| 单词 | marquee |
| 释义 | marquee (once / 5452 pages) n A marquee is the roof-like overhang at the doorway of a hotel or theater, often holding a sign. You could choose a Broadway play just by wandering past the theaters and picking out a marquee that looks interesting. A marquee is a theater sign or canopy that protrudes above a building's entrance. Movie theaters and performing arts theaters can have marquees, as can hotels and many other buildings. Marquee can also describe a person with a starring role, almost always preceding the word player, like when you describe the most well-known member of your local mime troupe as your "marquee player." WORD FAMILYmarquee: marquees USAGE EXAMPLESA marquee was built on land next to the The Tetley arts centre in central Leeds to house the production. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) And the star billed at the top of the marquee isn’t selling the main event. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) And the Wildcats are set for a marquee matchup on the road against No. 10 Creighton on Saturday. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1n large and often sumptuous tent Syn|Hyper pavilion collapsible shelter, tent a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs) 2n permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. Syn|Hyper marquise canopy a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather |
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