单词 | rave |
释义 | rave (reɪv ) Word forms: raves , raving , raved 1. verb If someone raves, they talk in an excited and uncontrolled way. She cried and raved for weeks, and people did not know what to do. [VERB] 'What is wrong with you, acting like that,' she raved, pacing up and down frantically. [VERB with quote] Synonyms: rant, rage, roar, thunder 2. verb If you rave about something, you speak or write about it with great enthusiasm. Rachel raved about the new foods she ate while she was there. [VERB + about] 'Such lovely clothes. I'd no idea Milan was so wonderful,' she raved. [VERB with quote] Synonyms: enthuse, praise, gush, be delighted by 3. countable noun A rave is a big event at which young people dance to electronic music in a large building or in the open air. Raves are often associated with illegal drugs. [British] ...an all-night rave at Castle Donington. Rave is also an adjective. Old faces and new talents are making it big on the rave scene. 4. countable noun A rave is the same as a rave review. [informal] The resulting show, 'Only the Truth is Funny', has drawn raves from the critics. 5. See also raving 6. to rant and rave phrase If you say that someone rants and raves, you mean that they talk loudly and angrily in an uncontrolled way. [disapproval] I don't rant and rave or throw tea cups. Collocations: rave culture Rave culture taught you to let go and hold on at the same time. Times, Sunday Times So rave culture never really went away; it just got assimilated into the mainstream. Times, Sunday Times As the film emphasises, rave culture was seen by some as a public menace in 1994. Times, Sunday Times It was the essence of rave culture, all about taking part and being one nation. Times, Sunday Times House music and rave culture consumed a generation. Times, Sunday Times Blaring 'rave music' was playing until 8am, neighbours said. The Sun For the most part this novel's historical awareness remains limited to clothing, interior decoration, rave music and ready meals. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps the trio's biggest achievement so far, however, has been to create a media buzz by fusing two thoroughly unfashionable genres - rave music and sci-filyrics- to their punk-pop sound. Times, Sunday Times The music became too fast and difficult to be mixed with more traditional rave music, creating a division with the other popular electronic genres. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had an extensive collection of electronic gadgets and mixed rave music tunes as a hobby. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A rave party took place on the vehicle until the police decided to stop it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was a smaller rave party version of the festival. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The police stated that officers could only intervene to break up rave parties if certain criteria were met. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One study decided to test the cognitive abilities of participants in rave parties who used multiple substances. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Body paintings can also typically be seen at football matches, at rave parties, and at certain festivals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the time of its construction it received rave reviews. Times, Sunday Times (2016) She also received rave reviews from the judges. The Sun (2010) The book has received rave reviews in America. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He returned to the music industry in the early 1990s and became involved in the rave scene. Times, Sunday Times It will probably be quite big on the rave scene too. The Sun His work dates right back to the illegal rave scene but when the world went legit, he did too — and how. The Sun It was only a few years in to the transition from the illegal rave scene to legit events in licensed venues, so the underground vibe was still thriving. The Sun Some in the industry fear they could be counterproductive, with early closing times sending revellers to illegal parties instead, reminiscent of the rave scene 30 years ago. Times,Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 吹捧, 咆哮 Japanese: べたぼめ, わめく |
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