DVD

noun

/ˌdiː viː ˈdiː/

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a disk on which large amounts of information, especially films, photographs and video, can be stored, for use on a DVD player or computer (the abbreviation for ‘digital versatile disc’ or ‘digital videodisc’)
- Let's just stay in and watch a DVD.
- a DVD recorder
- a DVD drive
- on DVD Is it available on DVD yet?
Collocations Cinema/the movies
Cinema/the moviesWatching
- go to/take somebody to (see) a film
- go to/sit in (British English) the cinema/(North American English) the (movie) theater
- rent a film/DVD
- download/stream a film
- burn/copy/rip a DVD
- see/watch a film/DVD/preview/trailer
Showing
- show/screen a film
- promote/distribute/review a film
- (British English) be on at the cinema
- be released on/come out on/be out on DVD
- captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience
- do well/badly at the box office
- get a lot of/live up to the hype
Film-making
- write/co-write a film/script/screenplay
- direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/sequel
- make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie
- do/work on a sequel/remake
- film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of something)
- compose/create/do/write the soundtrack
- cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence
Acting
- have/get/do an audition
- get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role
- play a character/James Bond/the bad guy
- act in/appear in/star in a film/remake
- do/perform/attempt a stunt
- work in/make it big in Hollywood
- forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood
Describing films
- the camera pulls back/pans over something/zooms in (on something)
- the camera focuses on something/lingers on something
- shoot somebody/show somebody in extreme close-up
- use odd/unusual camera angles
- be filmed/shot on location/in a studio
- be set/take place in London/in the ’60s
- have a happy ending/plot twist
Extra Examples
- Consumers are demanding high-quality DVD playback.
- I haven't seen the first DVD so I can't compare them.
- Pop this DVD in and sit back and relax.
- The first edition of the album comes with a bonus DVD.
- The movie is available in DVD format.
- a multi-region DVD player
Topics Film and theatrea1, Computersa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- blank
- recordable
- rewritable
- …
verb + DVD
- see
- view
- watch
- …
DVD + noun
- player
- recorder
- drive
- …
preposition
- on DVD
- DVD of
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单词	DVD
释义	DVD noun /ˌdiː viː ˈdiː/ /ˌdiː viː ˈdiː/ jump to other results a disk on which large amounts of information, especially films, photographs and video, can be stored, for use on a DVD player or computer (the abbreviation for ‘digital versatile disc’ or ‘digital videodisc’) Let's just stay in and watch a DVD. a DVD recorder a DVD drive on DVD Is it available on DVD yet? Collocations Cinema/the moviesCinema/the moviesWatching go to/take somebody to (see) a film go to/sit in (British English) the cinema/(North American English) the (movie) theater rent a film/DVD download/stream a film burn/copy/rip a DVD see/watch a film/DVD/preview/trailer Showing show/screen a film promote/distribute/review a film (British English) be on at the cinema be released on/come out on/be out on DVD captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience do well/badly at the box office get a lot of/live up to the hype Film-making write/co-write a film/script/screenplay direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/sequel make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie do/work on a sequel/remake film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of something) compose/create/do/write the soundtrack cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence Acting have/get/do an audition get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role play a character/James Bond/the bad guy act in/appear in/star in a film/remake do/perform/attempt a stunt work in/make it big in Hollywood forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood Describing films the camera pulls back/pans over something/zooms in (on something) the camera focuses on something/lingers on something shoot somebody/show somebody in extreme close-up use odd/unusual camera angles be filmed/shot on location/in a studio be set/take place in London/in the ’60s have a happy ending/plot twist Extra Examples Consumers are demanding high-quality DVD playback. I haven't seen the first DVD so I can't compare them. Pop this DVD in and sit back and relax. The first edition of the album comes with a bonus DVD. The movie is available in DVD format. a multi-region DVD player Topics Film and theatrea1, Computersa1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective blank recordable rewritable … verb + DVD see view watch … DVD + noun player recorder drive … preposition on DVD DVD of See full entry
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