1·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。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The Catholic Church is perpetually short of priests, not least because it limits its recruitment to well-educated celibate males.
天主教会始终都缺乏神父，尤其是因为它限制了招收受过良好教育的独身男性。
3·If your spouse dies, you are permitted to get remarried, most of the time, but the higher virtue would be in remaining unmarried and remaining celibate for the rest of your life.
要是你的配偶死了，你可以再婚，在多数情况下，但更高尚的美德是坚持不婚，余生保持独身。
4·He portrayed himself as a celibate, a pose calculated to epitomize his moral fiber, but he had at least two wives or perhaps concubines.
他把自己描绘为一位独身主义者，故意摆出某种姿态来象征他的坚定品格，但是他至少有两位妻子或小妾。
5·One was a droll, sarcastic satirist; the other was a celibate mad scientist.
他们两个，一个是爱开玩笑，语言辛辣的讽刺作家，另一个是过着独身生活的癫狂科学家。