| 单词 | spectacle |
| 释义 | spectacle (spektəkəl ) Word forms: spectacles 1. plural noun [oft a pair of NOUN] Glasses are sometimes referred to as spectacles. [formal] He looked at me over the tops of his spectacles. ...thick spectacle frames. 2. countable noun A spectacle is a strange or interesting sight. It was a spectacle not to be missed. 3. variable noun A spectacle is a grand and impressive event or performance. 94,000 people turned up for the spectacle. ...a director passionate about music and spectacle. Synonyms: show, display, exhibition, event 4. rose-coloured spectacles phrase If you look at a person or situation through rose-coloured glasses or rose-tinted glasses, you see only their good points and therefore your view of them is unrealistic. In British English, you can also say that someone is looking through rose-coloured spectacles. Its influence can make you view life through rose-coloured glasses. People are looking at the past with rose-tinted spectacles. Collocations: round spectacles Here was hair that was literally begging for a pair of tinted round spectacles to tout its rock-historical credibility. Times, Sunday Times The scale and horror the task, however, did not daunt the monster in the round spectacles. The Sun He walks with a limp, leaning on a cane and sporting those round spectacles that give him an air of an academic rather than a copper. Times, Sunday Times Invariably playing with thick, round spectacles, the 6 ft 10 in 245 lb. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The enormous round spectacles and the pince-nez continued to be worn in the twenties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What unfolded was an embarrassing, boring, complete damp squib of a sporting spectacle. The Sun Last month they qualified for what will probably be the greatest sporting spectacle ever seen. Times, Sunday Times The pier, though, has its own claim to fame as the host of a sporting spectacle. Times, Sunday Times The show can be terrible or electrifying, like any sporting spectacle. Times, Sunday Times Geographically, the two venues are relatively close but as a sporting spectacle they could not be further apart. The Sun What would he have thought about his orchestral masterpiece being turned into a theatrical spectacle? Times, Sunday Times Showcasing her skill as a musician was evidently deemed a secondary consideration to the need to create a theatrical spectacle. Times, Sunday Times Court life revolved around the king whose whole existence was a theatrical spectacle played out before this elite audience, from the moment he woke to the moment he slept. Times, Sunday Times The authenticity of the line explains everything about acting and theatrical spectacle and his character, all at once. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At their highest level of sophistication, these places become theatrical spectacles of global cosmopolitanism and myth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I had a clear view of the fight and it was a thrilling spectacle. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It can make a thrilling spectacle, but many fear safety has been compromised in the name of speed. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This is partly why the relay is such a thrilling spectacle. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Whole films were funded for the visual spectacle alone. Times, Sunday Times As well as the visual spectacle, they tick gratifyingly, too. Times, Sunday Times The cards spelt out the phrase 'na, na, na, na' across the entire arena, in a visual spectacle chiming with the song's finale. Times, Sunday Times The big musical set pieces and visual spectacle contribute to the overall air of an epic pageant. Times,Sunday Times The destruction of the twin towers was a visual spectacle akin to a disaster movie. Times, Sunday Times Their arrival unleashes a flash flood of 10,000 tourists who watch the spectacle from specially adapted buses dubbed tundra buggies. Times, Sunday Times The fire was still burning at a late hour this morning, and even after 2am crowds were still arriving to watch the spectacle. Times, Sunday Times As we're about to watch a spectacle that celebrates mostly mainstream blockbusters, it's good to take a moment to remember the great indies of 2008. Christianity Today Spectators flocked from nearby villages to watch the spectacle unfold, gathering in their hundreds to sneak a glance at the guests' unfamiliar faces. Times, Sunday Times Thousands had gathered to watch the spectacle. Times, Sunday Times Both are slightly built, wear spectacles and have grey hair. Times, Sunday Times We value our sight and think nothing of having regular eye tests and wearing spectacles. Times, Sunday Times He thus became one of the few flying aces to wear spectacles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has dioptre adjustments (up to +/-3.5) for anyone who normally wears spectacles, a replaceable bridge for comfort, and fold-down earphones that provide stereo sound. Times, Sunday Times He wears spectacles and clearly enjoys pasta as much as high culture. Times, Sunday Times These groups were not tuning in merely to witness the spectacle of football; they were seeking to experience its anthropology. Times, Sunday Times The best time to witness the spectacle will be just after sunset, providing the clouds clear away. Times, Sunday Times However, few will witness the spectacle since viewing sites have been closed to the public because of coronavirus. Times,Sunday Times It raised a cheer, which wasn't really apposite, for we surely hadn't come here to witness a spectacle, but to be moved by a musical experience. Times, Sunday Times I had been asked to cover the shows for a now defunct magazine and had leapt at the opportunity to wear frocks all week and witness the spectacle. Times, Sunday Times |
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