「church」作動詞時，主要指在教堂舉行宗教儀式，或用於特定片語中。
舉行教堂儀式
EN: to bring someone to a church for a Christian ceremony
翻譯: 帶某人到教堂舉行基督教儀式
片語：church it
EN: to attend a church service
翻譯: 去教堂做禮拜
小提醒：「church」作動詞使用並不常見，主要出現在特定宗教或正式語境中，日常對話較少使用。
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1. to bring (a woman) to church after childbirth for a ceremony of thanksgiving
（產後）帶（婦女）去教堂舉行感恩儀式
In some traditions, they would church the new mother a few weeks after the baby was born.
在某些傳統中，他們會在嬰兒出生幾週後，帶新媽媽去教堂舉行感恩儀式。
She was churched according to the old custom of the parish.
根據教區的古老習俗，她產後去教堂舉行了感恩儀式。
2. to educate or train in a church or religious institution
在教堂或宗教機構中教育或培訓
The young missionaries were churched in the doctrines before being sent abroad.
這些年輕的傳教士在被派往國外之前，在教義方面接受了教堂的培訓。
He was churched in the strict traditions of his faith from an early age.
他從小就在其信仰的嚴格傳統中接受教堂教育。
3. to subject to church discipline
使接受教會紀律處分
The congregation decided to church the member who had openly violated the community's rules.
會眾決定對公開違反社群規定的成員進行教會紀律處分。
In the past, heretics were often churched and then excommunicated.
過去，異端分子常被施以教會紀律處分，然後被逐出教會。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| church + noun (e.g., a group, the youth) | 為...舉行教堂儀式（如婚禮、洗禮） | They decided to church their baby next month. (他們決定下個月為寶寶舉行洗禮。) |
| be churched | 在教堂舉行過儀式（尤指產後感恩禮） | After the birth, she was churched according to tradition. (生產後，她依照傳統接受了產後感恩禮。) |
| church + someone (archaic) | 帶（某人）去教堂；使...接受教堂禮儀 | The priest would church the new converts. (牧師會帶領新皈依者去教堂。) |
need, want, have）連用，或表示一次性、有目的的意圖時，則用 church to do。
EN: They enjoy churching together every Sunday.
翻譯: 他們很享受每週日一起去教堂做禮拜。EN:She needs to church to find some peace after the loss.
翻譯:她需要去教堂，以在失去親人後尋求一些平靜。
一般情況下，描述習慣性「做禮拜」用 church doing，表達特定目的「去教堂」則用 church to do。
church vs worship
church 強調參與教會活動或儀式，worship 則專指宗教崇拜行為本身。
church vs pray
church 指參與教會集體活動，pray 指個人或集體的祈禱行為。
church vs attend service
church 是較口語化的動詞用法，attend service 是更正式的表述。
在口語中，有時會用 "church" 來引述或模仿某人說話的內容，尤其是當談論到與教會相關的活動或承諾時。 EN: He was like, "I can't go, I have to church tomorrow morning." 翻譯: 他當時就說：「我不能去，我明天早上得去教堂。」
EN:She just texted me, "Are you churching this Sunday?"
翻譯:她剛剛傳訊息問我：「你這週日會去教堂嗎？」
在非正式對話中，有時會將 "church" 用作動詞來強調某種行為的正式性或莊重感，即使與宗教無直接關聯。 EN: Don't just say it, you need to really church it up for the ceremony. 翻譯: 別只是說說，為了這場儀式，你真的得把它弄得正式莊重點。
EN:I'm not just volunteering, I'm churching this project—treating it with serious commitment.
翻譯:我不只是在當志工，我是以非常認真的態度在對待這個專案。
在隨意的談話中，說話者可能會用 "church" 作為一個填充詞或思考時的停頓點，尤其是在尋找合適詞彙或表達某種猶豫時。 EN: So, we were going to, uh... church... no, wait, I mean gather at the community center. 翻譯: 所以，我們當時打算，呃...教堂...不對，等等，我是說在社區中心集合。
EN:His explanation was all, you know, church... and then he finally got to the point.
翻譯:他的解釋整個就是，你知道，有點拐彎抹角...然後他才終於說到重點。
正式寫作注意：以上口語用法均屬非正式、情境特定的表達。在正式書寫、學術論文或標準商業文件中，應避免將 "church" 用作動詞的這些創意用法，應使用更標準、明確的詞彙（如 "attend church," "formalize," "hesitate" 等）。
church the baby
church + [person/group]
為（嬰兒）舉行教堂洗禮儀式
church someone
church + [person]
帶某人去教堂做禮拜；使某人皈依教會
get churched
get + churched (passive)
被帶去教堂；接受教堂儀式（如洗禮、婚禮）
church it
church + it (informal)
去教堂做禮拜（尤指完成一項責任或慣例）
church the new members
church + [group]
為新成員舉行正式的入會/洗禮儀式
×They church every Sunday.
✓They go to church every Sunday.
「church」作為動詞（去教堂做禮拜）在現代英語中極其罕見且聽起來不自然。表達此意時，應使用「go to church」這個固定片語。
×I will church the wedding.
✓The wedding will be held at/in the church.
「church」作為動詞沒有「在教堂舉行（儀式）」的意思。應使用正確的介系詞片語（at/in the church）來表達地點。
×The priest will church the woman after childbirth.
✓The priest will perform the churching of the woman after childbirth.
「church」作動詞有一個古老且專指的宗教意義（為產後婦女舉行感恩儀式），但現代學習者極少需要用到。若需表達此意，使用名詞形式「churching」或明確描述更佳，以避免混淆。
×They go to the church every week.
✓They go to church every week.
表達「去教堂做禮拜」這個常規宗教活動時，使用固定片語「go to church」，前面不加冠詞「the」。加「the」時，僅強調去某個特定的建築物，而非進行宗教活動。