's key public services.• I've always been a strong advocate of public service broadcasting, such an important element in this influential means of communication.• Subsequently, with the cuts in public expenditure, there has been a decline in the overall growth of public service jobs.• We are delivering on our commitment to turn round Britain's public services.• A school cleaner pointed out that there were many more low-paid women than men among the public service workers.• In June 1990, legislation had been passed restricting the right to strike in the public services.out of service• Up to 40 cars will be out of service at any time, with the first to be completed within 14 months.• For two weeks at a time, each lunar power station is out of service.• Six days later, after unsuccessful attempts to re-establish contact, the company declared it permanently out of service.hold/conduct a service• The church needed the permit to continue holding services in the building, which is zoned for business uses.• After a simple breakfast, Father Peter conducted a service in the Chapel of Penitence.• The ceremony is much shorter than a religious one so many people like to hold a service of blessing afterwards.• If the minister of religion is required to conduct a service, the family or funeral director arrange this.• Three days later we held a service on the beach at Sagaponack near the eastern end of Long Island.be at somebody’s service• Alfred Descoyne at your service, sir!• You could tell by who was at his memorial service, from the publishing executive to the receptionist from 10 years ago.• His question is old-fashioned, rational and optimistic in its premise that technology should be at the service of enlightenment.• His talents are at the service of the text.service2 ●●○ verb [transitive] 1 DREPAIRif someone services a machine or vehicle, they examine it and do what is needed to keep it working well 检修，维修，保养〔机器或车辆〕2 PROVIDESERVICESto provide people with something they need or want 为…提供服务3. service a debt/loan technicalBFL to pay the interest on a debt 支付债务/贷款利息→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
service• Dunn's firm services 72 arts organizations across the nation.• When was the plane last serviced?• You should have your car serviced every six months.• I'm having the car serviced next week.• All our machinery is serviced regularly.• The weakness of the economy still makes it harder for companies to service their debt.• Especially because they usually split the take with the syndicates who sell and service their output.From Longman Business Dictionaryserviceser‧vice1 /ˈsɜːvəsˈsɜːr-/ noun1[countable usually plural]COMMERCE business that involves selling help and advice, or delivering goods etc for customers, rather than manufacturing goodsHe charged a £600,000 fee for consulting services.2[countable] the regular work done by a public or other large national organization, or the organization itselfFor many years, the statepostal service fell outside the monopoly rules.3[countable]COMMERCETRAVEL a system of regular flights etc between two placesThe airline has opened a trans-Atlantic service between Toronto and Singapore.a daily air service between London and Paris4[countable] an organization or department that provides advice and help, for example on legal or personal problemsAcounselling service can provide employees with appropriate support.5[uncountable]COMMERCE the help given to customers by people working in a shop, restaurant etcOur service standards are monitored to ensure they remain at a consistently high level.6[uncountable]HUMAN RESOURCES the work an employee does for a company or organizationThere are automatic pay increases based on length of service. → see also business reply service, contract of service, debt serviceserviceservice2 adjective [only before a noun] service roads, stairs, lifts etc are for the use of people working in a place or delivering goods to it, rather than the general publicA new service road and tanker turning area is proposed for the site.serviceservice3 verb [transitive]1FINANCE to pay a debt, loan etcCardholders are having troubleservicing their debtsto the lender.2FINANCE if a financial institution services loans, debts etc, it manages them for another company, for example by collecting payments, calculating interest etcWe currently service loans for more than 15 million customers nationwide.3to examine a machine or piece of equipment and to mend it if necessaryCompaq relies heavily on independent dealers to sell and service its computers.4COMMERCE to provide a particular service, such as help, advice, transport etcOur customers in Mexico are serviced through a network of independent insurance firms. —servicing noun [uncountable]We plan to bring the equipment back to the U.S. for servicing.Income frommortgage servicing rose sharply.The company has been increasing itsloan servicing portfolio.→ See Verb tableOrigin service1 (1100-1200) Old French Latin servitium “condition of being a slave”, from servus; → SERVE1ser·vice1 noun →10-18
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system official something, especially providing that for Business the Corpus something
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ser‧vice1 S1 W1 /ˈsɜːvəs, ˈsɜːvɪs $ ˈsɜːr-/ 
noun
the health service
the postal service
the police service
the prison service
Workers in the emergency services (=the police, hospital, and the fire service) are forbidden from striking.
There has been a decline in public services in recent years.
the essential services (=the police, hospitals, fire service, and organizations that provide basic things such as water, gas, or electricity) ⇨ civil service, Diplomatic Service, fire service, Internal Revenue Service, National Health Service, secret service, security service
2. SOMETHING PROVIDED BY A COMPANY [countable] a particular type of help or work that is provided by a business to customers, but not one that involves producing goods:
A wide range of financial services are available.
provide/offer a service
Datapost offers a delivery service to over 160 countries.
Our aim is to provide the best service at the lowest price.
the supply of goods and services ⇨ service industry
3. IN A SHOP/RESTAURANT/BAR [uncountable] the help that people who work in a shop, restaurant, bar etc give you
good/bad/slow etc service
The service was terrible and so was the food.
customer service
At our bank, we insist on high standards of customer service.
Service is included in your bill (=the charge for paying the people who serve you is included). ⇨ room service, self-service, service charge
4. WORK [uncountable] (also services [plural]) the work that someone does for a person or organization, especially over a long period
20/30 years etc of service
Brian retired after 25 years of service to the company.
a long service award
a career in public service (=work done for the public or the government)
services to somebody/something (=all the good work you have done for someone or something)
He received an award for services to sport.
5. WORK DONE FOR SOMEBODY services [plural] skilled work or advice from a particular type of worker who you use to help you do something
sb’s services/the services of somebody
Lydia obtained the services of a qualified nurse.
sb’s services as something
Why don’t you offer your services as a tennis coach?
6. DUTY jury/military/community etc service something that ordinary people can be asked to do as a public duty or as a punishment:
Her attacker was sentenced to 120 hours’ community service.
7. BEING USED [uncountable] used to talk about whether a piece of equipment, a vehicle etc is available to be used, or how long it can be used
in service (=being used or available to be used)
These trains have been in service for many years.
out of service (=not being used or not available to be used)
The escalator is out of service.
give good/excellent etc service (=work well and last a long time)
Steel tools give good service for years.
8. RELIGIOUS CEREMONY [countable] a formal religious ceremony, especially in church
hold/conduct a service
The service was held in the chapel.
marriage/funeral/christening etc service
a memorial service for the disaster victims
9. ARMY the services British Englishthe service American English a country’s military forces, especially considered as a job
join/go into the services
Maybe you should join the services.
Her son is in the services.
10. HELP [singular, uncountable] formal help that you give to someone
be at sb’s service (=be available to help someone, or for someone to use)
My secretary is at your service.
be of service (to somebody) (=help someone)
Can I be of any service?
do somebody a service (=do something that will help someone)
He did her a service by telling her the truth.
11. CHECKS ON A CAR/MACHINE [countable] an examination and repair of a machine or car to keep it working properly:
I’m getting the bus home – my car’s in for a service.
12. TENNIS/BALL GAME [countable] an act of hitting a ball through the air in order to start a game, especially in tennis:
It’s your service.
13. ON A MOTORWAY services [plural] British English a place near a motorway where you can stop and have a meal or drink, or buy food, petrol etc ⇨ service station:
How far is it to the next services?
14. PLATES/CUPS ETC [countable] a set of plates, bowls, cups etc that match each other
15. BUS/TRAIN/PLANE ETC [countable usually singular] British English a regular journey made by a bus, train, boat etc to a particular place at a particular time:
the 8:15 service to Cambridge
16. be in service/go into service British English to be working or start working as a servant in someone’s house, especially in the past ⇨ domestic service
17. LEGAL DOCUMENT [uncountable] formal when someone is given a legal document telling them that they must do something or that something is going to happen:
the service of a summons
18. for services rendered formal for work you have done or help you have given:
payment for services rendered
⇨ active service, lip service, ⇨ press somebody/something into service at press2(13)
service2 verb [transitive]
I’m having the car serviced next week. ⇨ servicing
2. to provide people with something they need or want:
schools that service local communities
3. service a debt/loan technical to pay the interest on a debt
▪ repair to do some work on something that is damaged or not working properly, so that it is in good condition again: The builders are coming to repair the roof. | Have you had the washing machine repaired yet?
▪fix especially American English to repair something: I’m taking the car in to get it fixed. | The chain on the bike needs fixing.
▪mend especially British English to repair something that is damaged, torn, or not working: I’ve found someone who’ll mend the fence. | Can you mend this sweater for me? | Fishermen sat mending their nets in the sunshine.
▪service to check a vehicle or machine and repair it if necessary, especially regularly: You should have your car serviced every six months. | When was the last time we had the gas boiler serviced?
▪renovate to repair an old building so that it looks in good condition again: They bought an old house and renovated it themselves.
▪restore to repair something old and valuable, especially a building, piece of furniture, painting etc, so that it looks the same as it did originally: Many paintings were damaged in the fire but have now been restored. | The hotel was restored to its original Victorian splendour in 1984.
▪do up British English informal, fix up American English informal to repair an old building or vehicle, so that it looks in good condition again: He does up old cars and sells them. | A builder bought the house and fixed it up.
▪patch something up to quickly repair something that has a hole in it, by putting a piece of material on it, especially temporarily: They patched up the wall with bits of cement.
▪darn to repair holes in clothes: Are you any good at darning socks?
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noun Word Family: noun: servant, serve, server, service, disservice, the services, serving, servery, servicing, servility, servitude; adjective: serviceable, servile, serving; verb: serve, service
Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin servitium 'condition of being a slave', from servus; ⇨ serve1
1. OFFICIAL SYSTEM/ORGANIZATION [countable] the official system for providing something, especially something that everyone in a country needs to have, or the official organization that provides it:Language: Old French
Origin: Latin servitium 'condition of being a slave', from servus; ⇨ serve1
2. SOMETHING PROVIDED BY A COMPANY [countable] a particular type of help or work that is provided by a business to customers, but not one that involves producing goods:
provide/offer a service
3. IN A SHOP/RESTAURANT/BAR [uncountable] the help that people who work in a shop, restaurant, bar etc give you
good/bad/slow etc service
customer service
4. WORK [uncountable] (also services [plural]) the work that someone does for a person or organization, especially over a long period
20/30 years etc of service
services to somebody/something (=all the good work you have done for someone or something)
5. WORK DONE FOR SOMEBODY services [plural] skilled work or advice from a particular type of worker who you use to help you do something
sb’s services/the services of somebody
sb’s services as something
6. DUTY jury/military/community etc service something that ordinary people can be asked to do as a public duty or as a punishment:
7. BEING USED [uncountable] used to talk about whether a piece of equipment, a vehicle etc is available to be used, or how long it can be used
in service (=being used or available to be used)
out of service (=not being used or not available to be used)
give good/excellent etc service (=work well and last a long time)
8. RELIGIOUS CEREMONY [countable] a formal religious ceremony, especially in church
hold/conduct a service
marriage/funeral/christening etc service
9. ARMY the services British Englishthe service American English a country’s military forces, especially considered as a job
join/go into the services
10. HELP [singular, uncountable] formal help that you give to someone
be at sb’s service (=be available to help someone, or for someone to use)
be of service (to somebody) (=help someone)
do somebody a service (=do something that will help someone)
11. CHECKS ON A CAR/MACHINE [countable] an examination and repair of a machine or car to keep it working properly:
12. TENNIS/BALL GAME [countable] an act of hitting a ball through the air in order to start a game, especially in tennis:
13. ON A MOTORWAY services [plural] British English a place near a motorway where you can stop and have a meal or drink, or buy food, petrol etc ⇨ service station:
14. PLATES/CUPS ETC [countable] a set of plates, bowls, cups etc that match each other
15. BUS/TRAIN/PLANE ETC [countable usually singular] British English a regular journey made by a bus, train, boat etc to a particular place at a particular time:
16. be in service/go into service British English to be working or start working as a servant in someone’s house, especially in the past ⇨ domestic service
17. LEGAL DOCUMENT [uncountable] formal when someone is given a legal document telling them that they must do something or that something is going to happen:
18. for services rendered formal for work you have done or help you have given:
⇨ active service, lip service, ⇨ press somebody/something into service at press2(13)
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verb [transitive] Word Family: noun: servant, serve, server, service, disservice, the services, serving, servery, servicing, servility, servitude; adjective: serviceable, servile, serving; verb: serve, service
1. [usually passive] if someone services a machine or vehicle, they examine it and do what is needed to keep it working well: 2. to provide people with something they need or want:
3. service a debt/loan technical to pay the interest on a debt
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Eating out 去餐馆吃饭
eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant在一家餐馆吃（午／晚）饭／进餐／碰面 go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal去／带某人去（外面）吃午饭／吃晚饭／用餐 have a meal with sb与某人一起吃饭 make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)（以山田的名字）预订座位 reserve/ ( especially
BrE book a table for six预订一张坐六人的桌子 ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window要一张两人桌／靠窗的桌子
In the restaurant 在餐馆
wait to be seated等待就座 show sb to their table把某人引到桌旁 sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter坐在角落／窗边／吧台边／柜台边 hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list把菜单／酒水单递给某人 open/read/study/peruse the menu打开／看／仔细看菜单 the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list这餐馆有一个三道菜的套餐／儿童菜单／丰富的酒水单 taste/sample/try the wine品尝葡萄酒 the waiter takes your order服务生帮你点餐 order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house( speciality/BrE ( specialtyespecially
NAmE 点当日例汤／一道特色菜／餐馆特色菜 serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee端上／吃完第一道菜／开胃菜／主菜／甜点；端上／喝完咖啡 complain about the food/the service/your meal抱怨食物／服务／饭菜不好 enjoy your meal享用饭菜
Paying 结账
pay/ask for ( the bill/especially
BrE ( the checkNAmE 付账；要求结账 pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal付晚饭／午饭／饭钱；请某人吃晚饭／午饭／饭 service is (not) included 不含服务费 give sb/leave (sb) a tip给某人小费
Being religious 笃信宗教的
believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命论／天堂与地狱／来生／转世说 be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.是／成为信徒／无神论者／不可知论者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等 convert to/practise/ ( especially
practice a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.皈依／信奉宗教／佛教／天主教／基督教／伊斯兰教／犹太教等 go to church/( templeNAmE (= the synagogue )去教堂／会堂做礼拜 go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara去当地的教堂／清真寺／犹太教会堂／谒师所做礼拜 belong to a church/a religious community是教堂／宗教团体的成员 join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood成为牧师／女修道士／僧侣／宗教人员／神职人员／司祭 praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God赞美／敬拜／遵从／侍奉／颂扬上帝
Celebrations and ritual 庆典与仪式
attend/hold/conduct/lead a service参加／举行／组织／主持礼拜仪式 perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah举行典礼／仪式／宗教仪式／洗礼／朝觐／受戒仪式 carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite举行宗教／安葬／葬礼／丰收／净化仪式 go on/make a pilgrimage前往朝圣 celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali庆祝圣诞节／复活节／开斋节／斋月／修殿节／逾越节／排灯节 observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan守／不守安息日／斋戒／斋月 deliver/preach/hear a sermon传道；讲道；听布道 lead/address the congregation带领会众；对会众发表演讲 say/recite a prayer/blessing念诵／背诵经文；祝祷
Religious texts and ideas 宗教经文与思想
preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam传布／颂扬／传播上帝的话／《福音》／伊斯兰教义 study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha研究／遵循达摩／佛教教义 read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah阅读／研究／理解／阐释经文／《圣经》／《古兰经》／《福音》／托拉 be based on/derive from divine revelation基于／来源于上帝的启示 commit/consider sth heresy/sacrilege犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物
Religious belief and experience 宗教信仰与体验
seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom寻求／找到／获得启迪／智慧 strengthen/lose your faith增强／失去信德 keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith忠于／践行／放弃信仰 save/purify/lose your soul拯救／净化／失去灵魂 obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law服从／遵循／恪守／违反／亵渎诫条／伊斯兰教法／犹太教法 be/accept/do God's will是／接受／践行上帝的旨意 receive/experience divine grace得到／感受神的恩宠 achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana获得启迪／拯救／涅槃 undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation经历皈依／重生／转世化身 hear/answer a prayer聆听／回应祷告 commit/confess/forgive a sin犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过 do/perform penance进行补赎
