Carnival
['kɑːnɪv(ə)l] or ['kɑrnɪvl]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a festival marked by merrymaking and processions.
(noun.) a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc..
校對:卢埃林--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at Rome and Naples, during a few days (three to ten) before Lent, ending with Shrove Tuesday.
(n.) Any merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading, especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous excess.
錄入:泰茜
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Revel, rout, festivity, masquerade
ANT:Fast, mortification, lent, retirement
安德烈整理
解釋/意思:
n. a feast observed by Roman Catholics just before the fast of Lent: any season of revelry or indulgence: riotous feasting merriment or amusement.
手打:利蒂希娅
娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream that you are participating in a carnival, portends that you are soon to enjoy some unusual pleasure or recreation. A carnival when masks are used, or when incongruous or clownish figures are seen, implies discord in the home; business will be unsatisfactory and love unrequited.
錄入:维维恩
例句/造句/用法:
- Women were playing; they were masked, some of them; this license was allowed in these wild times of carnival. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Many nations are represented, many languages spoken, many costumes worn, and on a sunny day the spectacle is as gay and brilliant as a carnival. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- In the brilliant moonlight Tarzan witnessed the whole mad carnival of rage. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
校對:史蒂文