| 释义 |
pa·rade /pəˈreɪd/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. (庆祝)游行
May Day parade 五一节游行
2. 队列；行列；接受检阅的人(或物)
a parade of players before the football match 足球赛开始前运动员的列队出场
choose from among a parade of applicants 从申请者的行列中进行挑选
a parade of castles 一排壮观的城堡
3. 阅兵行进；阅兵分列式；阅兵场
When you are off parade, you may smoke. 一俟检阅完毕，你方可以抽烟。
4. 〈主英〉散步广场；有商店的街；散步的人们
5. 炫耀；展示
make a parade of one's wealth 炫耀自己的财富
a cruel, chaotic parade of power 残忍的恃权胡乱杀伐
a programme parade 当天(广播或电视)节目预报
6. (城堡的)露天平地
7. (击剑中的)防守
II ❶ vt.
1. 在…游行；在…列队行进
a band parading the streets 列队行进在街上的一支乐队
2. (招摇地)在…散步；在…招摇而行
She is parading the hall in her new dress. 她穿着新衣服招摇地在大厅里走来走去。
3. (为检阅等)集合(部队)，使列队
The colonel paraded his soldiers. 上校集合士兵列队接受检阅。
4. 使列队行进；使游街
The captured criminals were paraded in chains through the streets. 抓获的罪犯带着镣铐列队游街示众。
5. 炫耀；展示
parade one's knowledge 卖弄知识
He was parading his medals. 他正在展示他的奖章。
These changes were paraded as progress. 这些变化被夸示为进步。
❷ vi.
1. 游行；列队行进；列队接受检阅
parade through Tian'anmen Square 游行通过天安门广场
2. 招摇而行；炫示；伪装
Young men paraded up and down the street in striped blazers. 小伙子们身穿颜色鲜艳的条纹运动衣在街上走来走去。
He paraded in front of the mirror in his new uniform. 他穿着新制服神气活现地照镜子。
The myths parade as modern science. 这些荒诞的说法假冒成现代科学。
[Fr, 原义：a checking (horse) in manoeuvres < Sp parada < parar to check, dispose in position < L parāre to prepare; 受 Fr parer to arrange,deck elegantly 的影响] phr. on parade 1. 在游行；在列队行进；在接受检阅 The small boys loved watching the soldiers on parade. 小男孩们爱看士兵们列队行进。The troops are on parade. 部队正在接受检阅。2. 在炫耀自己；在示众 The captives were put on parade for television.俘虏们在电视上示众。rain on sb.'s parade 使某人扫兴 It's neither Mark nor I who rained on your parade. 扫你兴的既不是我也不是马克。 |