religion
n
1 [U] belief in the existence of a god or gods, who has/have created the universe and given man a spiritual nature which continues to exist after the death of the body 宗教信仰.
2 [C] particular system of faith and worship based on such a belief 宗教
the Christian, Buddhist and Hindu religions 基督教、 佛教和印度教
practise one's religion 用自己的宗教信仰指导行动.
3 [sing] (fig 比喻) controlling influence on one's life; sth one is devoted or committed to 支配自己生活的大事; 一心追求的或务必做到的事情
Football is like a religion for Bill. 对比尔来说, 足球就是他天大的乐趣.
make a religion of always being punctual 把遵守时间奉为圭臬.
That's right. We will take 10 pigs, 10 sheep and sixty chickens. The chickens can eat the food that we would otherwise throw away. They will provide us with eggs and meat.
没错。我们要带上10头猪、10只羊还有60只鸡。鸡吃我们的剩饭剩菜。它们为我们提供蛋和肉。
Her mother died when she was eight years old.
她8岁时母亲就去世了。
3 What have you been interested in for as long as you can remember?