| 单词 | movie |
| 释义 | moviemovie /ˈmuvi/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1[countable] eng. lang. arts a story that is told using moving pictures on film and sound SYN film: movie about The movie is about two people trapped on an island. Have you seen the new Tom Hanks movie? Do you want to go to a movie tonight? He starred in 15 hit movies.in a movie She’s appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies.2the movies a)the place where you go to watch a movie: Do you want to go to the movies on Saturday?at the movies “Where were you this afternoon?” “We were at the movies.” b)movies in general and the events in them: in the movies Car chases have always been popular in the movies. c)the business of producing movies: She dreamed of a career in the movies.COLLOCATIONSverbswatch a movie I was watching an old movie on TV.see a movie (=in a theater) She had agreed to go and see a movie with him that evening.go to a movie How about going to a movie?take in a movie informal (=go to see a movie) Maybe we could go out to dinner and take in a movie.make/film/shoot a movie The children have made their own movies for the contest.appear/be in a movie She has appeared in ten movies.star in a movie (=play one of the main characters) Depp will star in director Tim Burton’s next movie.direct a movie He wrote and directed the movie.show/screen a movie What movies are they showing this weekend?a movie is released (=becomes available for the public to see) The movie has already been released in New York and Los Angeles.a movie is playing/showing The movie is playing in three local theaters.a movie stars/features somebody The movie stars Will Smith.adjectives/nouns + moviea horror/action/animated etc. movie It’s a stereotype that guys like action movies while girls like romances.a classic movie (=an old movie that is very good) Do you remember that scene from the classic movie “Casablanca”?a hit movie (=a successful movie) He has directed a string of hit movies.a Hollywood movie (=a movie made by a large movie studio) It was a romance in the great Hollywood movie style.a scary movie The movie we saw last night was really scary.a violent movie I don’t allow the kids to watch violent movies.a cult movie (=one that some people like very much and watch often) We went to a showing of the cult movie “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”a TV movie/a made-for-TV movie (also a television movie/a made-for-television movie formal) She had small roles in a few TV movies before she became famous.a black-and-white movie (=not showing colors) She was watching an old black-and-white movie on TV.a silent movie (=made without sound) Charlie Chaplin became famous for his silent movies.a home movie (=that people make of themselves and their families for themselves) When we go home, Dad still likes to show the old home movies.a big-budget movie (=that costs a lot of money to make) He won a role in a big-budget movie.a low-budget movie (=that costs very little to make) He’s currently producing his own low-budget movie.movie + nounsa movie star She looked like a movie star.a movie theater Where is the nearest movie theater?a movie studio (=a company that makes movies) None of the big studios wanted to make the movie.the movie industry How did you get started in the movie industry?a movie director He and his wife are both movie directors.a movie producer He started out as an actor, then became a movie producer.a movie critic (=someone who writes articles about whether movies are good or not) The movie is highly recommended by movie critics.a movie premiere (=the first showing of a movie) She wore the dress to a movie premiere.the movie version (of something) (=a movie based on a book, play, etc.) The movie versions of the Harry Potter books were very popular. |
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