| 单词 | pew |
| 释义 | pew noun[C] uk/pjuː/us/pjuː/alongwoodenseatwith a high back, on which arowofpeoplesitin achurch （教堂里的）长木椅 Bloomberg Creative/Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images /GettyImages Parts of religious buildings
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Chairs & seats Idiomtake a pew! pew| American Dictionarypew noun[C] us/pju/along,woodenseatwith a back in achurch, usuallyformingone of anumberofrowsfacingthealtarin thefront Examplesofpewpew With pews filled beyond capacity and comfort, 600 demonstrators would be forced to crane forward in order to listen from the market square. From theCambridge English Corpus It is also clear that proximity to the pulpit was one of the defining characteristics of a prestigiouspew. From theCambridge English Corpus His hypocritical misuse of money is perhaps best embodied by his purchase of a front-row churchpew. From theCambridge English Corpus It is the custom there to hand the alm's plate in the pews. From theCambridge English Corpus Similarly, administering communion with congregants seated in their pews and using individual glasses arose from practical concerns for efficiency and hygiene. From theCambridge English Corpus Pulpits and pews were allies in this work, wooden partners in an enterprise that was given life by their respective occupants, preachers and parishioners. From theCambridge English Corpus In the former case they are brought out by bickering concerning church pews, in the latter rivalry between local families of gentry led to public disorder. From theCambridge English Corpus It is like denouncing those who have come to church for the empty pews. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The politics of thepeware known to fellow members of the congregation and in more exalted circles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a question, for example, of the pulpit, and of the heating and lighting installations and so forth, and the pews. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is the subsection that actually puts church fittings, pews, pulpits, organs, and everything else into the business scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I regard myself as a reasonably typical man in thepew. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The only effect is to empty the pews yet further. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I speak simply as a man in thepew—a man who was in thepewyesterday. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I suspect that the famous man or woman in thepewwould be hard-pressed to say what the difference in function is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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