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disciple

/dih-sahy-puhl/US // dɪˈsaɪ pəl //UK // (dɪˈsaɪpəl) //

弟子,徒弟,弟子们,门徒

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Religion. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ.one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1.any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
    • : any follower of Christ.
    • : Disciple, a member of the Disciples of Christ.
    • : a person who is a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another; follower: a disciple of Freud.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    dis·ci·pled, dis·ci·pling.

    • : Archaic. to convert into a disciple.
    • : Obsolete. to teach; train.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounbeliever, follower
Forms: disciples

Examples

  • Traditionally the successor to the Dalai Lama has been determined by a group of disciples close to the previous holder of the title, who seek the reborn person of the Dalai Lamai after his death.

  • Bolling jokingly described some classical music disciples as “more royalist than the king when it comes to claiming a superiority over jazz.”

  • It’s yet another lesson that Marshall Allen continues to impart to his many disciples.

  • Members of the Azuza Street congregation believed that they had been given the same blessings as those received by the disciples of Jesus.

  • Perry ultimately went straight to the top in Ukraine with his energy ­evangelism — and his favored disciples.

  • Having a guru in a body does not necessarily help a disciple advance spiritually.

  • Self-realized masters can get stern and even appear angry if a disciple openly manifests some undesirable character trait.

  • The McConnell campaign has already launched attacks against the actress as too liberal, an Obama disciple, and anti-coal.

  • “These n---as claim 300, but we BDK,” they chant, using gang shorthand for Black Disciple killers.

  • The letters in the chorus “BDK” stand for Black Disciple Killer.

  • So the other disciple, who was known unto the high priest, went out and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.

  • These words of our dying Lord were addressed to the beloved disciple St. John, but were intended for all mankind.

  • A disciple asked him what qualities a man must possess to entitle him to be called a scholar.

  • Anaximenes, the disciple of Thales, pursued his master's inquiries and adopted his method.

  • Here I met again constantly the great sportsman who had noticed me so kindly, and I became his follower, his disciple.