pastoral

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1 SErelating to the duties of a priest, minister etc towards the members of their religious group 牧师的；牧师职责的

his pastoral work among the congregation

他在教堂会众中的牧灵工作

2 literaryPEACEFUL typical of the simple peaceful life in the country 田园生活的；田园式的

a charming pastoral scene

迷人的田园景象

3 ADVISESErelating to the duties of a teacher in advising students about their personal needs rather than their schoolwork 〔教师对学生〕生活辅导的，心理辅导的

pastoral care at the school

学校的生活辅导

Examples from the Corpus

pastoral• In essence the principles of pastoral care for children have not been extended to adults.• The pastoral names of the characters and the type of versification employed correspond to the rustic mood.• Alvingham, through all its centuries of existence, has seen much activity of a pastoral nature.• This area is predominantly pastoral, often with bocage - fields and hedges.• There is an important pastoral role to be played by the director, and non-musical demands can be time-consuming.• He made painted screens showing pastoral scenes with red houses.• The Heber Valley is a pastoral spot ringed by mountains.• In pastoral Suffolk fewer than half this class were dependent on wages, presumably younger men who were not yet cottagers.• Father Brackley did pastoral work in El Salvador.

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BNC: 7146 COCA: 7257

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