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单词 viva
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viva

(vaɪvə)
Word forms: plural vivaspronunciation note: Pronounced (vaɪvə) for meaning [sense 1], and (viːvə) for meaning [sense 2].
1. countable noun
A viva is a university examination in which a student answers questions in speech rather than writing.
[British]
2. exclamation
People in crowds sometimes shout 'Viva!' before the name of a person or thing as a way of showing their support for them.
Some members of the huge crowd shouted 'Viva peace, viva.'

viva in British English 1

(ˈviːvə)
exclamation
long live; up with (a specified person or thing)
Word origin
C17: from Italian, literally: may (he) live! from vivere to live, from Latin vīvere

viva in British English 2

(ˈvaɪvə) British
noun
1. 
an oral examination
verbWord forms: -vas, -vaing or -vaed (transitive)
2. 
to examine orally
Word origin
shortened from viva voce

viva in American English 1

(ˈvivɑ)
Italian Spanish
verb impersonal
long live (someone or something specified)!
used in exclamations of acclaim
Word origin
It & Sp

viva in American English 2

(ˈvaɪvə)
noun
[also in italics]; British
a university examination with spoken questions and answers; oral examination

Examples of 'viva' in a sentence
viva

Death to... viva... we are a coalition... we are a mirror... your mirror.
David Cavanagh MUSIC FOR BOYS (2003)
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