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M0454800 (mo͞o′vē)n.1. a. A recorded sequence of film or video images displayed on a screen with sufficient rapidity as to create the illusion of motion and continuity.b. Any work, as of art or entertainment, having this form, usually including a soundtrack: a movie about the cost of war.c. The presentation of such a work: During the movie, the person in front of me kept talking.d. A long narrative work of this form: a television channel that shows foreign movies.2. movies Screenings of movies at a public theater: Would you like to go to the movies tonight?3. movies The movie industry.

[Shortening and alteration of moving picture.]

movie

(ˈmuːvɪ) n (Film) a. an informal word for film¹b. (as modifier): movie ticket. [C20: from mov(ing picture) + -ie]

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(ˈmu vi)

n. 1. motion picture. 2. a motion-picture theater (often prec. by the). 3. movies, a. the business of making motion pictures; motion-picture industry. b. the showing of a motion picture. [1905–10; mov (ing picture) + -ie]

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art movie - A movie intended to be an artistic work rather than a commercial movie of mass appeal.
longueurs - Boring periods of time or parts of a book, play, music, or movie are longueurs.
horse opera - A slang term for a western (movie).
vamp - Theda Bara's performance in the movie The Vampire brought us this word, meaning "seductive woman."

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movie - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"motion picture, motion-picture show, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, pictureproduct, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"sequence, episode - film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a moviecredit - an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; "the credits were given at the end of the film"subtitle, caption - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screencredits - a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)telefilm - a movie that is made to be shown on televisionscene, shot - a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a filmfeature film, feature - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"final cut - the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producerhome movie - a film made at home by an amateur photographercollage film - a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footagecoming attraction - a movie that is advertised to draw customersshoot-'em-up - a movie featuring shooting and violenceshort subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the featuredocudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or eventcinema verite - a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a directorfilm noir - a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters; "film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s"skin flick - a pornographic movierough cut - the first print of a movie after preliminary editingsilent movie, silent picture, silents - a movie without a soundtrackslow motion - a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster ratetalkie, talking picture - a movie with synchronized speech and singing3D, 3-D, three-D - a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearanceshow - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"musical, musical comedy, musical theater - a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancingdub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign languagesynchronise, synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film"film, shoot, take - make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"videotape, tape - record on videotapereshoot - shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times"

movie

noun film, picture, feature, flick (slang), motion picture, moving picture (U.S.) That was the first movie he ever made.the movies the cinema, a film, the pictures (informal), the flicks (slang), the silver screen (informal) He took her to the movies.

Translations

电影电影院

move

(muːv) verb1. to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another. He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.移动2. to change houses. We're moving on Saturday.搬家3. to affect the feelings or emotions of. I was deeply moved by the film.感动 noun1. (in board games) an act of moving a piece. You can win this game in three moves. （下棋）走棋 2. an act of changing homes. How did your move go?搬家ˈmovable, ˈmoveable adjective可移动的ˈmovement noun1. (an act of) changing position or going from one point to another. The animal turned sideways with a swift movement. 移动，运动 2. activity. In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.活动3. the art of moving gracefully or expressively. She teaches movement and drama.动作, ，姿势 4. an organization or association. the Scout movement. （政治或社会）运动 5. the moving parts of a watch, clock etc. 机件6. a section of a large-scale piece of music. the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.乐章7. a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc. There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.倾向movie (-vi) noun (especially American). 1. a cinema film. a horror movie.电影2. (in plural. with the) the cinema and films in general: to go to the movies.电影院ˈmoving adjective having an effect on the emotions etc. a very moving speech.令人感动的ˈmovingly adverb动人地get a move on to hurry or move quickly. Get a move on, or you'll be late!赶快！make a move1. to move at all. If you make a move, I'll shoot you!移动2. (with for or towards) to move (in the direction of). He made a move for the door.向...走去move along to keep moving, not staying in one place. The police told the crowd to move along.前进move heaven and earth to do everything that one possibly can. 竭尽全力move house to change one's home or place of residence. They're moving house next week.搬家move in to go into and occupy a house etc. We can move in on Saturday.搬进move off (of vehicles etc) to begin moving away. The bus moved off just as I got to the bus stop.离去move out to leave, cease to live in, a house etc. She has to move out before the new owners arrive.搬出move up to move in any given direction so as to make more space. Move up and let me sit down, please.让开一点on the move1. moving from place to place. With his kind of job, he's always on the move.在活动中2. advancing. The frontiers of scientific knowledge are always on the move.在进展中

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→ 电影zhCN

Where can we go to see a movie? (US)
Where can we go to see a film? (UK) → 哪儿有电影院？
What's playing at the movie theater? (US)
What's on at the cinema? (UK) → 电影院上演什么？
Which film is playing at the movie theater? (US)
Which film is on at the cinema? (UK) → 电影院放映什么电影？
What's playing tonight at the movie theater? (US)
What's on tonight at the cinema? (UK) → 今晚电影院上映什么电影？
When does the movie start? (US)
When does the film start? (UK) → 电影几点开始？

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blue movie

A film that contains graphic sexual content. The use of "blue" to mean lewd or indecent dates from the mid-1800s, though the origin is unclear. A lot of kids at school got in trouble for trading blue movies.See also: blue, movie

popcorn movie

A film that is entertaining to watch but is generally not of a very high quality or rich in emotional or intellectual depth. A: "So what movie do you want to go see later?" B: "I don't feel like watching anything too heavy or complex—let's just see whatever popcorn movie is out."See also: movie, popcorn

tentpole movie

A film with a very large budget and production value that is meant to provide substantial revenue to the production company. Big blockbusters used to be quite the rare cinematic event, but we've gotten to the point now where there's a tentpole movie coming out nearly every weekend of the year.See also: movie, tentpole

snuff movie

A film that shows the actual murder or death of a person. Although snuff movies are illegal, they are still widely circulated on the black market.See also: movie, snuff

B movie

A (generally low-budget) film usually considered to be of inferior quality, so called because such films were originally shown along with popular (or "A") movies as part of a theater's "double feature." Yeah, I know it's just a stupid B movie, but I still love it.See also: movie

B movie

The low-budget second part of a movie theater's double feature. Back in the days of double features, movie houses showed two very distinct types of films. A movies were the hits—“Gone With the Wind,” “Casablanca,” “Citizen Kane,” “The Wizard of Oz”—the ones that drew patrons to the movie houses. Then there were Westerns, horror flicks, and science fiction movies that didn't cost very much to make (they were often in black-and-white). These B movies tended to be shown before the main feature; otherwise, people would leave after the A picture and then feel they hadn't gotten their admission money's worth. As double features disappeared and the cost of filmmaking grew, the curtain went down on the B movie genre.See also: movie

blue movie

A pornographic film. Why off-color movies were called “blue” remains a matter of conjecture. Although one definition of “blue” has been “lewd” since the 19th century, its application to movies might have referred to the 19th-century Blue Laws morality codes and state and local laws based on them, of which dirty movies would certain run afoul. Other explanations include the bluish tint of the early cheaply made black-andwhite movies, and the bluish cigarette and cigar smoke haze in rooms where men gathered to watch such films (the get-togethers were in fact known as “smokers”). “Blue” faded over the years and was replaced by “dirty movie, “adult film,” “skin flick” and “hard- or soft-core porn.”See also: blue, movie

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noun a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

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