celebrity

noun

/səˈlebrəti/

(plural celebrities)

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(also informal celeb, informal sleb)
[countable] a famous person
- a celebrity chef
- He became a celebrity in China after winning a gold medal at the Olympics.
- Hollywood/TV celebrities
- He achieved instant celebrity status.
Extra Examples
- He became a minor celebrity among Manhattan's cultural élite.
- He became something of a celebrity in his home town.
- The show's success made her an overnight celebrity.
- Tonight's show features a host of celebrities.
- It's his dream to become a celebrity chef.
- She was the first TV celebrity he had met in the flesh.
Topics TV, radio and newsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- international
- local
- national
- …
… of celebrities
- host
verb + celebrity
- make somebody
celebrity + noun
- profile
- status
- chef
- …
phrases
- something of a celebrity
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[uncountable] the state of being famous synonym fame
- Does he find his new celebrity intruding on his private life?
- He achieved overnight celebrity as a war correspondent.
Extra Examples
- The diary charts her path from obscurity to international celebrity.
- He briefly achieved celebrity as a radical politician.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘solemn ceremony’): from Old French celebrite or Latin celebritas, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honoured’.

单词	celebrity
释义	celebrity noun /səˈlebrəti/ /səˈlebrəti/ (plural celebrities) jump to other results (also informal celeb, informal sleb) [countable] a famous person a celebrity chef He became a celebrity in China after winning a gold medal at the Olympics. Hollywood/TV celebrities He achieved instant celebrity status. Extra Examples He became a minor celebrity among Manhattan's cultural élite. He became something of a celebrity in his home town. The show's success made her an overnight celebrity. Tonight's show features a host of celebrities. It's his dream to become a celebrity chef. She was the first TV celebrity he had met in the flesh. Topics TV, radio and newsa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective international local national … … of celebrities host verb + celebrity make somebody celebrity + noun profile status chef … phrases something of a celebrity See full entry [uncountable] the state of being famous synonym fame Does he find his new celebrity intruding on his private life? He achieved overnight celebrity as a war correspondent. Extra Examples The diary charts her path from obscurity to international celebrity. He briefly achieved celebrity as a radical politician. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘solemn ceremony’): from Old French celebrite or Latin celebritas, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honoured’.
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