单词 | parade |
释义 | parade (once / 376 pages) nv A parade is a group of people marching in ceremony, celebration, or protest. Often a parade involves fire trucks, costumed adults throwing candy to children, baton twirlers, and members of the armed forces. Parade is also a verb, meaning to walk or march ostentatiously. When your sister first brings home her prom dress, she might parade around the living room after putting it on so everyone can see it. As a noun parade is an event in which a whole lot of people march in the streets — they could be wearing prom dresses, but more likely they're celebrating of a holiday or taking part in a military action. WORD FAMILYparade: paraded, parader, parades, parading+/parader: paraders USAGE EXAMPLESBut it's not like you can't be hip enough to emcee the Rose Parade. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Any time is a good time to remember Arnold Palmer, of course, and the Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., this morning was among them. Golf Digest(Jan 02, 2017) The 128th annual parade got started Monday with an added police presence and measures to prevent a vehicle from barreling into the route. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a ceremonial procession including people marching Hypo|Hyper callathump, callithump, callithump parade a noisy boisterous parade procession the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation 2n an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things a parade of strollers on the mall a parade of witnesses Hyper succession a group of people or things arranged or following in order 3n a visible display she made a parade of her sorrows Hyper display, exhibit, showing something shown to the public 4v march in a procession the veterans paraded down the street Syn|Hyper promenade, troop march, process march in a procession 5v walk ostentatiously She parades her new husband around town Syn|Hyper exhibit, march walk make walk |
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