spectacle

英 [ˈspektəkl]

美 [ˈspektəkl]

n. 精彩的表演; 壮观的场面; 壮观的景象; 奇特的现象; 出人意外的情况

复数：spectacles　过去式：spectacled　

Collins.2 / BNC.5014 / COCA.5857

习惯用语

make a spectacle of yourself

出洋相；出丑
to draw attention to yourself by behaving or dressing in a ridiculous way in public

noun

精彩的表演；壮观的场面
a performance or an event that is very impressive and exciting to look at
1. The carnival parade was a magnificent spectacle.
  狂欢节游行场面热烈，蔚为大观。
壮观的景象
a sight or view that is very impressive to look at
1. The sunset was a stunning spectacle.
  夕阳西斜，异常壮观。
奇特的现象；出人意外的情况
an unusual or surprising sight or situation that attracts a lot of attention
1. I remember the sad spectacle of her standing in her wedding dress, covered in mud.
  我记得她穿着婚纱、满身泥污站在那儿的凄惨样。

N-PLURAL 眼镜
Glasses are sometimes referred to asspectacles.
1. He looked at me over the tops of his spectacles.
  他从眼镜框的上方看了看我。
2. ...thick spectacle frames.
  厚厚的眼镜框
N-COUNT 奇异的景象;有趣的场面
Aspectacleis a strange or interesting sight.
1. It was a spectacle not to be missed.
  这是个不容错过的奇观。
N-VAR 盛大的演出;壮观的场面
Aspectacleis a grand and impressive event or performance.
1. 94,000 people turned up for the spectacle.
  94,000 人参加了这一盛大活动。
2. ...a director passionate about music and spectacle.
  对音乐和盛大演出充满激情的指挥
rose-coloured spectacles→ see:rose-coloured

noun

a blunder that makes you look ridiculous
an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
1. the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape

Audiences around the world witnessed the raw rehearsals of what would have been an unprecedented concert spectacle.
全世界的观众目睹了原始的排练过程，那原本该是史无前例的壮观演唱会。
I'm sorry I lost my temper and made such a spectacle of myself.
对不起，我发了脾气，当众出了丑。
This is a moving spectacle.
这是一个感人的场面。
The game itself is a spectacle.
这个游戏本身就很壮观了。
Now we have the appalling spectacle in Paris.
现在，我们又见证了巴黎街头的骇人景象。
Magnificent and/ or ceremonious display and procedure The ceremonial opening of Parliament was a fine spectacle.
盛大的和[或]隆重的场面和仪式.该议会的开幕式场面隆重。
The spectacle of the former naval officers washing their dirty linen in public was distinctly embarrassing
前海军官员们自揭伤疤的做法显然非常令人尴尬。
We witnessed the extraordinary spectacle of an old lady climbing a tree to rescue her cat.
我们目睹了一幅不寻常的景象，一个老妇人爬到树上去救她的猫。
Like Disneyland and the circus, art was spectacle.
艺术，和迪士尼或马戏团一样，是一种奇观。
She had a sensitive feeling for poetry and spectacle and romantic theatre.
她对于诗歌、壮观场面和浪漫戏剧有敏锐的感觉。