carnival

英 [ˈkɑːnɪvl]

美 [ˈkɑːrnɪvl]

n.  狂欢节; 嘉年华; 激动人心的事物组合; 五彩缤纷事物的组合

复数：carnivals　

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Collins.2 / BNC.15139 / COCA.11897

牛津词典

noun

• 狂欢节；嘉年华
  a public festival, usually one that happens at a regular time each year, that involves music and dancing in the streets, for which people wear brightly coloured clothes
• 狂欢节；嘉年华
  a public festival, usually one that happens at a regular time each year, that involves music and dancing in the streets, for which people wear brightly coloured clothes
• 狂欢节；嘉年华
  a public festival, usually one that happens at a regular time each year, that involves music and dancing in the streets, for which people wear brightly coloured clothes
• 激动人心的事物组合；五彩缤纷事物的组合
  an exciting or brightly coloured mixture of things
  1. this summer's carnival of sport
     今年夏季的体育盛会

柯林斯词典

• 狂欢节;嘉年华会
  Acarnivalis a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.
• 流动游乐场;嘉年华
  Acarnivalis a travelling show which is held in a park or field and at which there are machines to ride on, entertainments, and games.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 funfair


• N-COUNT 激动人心的事物的组合;五彩斑斓;八音齐奏
  Acarnival ofsomething such as colours or sounds is a bright or exciting mixture of them.
  1. The avenues lined with jacaranda trees burst into a carnival of purple.
     大街的两旁种着蓝花楹，绽放的花朵汇成一片紫色的海洋。

英英释义

noun

• a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
• a traveling show
  Synonym:fairfunfair
• a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
  1. it was so funny it was a circus
  2. the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
  Synonym:circus

双语例句

• It's like one enormous street carnival here.
  这就像是一场盛大的街头狂欢节。
• I can't wait to the time of the beside carnival comings to town.
  我几乎要等不及去下一次城里举行的狂欢节了。
• The United States: a free and colorful countries, Christmas is the day they happy carnival.
  美国：一个自由且多彩的国家，圣诞节是他们快乐狂欢的日子。
• The countdown to the Notting Hill Carnival is in its final hours.
  诺丁山狂欢节已经进入了最后几个小时的倒计时。
• Maybe I'll do it at the carnival.
  也许我可以在嘉年华会上实行。
• Yet, she is unlikely to see the funny side this Carnival.
  不过，她不太可能会看到嘉年华有趣的一面了。
• Towards evening the carnival entered its final stage.
  临近傍晚时，狂欢节进入最后阶段。
• They believe that this type of information makes the carnival educational as well as entertaining.
  他们相信此类资讯可以让嘉年华会具备教育意义和娱乐性。
• The carnival of the third poetry genres marked a new stage of modern new poetry.
  第三代诗歌的文体狂欢标志著现代新诗发展到了一个新的阶段。
• At the heart of carnival is the wearing of masks and costumes, dancing, eating and drinking.
  在狂欢节的核心是戴着面具和服饰，舞蹈，饮食和饮水。