abbey
noun [ C ] uk/ˈæb.i/ us/ˈæb.i/
大修道院;大寺院;大教堂
a building where monks or nuns live or used to live. Some abbeys are now used as churches
Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特大教堂
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- We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the windows of the train.
- The abbey was completely rebuilt in 1503 after it had been destroyed by fire.
- The town's fame rests on its beautiful 14th-century abbey.
- The abbey was recently restored after decades of disuse.
- We walked through the ruins of the abbey.