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.
I insist on taking proper food for this expedition. The men often fall ill and suffer fever, so I have decided to take live animals.
我坚持认为,这次探险要携带合适的食物。水手经常生病发烧,因此我决定带活的动物。
There are about 50 million sheep in New Zealand, about 14 sheep for every New Zealander!
在新西兰大约有5000万只羊,每个新西兰人拥有14只羊左右!
To examine your skills and abilities still further, ask yourself this question: in the following three areas - skills with people, skills with information or skills with things - which are your best skills? Note that it is not enough to say to yourself,