单词 | festival |
释义 | festivalfestival /ˈfɛstəvəl/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable] 1eng. lang. arts an occasion when there are performances of many movies, plays, pieces of music, etc. or events related to a particular thing, which happens in the same place every year: The movie was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival.2a special occasion when people celebrate something such as a religious event: Hannukah is an eight-day Jewish festival. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French, Latin festivus, from festum ceremony of celebration]COLLOCATIONSverbshave/hold/host a festival Tucson had a film festival last month.organize a festival She has organized the annual theater festival for ten years.go to a festival (also attend a festival formal) An estimated 20,000 people attended the music festival.appear/play/speak at a festival (=perform at a festival) The singer is scheduled to appear at a festival in Austin next month.take part in a festival (=perform there) The school choir takes part in the festival every year.adjectives/nouns + festivalan annual festival The town holds an annual oyster festival.an international festival She performed in last year’s international ballet festival.a film/art/dance/comedy etc. festival The movie won an award at the Cannes Film Festival.a music/jazz/folk etc. festival He’s appeared at jazz festivals all over the country.festival + nounsfestival events Many of the festival events are already sold out.a festival organizer Festival organizers say they expect more than 50,000 visitors. |
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