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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- festival
['fεstɪvəl]
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1.
noun
[c]
[宗]
节日
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2.
noun
[Theater]
[ 音 ]
艺术节
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- festival
[ˈfestəvəl]
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1.
n.[c]
节日，喜庆日
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The Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival to mark the return of the sun and the beginning of the agricultural year.
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中国人过春节以庆祝太阳的回归以及农历年的开始。
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2.
n.[c]
庆祝活动，汇演，音乐（戏剧、 电影等）节
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The film festival will show some 170 films.
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本次电影节将上映大约170部电影。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- festival
['fεstɪvəl]
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1.
n
a day or period set aside for celebration or feasting, esp one of religious significance
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2.
n
any occasion for celebration, esp one which commemorates an anniversary or other significant event
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3.
n
an organized series of special events and performances, usually in one place
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a festival of drama
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4.
n
[Archaic]
a time of revelry; merrymaking
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5.
n
[modifier]
relating to or characteristic of a festival
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6.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Church Latin festivalis of a feast, from Latin festivus festive
Examples
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Spring festival is easily the most important festival to Chinese people.
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春节毫无疑问是中国人最重视的节日。
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Tomorrow I want to go to the balloon festival, do you want to come with me?
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明天我想去参加热气球节，你要和我一起去吗？
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We hope the music festival will be the first of many.
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我们希望这次音乐节只是日后众多音乐节的首次尝试。
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We couldn't get tickets for the rock festival.
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我们弄不到摇滚音乐会的票。
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He is attending an early music festival.
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他正在参加早期音乐节。
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a festival in honour of David Hockney
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为了对大卫·霍可尼表示敬意而举行的庆祝活动
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