英 [ˈselɪbət] 美 [ˈselɪbət]
adj. 独身的，不结婚的；没有性生活的，禁欲的
n. 独身主义者；禁欲者
复数celibates
celibate /ˈsɛlɪbɪt/
形容词 Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs. (为宗教信仰而) 独身的; 禁欲的
The Pope bluntly told the world's priests yesterday to stay celibate.
教皇昨天直言告诫世界各地的牧师们要保持独身。
可数名词 A celibate is someone who is celibate. (出于宗教信仰的) 独身者; 禁欲者
...the U.S.A.'s biggest group of celibates.
…美国最大的独身宗教群体。
形容词 Someone who is celibate does not have sex during a particular period of their life. (某段时间内) 禁欲的
I was celibate for two years.
我禁欲了两年。
an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
... celebrity 名人 celibate 独身者，独身主义者 circulation 循环，流通，发行额 ...
celibate(独身主义者), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
celibacy 独身
独身的；禁欲的
I was celibate for two years.
我禁欲了两年。
I've been celibate for the past six months.
我已禁欲六个月。
The Pope bluntly told the world's priests yesterday to stay celibate.
教皇昨天直言告诫世界各地的牧师们要保持独身。
It's not uninteresting, I think, to note that there appears to be absolutely no evidence whatsoever available to John Milton that Homer was either vegetarian or a lifelong celibate.
我认为这很有趣，似乎没有什么证据证明,弥尔顿可以获知,荷马要么是素食主义者或者是独身。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
You have to remain celibate and, as we will see in the coming week, this is important to Milton. You have to remain sober, and you must eat vegetarian .
你必须独自生活，我们会在下周看到，这对弥尔顿很重要，你必须保持冷静，你还必须吃素。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
But finding real-life priests who are willing to be celibate, let alone trendy, is another matter.
And he is now said to be celibate, that is fine, one takes that at face value.
The church's insistence on a celibate priesthood is another practice that appears increasingly out of step today.