Definition of spectacle in English:

spectacle

noun ˈspɛktək(ə)lˈspɛktək(ə)l

1A visually striking performance or display.
壮观；惊人的表演（或展示）
the acrobatic feats make a good spectacle
那些杂技绝活表演得太精彩了。
mass noun the show is pure spectacle
这场表演真是壮观。
Example sentencesExamples
- A handful of other artists staged theatrical public spectacles, performances grounded in the sociologies of place and personality.
- Everywhere amazing spectacles were being performed, as crowds gathered and applauded the snake charmers, coal-walkers, and fire-eaters.
- Each year this has been a most impressive and enjoyable spectacle.
- Instead, they were grand spectacles with thousands of spectators present to watch the coronations.
- Gladiatorial combats, wild beast hunts, and public executions were important spectacles presented not only in Rome but throughout the Roman Empire.
- Moreover, each spectacle can be enjoyed by local residents as much as by tourists.
- In the end, we get a made-for-TV movie with a big budget: a dumb plot, poor performances and lots of spectacle.
- If that isn't enough, lovely performer Shanna will also be on hand to perform that most exotic spectacle, belly-dancing.
- The play itself is a multi-media spectacle that uses puppetry, sound-effects, performing masks and a live band featuring some of the county's top musicians.
- While medieval diners ate, at formal meals, they observed the spectacle that was performed between courses.
- This promises first-class singing and colourful spectacle.
- Jewellery (including metal tubes covering an entire arm) was tailored directly into the clothes for the show, creating an impressive spectacle.
- Heather Taylor and Amy Chu produced and performed in the spectacle.
- Families strolled through the ancient streets enjoying the spectacle, buying cheap toys for the children, and snacking on street food.
- But don't expect gimmicky spectacle from their performance.
- There will also be a series of workshops, exhibitions and spectacles.
- By the 19th century the play had been transformed into a spectacle of patriotic pageantry celebrating imperial Britain and the glory of its military.
- The result was a visually satisfying and sumptuous spectacle; its 350 costumes must be every little girl's dream of a fairy tale.
- This horse and pony section has developed enormously over the past number of years and is a very colourful spectacle.
- These ballets were often elaborate spectacles, intended to display the status of the nobility or monarchs who had commissioned them.
Synonyms
display, show, performance, presentation, exhibition, pageant, parade, extravaganza
1. 1.1 An event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact.
  壮观的事件；壮观场面
  the spectacle of a city's mass grief
  满城一片悲伤的凄惨景象。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But soon, the townsfolk began to gather outside of their homes to view the great spectacle that had suddenly appeared in the sky.
  So we are presented with the bizarre and bewildering spectacle of American planes dropping explosives and food on Afghanistan at the same time.
  Like a reality TV show with guns, the coverage takes the everyday business of war, normally hidden from public view, and blows it up into a grisly, repulsive spectacle.
  They presented a frightening spectacle when they turned out in the piazza to protest.
  Young ones, as soon as they were fully developed, would be shaken out of their nests, a spectacle much commented upon by travellers.
  Across the city people clustered at office windows and gathered on factory roofs to view the spectacle.
  Nothing is more distinctive than the chaotic spectacle of Neapolitan street-life.
  The two of them whooped and hollered some more; their wives sighed at the spectacle and regarded each other with love.
  Townsfolk stood on the side, watching the unusual spectacle but not wanting to get involved.
  It would be an odd spectacle, for two friends of opposite sex parading through the town on horses with no saddle.
  But the unseemly scenes provided an entertaining spectacle for those drinking in the evening sun outside the pub.
  If Christiana were not so strict, he probably would have slept on it, gazing at the stars in bliss, though it would have been an odd spectacle to see such a grand man asleep on the bare ground.
  Once there, he was presented with a spectacle that he could hardly believe.
  ‘It's easier to weigh an elephant than you think,’ was his only comment when I stopped to investigate the unusual spectacle.
  A beam of pure white light sliced through the darkness giving sight to the grizzly spectacle before them.
  Several days later at the gates of Peel the villagers gathered silently to view the gruesome spectacle stuck upon a pike.
  Now I had to admit that we watched this spectacle from a safe vantage point behind the baked beans aisle.
  Synonyms
  sight, vision, view, scene, prospect, vista, outlook, picture

Phrases

make a spectacle of oneself

Draw attention to oneself by behaving in a ridiculous way in public.
使自己出丑；出洋相
she was making a spectacle of herself with her childish outburst
Example sentencesExamples
- He'd have hated making a spectacle of himself like this.
- Everyone laughed uproariously at this, no doubt making a spectacle of themselves to the other patrons.
- I would like to try novel-writing, but I don't think I've got the confidence not to make a spectacle of myself.
- She couldn't believe she was making a spectacle of herself like this.
- Others were drinking too much and making a spectacle of themselves.
- There's no need to make a spectacle of yourself in front of company.
- It could be us falling over and making a spectacle of ourselves in public.
- He says he is no good without them, as he would only make a spectacle of himself.
- Some of them were making a spectacle of themselves, particularly Rebecca.
- I was shy and preferred to not make a spectacle of myself in public places.
Synonyms
exhibition, laughing stock, fool, curiosity

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin spectaculum 'public show', from spectare, frequentative of specere 'to look'.

Definition of spectacle in US English:

spectacle

nounˈspɛktək(ə)lˈspektək(ə)l

1A visually striking performance or display.
壮观；惊人的表演（或展示）
the acrobatic feats make a good spectacle
那些杂技绝活表演得太精彩了。
the show is pure spectacle
这场表演真是壮观。
Example sentencesExamples
- Each year this has been a most impressive and enjoyable spectacle.
- There will also be a series of workshops, exhibitions and spectacles.
- A handful of other artists staged theatrical public spectacles, performances grounded in the sociologies of place and personality.
- Everywhere amazing spectacles were being performed, as crowds gathered and applauded the snake charmers, coal-walkers, and fire-eaters.
- Families strolled through the ancient streets enjoying the spectacle, buying cheap toys for the children, and snacking on street food.
- But don't expect gimmicky spectacle from their performance.
- If that isn't enough, lovely performer Shanna will also be on hand to perform that most exotic spectacle, belly-dancing.
- By the 19th century the play had been transformed into a spectacle of patriotic pageantry celebrating imperial Britain and the glory of its military.
- Gladiatorial combats, wild beast hunts, and public executions were important spectacles presented not only in Rome but throughout the Roman Empire.
- These ballets were often elaborate spectacles, intended to display the status of the nobility or monarchs who had commissioned them.
- This horse and pony section has developed enormously over the past number of years and is a very colourful spectacle.
- The play itself is a multi-media spectacle that uses puppetry, sound-effects, performing masks and a live band featuring some of the county's top musicians.
- Jewellery (including metal tubes covering an entire arm) was tailored directly into the clothes for the show, creating an impressive spectacle.
- While medieval diners ate, at formal meals, they observed the spectacle that was performed between courses.
- This promises first-class singing and colourful spectacle.
- Instead, they were grand spectacles with thousands of spectators present to watch the coronations.
- The result was a visually satisfying and sumptuous spectacle; its 350 costumes must be every little girl's dream of a fairy tale.
- Heather Taylor and Amy Chu produced and performed in the spectacle.
- Moreover, each spectacle can be enjoyed by local residents as much as by tourists.
- In the end, we get a made-for-TV movie with a big budget: a dumb plot, poor performances and lots of spectacle.
Synonyms
display, show, performance, presentation, exhibition, pageant, parade, extravaganza
1. 1.1 An event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact.
  壮观的事件；壮观场面
  the spectacle of a city's mass grief
  满城一片悲伤的凄惨景象。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Once there, he was presented with a spectacle that he could hardly believe.
  But the unseemly scenes provided an entertaining spectacle for those drinking in the evening sun outside the pub.
  Townsfolk stood on the side, watching the unusual spectacle but not wanting to get involved.
  They presented a frightening spectacle when they turned out in the piazza to protest.
  Nothing is more distinctive than the chaotic spectacle of Neapolitan street-life.
  The two of them whooped and hollered some more; their wives sighed at the spectacle and regarded each other with love.
  ‘It's easier to weigh an elephant than you think,’ was his only comment when I stopped to investigate the unusual spectacle.
  So we are presented with the bizarre and bewildering spectacle of American planes dropping explosives and food on Afghanistan at the same time.
  But soon, the townsfolk began to gather outside of their homes to view the great spectacle that had suddenly appeared in the sky.
  Like a reality TV show with guns, the coverage takes the everyday business of war, normally hidden from public view, and blows it up into a grisly, repulsive spectacle.
  Young ones, as soon as they were fully developed, would be shaken out of their nests, a spectacle much commented upon by travellers.
  It would be an odd spectacle, for two friends of opposite sex parading through the town on horses with no saddle.
  Several days later at the gates of Peel the villagers gathered silently to view the gruesome spectacle stuck upon a pike.
  If Christiana were not so strict, he probably would have slept on it, gazing at the stars in bliss, though it would have been an odd spectacle to see such a grand man asleep on the bare ground.
  Across the city people clustered at office windows and gathered on factory roofs to view the spectacle.
  A beam of pure white light sliced through the darkness giving sight to the grizzly spectacle before them.
  Now I had to admit that we watched this spectacle from a safe vantage point behind the baked beans aisle.
  Synonyms
  sight, vision, view, scene, prospect, vista, outlook, picture

Phrases

make a spectacle of oneself

Draw attention to oneself by behaving in a ridiculous way in public.
使自己出丑；出洋相
Example sentencesExamples
- She couldn't believe she was making a spectacle of herself like this.
- Some of them were making a spectacle of themselves, particularly Rebecca.
- I would like to try novel-writing, but I don't think I've got the confidence not to make a spectacle of myself.
- There's no need to make a spectacle of yourself in front of company.
- I was shy and preferred to not make a spectacle of myself in public places.
- He says he is no good without them, as he would only make a spectacle of himself.
- Everyone laughed uproariously at this, no doubt making a spectacle of themselves to the other patrons.
- He'd have hated making a spectacle of himself like this.
- Others were drinking too much and making a spectacle of themselves.
- It could be us falling over and making a spectacle of ourselves in public.
Synonyms
exhibition, laughing stock, fool, curiosity

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin spectaculum ‘public show’, from spectare, frequentative of specere ‘to look’.

单词	spectacle
释义	Definition of spectacle in English: spectacle noun ˈspɛktək(ə)lˈspɛktək(ə)l 1A visually striking performance or display. 壮观；惊人的表演（或展示） the acrobatic feats make a good spectacle 那些杂技绝活表演得太精彩了。 mass noun the show is pure spectacle 这场表演真是壮观。 Example sentencesExamples A handful of other artists staged theatrical public spectacles, performances grounded in the sociologies of place and personality. Everywhere amazing spectacles were being performed, as crowds gathered and applauded the snake charmers, coal-walkers, and fire-eaters. Each year this has been a most impressive and enjoyable spectacle. Instead, they were grand spectacles with thousands of spectators present to watch the coronations. Gladiatorial combats, wild beast hunts, and public executions were important spectacles presented not only in Rome but throughout the Roman Empire. Moreover, each spectacle can be enjoyed by local residents as much as by tourists. In the end, we get a made-for-TV movie with a big budget: a dumb plot, poor performances and lots of spectacle. If that isn't enough, lovely performer Shanna will also be on hand to perform that most exotic spectacle, belly-dancing. The play itself is a multi-media spectacle that uses puppetry, sound-effects, performing masks and a live band featuring some of the county's top musicians. While medieval diners ate, at formal meals, they observed the spectacle that was performed between courses. This promises first-class singing and colourful spectacle. Jewellery (including metal tubes covering an entire arm) was tailored directly into the clothes for the show, creating an impressive spectacle. Heather Taylor and Amy Chu produced and performed in the spectacle. Families strolled through the ancient streets enjoying the spectacle, buying cheap toys for the children, and snacking on street food. But don't expect gimmicky spectacle from their performance. There will also be a series of workshops, exhibitions and spectacles. By the 19th century the play had been transformed into a spectacle of patriotic pageantry celebrating imperial Britain and the glory of its military. The result was a visually satisfying and sumptuous spectacle; its 350 costumes must be every little girl's dream of a fairy tale. This horse and pony section has developed enormously over the past number of years and is a very colourful spectacle. These ballets were often elaborate spectacles, intended to display the status of the nobility or monarchs who had commissioned them. Synonyms display, show, performance, presentation, exhibition, pageant, parade, extravaganza 1.1 An event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact. 壮观的事件；壮观场面 the spectacle of a city's mass grief 满城一片悲伤的凄惨景象。 Example sentencesExamples But soon, the townsfolk began to gather outside of their homes to view the great spectacle that had suddenly appeared in the sky. So we are presented with the bizarre and bewildering spectacle of American planes dropping explosives and food on Afghanistan at the same time. Like a reality TV show with guns, the coverage takes the everyday business of war, normally hidden from public view, and blows it up into a grisly, repulsive spectacle. They presented a frightening spectacle when they turned out in the piazza to protest. Young ones, as soon as they were fully developed, would be shaken out of their nests, a spectacle much commented upon by travellers. Across the city people clustered at office windows and gathered on factory roofs to view the spectacle. Nothing is more distinctive than the chaotic spectacle of Neapolitan street-life. The two of them whooped and hollered some more; their wives sighed at the spectacle and regarded each other with love. Townsfolk stood on the side, watching the unusual spectacle but not wanting to get involved. It would be an odd spectacle, for two friends of opposite sex parading through the town on horses with no saddle. But the unseemly scenes provided an entertaining spectacle for those drinking in the evening sun outside the pub. If Christiana were not so strict, he probably would have slept on it, gazing at the stars in bliss, though it would have been an odd spectacle to see such a grand man asleep on the bare ground. Once there, he was presented with a spectacle that he could hardly believe. ‘It's easier to weigh an elephant than you think,’ was his only comment when I stopped to investigate the unusual spectacle. A beam of pure white light sliced through the darkness giving sight to the grizzly spectacle before them. Several days later at the gates of Peel the villagers gathered silently to view the gruesome spectacle stuck upon a pike. Now I had to admit that we watched this spectacle from a safe vantage point behind the baked beans aisle. Synonyms sight, vision, view, scene, prospect, vista, outlook, picture Phrases make a spectacle of oneself Draw attention to oneself by behaving in a ridiculous way in public. 使自己出丑；出洋相 she was making a spectacle of herself with her childish outburst Example sentencesExamples He'd have hated making a spectacle of himself like this. Everyone laughed uproariously at this, no doubt making a spectacle of themselves to the other patrons. I would like to try novel-writing, but I don't think I've got the confidence not to make a spectacle of myself. She couldn't believe she was making a spectacle of herself like this. Others were drinking too much and making a spectacle of themselves. There's no need to make a spectacle of yourself in front of company. It could be us falling over and making a spectacle of ourselves in public. He says he is no good without them, as he would only make a spectacle of himself. Some of them were making a spectacle of themselves, particularly Rebecca. I was shy and preferred to not make a spectacle of myself in public places. Synonyms exhibition, laughing stock, fool, curiosity Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin spectaculum 'public show', from spectare, frequentative of specere 'to look'. noun.1 phr. Definition of spectacle in US English: spectacle nounˈspɛktək(ə)lˈspektək(ə)l 1A visually striking performance or display. 壮观；惊人的表演（或展示） the acrobatic feats make a good spectacle 那些杂技绝活表演得太精彩了。 the show is pure spectacle 这场表演真是壮观。 Example sentencesExamples Each year this has been a most impressive and enjoyable spectacle. There will also be a series of workshops, exhibitions and spectacles. A handful of other artists staged theatrical public spectacles, performances grounded in the sociologies of place and personality. Everywhere amazing spectacles were being performed, as crowds gathered and applauded the snake charmers, coal-walkers, and fire-eaters. Families strolled through the ancient streets enjoying the spectacle, buying cheap toys for the children, and snacking on street food. But don't expect gimmicky spectacle from their performance. If that isn't enough, lovely performer Shanna will also be on hand to perform that most exotic spectacle, belly-dancing. By the 19th century the play had been transformed into a spectacle of patriotic pageantry celebrating imperial Britain and the glory of its military. Gladiatorial combats, wild beast hunts, and public executions were important spectacles presented not only in Rome but throughout the Roman Empire. These ballets were often elaborate spectacles, intended to display the status of the nobility or monarchs who had commissioned them. This horse and pony section has developed enormously over the past number of years and is a very colourful spectacle. The play itself is a multi-media spectacle that uses puppetry, sound-effects, performing masks and a live band featuring some of the county's top musicians. Jewellery (including metal tubes covering an entire arm) was tailored directly into the clothes for the show, creating an impressive spectacle. While medieval diners ate, at formal meals, they observed the spectacle that was performed between courses. This promises first-class singing and colourful spectacle. Instead, they were grand spectacles with thousands of spectators present to watch the coronations. The result was a visually satisfying and sumptuous spectacle; its 350 costumes must be every little girl's dream of a fairy tale. Heather Taylor and Amy Chu produced and performed in the spectacle. Moreover, each spectacle can be enjoyed by local residents as much as by tourists. In the end, we get a made-for-TV movie with a big budget: a dumb plot, poor performances and lots of spectacle. Synonyms display, show, performance, presentation, exhibition, pageant, parade, extravaganza 1.1 An event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact. 壮观的事件；壮观场面 the spectacle of a city's mass grief 满城一片悲伤的凄惨景象。 Example sentencesExamples Once there, he was presented with a spectacle that he could hardly believe. But the unseemly scenes provided an entertaining spectacle for those drinking in the evening sun outside the pub. Townsfolk stood on the side, watching the unusual spectacle but not wanting to get involved. They presented a frightening spectacle when they turned out in the piazza to protest. Nothing is more distinctive than the chaotic spectacle of Neapolitan street-life. The two of them whooped and hollered some more; their wives sighed at the spectacle and regarded each other with love. ‘It's easier to weigh an elephant than you think,’ was his only comment when I stopped to investigate the unusual spectacle. So we are presented with the bizarre and bewildering spectacle of American planes dropping explosives and food on Afghanistan at the same time. But soon, the townsfolk began to gather outside of their homes to view the great spectacle that had suddenly appeared in the sky. Like a reality TV show with guns, the coverage takes the everyday business of war, normally hidden from public view, and blows it up into a grisly, repulsive spectacle. Young ones, as soon as they were fully developed, would be shaken out of their nests, a spectacle much commented upon by travellers. It would be an odd spectacle, for two friends of opposite sex parading through the town on horses with no saddle. Several days later at the gates of Peel the villagers gathered silently to view the gruesome spectacle stuck upon a pike. If Christiana were not so strict, he probably would have slept on it, gazing at the stars in bliss, though it would have been an odd spectacle to see such a grand man asleep on the bare ground. Across the city people clustered at office windows and gathered on factory roofs to view the spectacle. A beam of pure white light sliced through the darkness giving sight to the grizzly spectacle before them. Now I had to admit that we watched this spectacle from a safe vantage point behind the baked beans aisle. Synonyms sight, vision, view, scene, prospect, vista, outlook, picture Phrases make a spectacle of oneself Draw attention to oneself by behaving in a ridiculous way in public. 使自己出丑；出洋相 Example sentencesExamples She couldn't believe she was making a spectacle of herself like this. Some of them were making a spectacle of themselves, particularly Rebecca. I would like to try novel-writing, but I don't think I've got the confidence not to make a spectacle of myself. There's no need to make a spectacle of yourself in front of company. I was shy and preferred to not make a spectacle of myself in public places. He says he is no good without them, as he would only make a spectacle of himself. Everyone laughed uproariously at this, no doubt making a spectacle of themselves to the other patrons. He'd have hated making a spectacle of himself like this. Others were drinking too much and making a spectacle of themselves. It could be us falling over and making a spectacle of ourselves in public. Synonyms exhibition, laughing stock, fool, curiosity Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin spectaculum ‘public show’, from spectare, frequentative of specere ‘to look’. noun.1 phr.
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