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单词 spectacle
释义
spectacle
noun
uk
/ˈspek.tə.kəl/us
/ˈspek.tə.kəl/

spectaclenoun(UNUSUAL EVENT)

[C]
anunusualorunexpectedeventorsituationthatattractsattention,interest, ordisapproval:
不寻常的事；出人意料的情况
It was astrangespectacle toseethe twoformerenemiesshakinghandsandslappingeach other on the back.见到两个宿敌握手言欢，拍着彼此的背部，真是一幅奇怪的场景。
Wewitnessedtheextraordinaryspectacleofanelderlyladyclimbingatreetorescuehercat.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Events and occurrences
  • -athon
  • back story
  • be (all) part of life's rich tapestry/pageantidiom
  • benefit
  • binge
  • brush
  • car wash
  • curveball
  • date night
  • edition
  • epiphenomenon
  • episode
  • near miss
  • occasion
  • occurrence
  • past
  • proceedings
  • reoccurrence
  • saga
  • thing
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spectaclenoun(EXCITING SHOW)

[CorU]
apubliceventor show that isexcitingtowatch:
Thecarnivalwas amagnificentspectacle.嘉年华场面十分壮观。
Thetelevisionshow wasmerespectacle(= had anexcitingappearance, but littlevalue).这个电视节目只不过是场面壮观而已。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Spectacles & performances
  • aerobatic
  • amateur theater
  • balancing act
  • bullfight
  • bullfighting
  • double-header
  • minstrel show
  • music hall
  • non-musical
  • one-night stand
  • one-person
  • rendering
  • routine
  • spectacular
  • street theatre
  • strip
  • stripping
  • striptease
  • super-spectacle
  • supershow
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spectaclenoun(GLASSES)

spectacles[plural]old-fashioned(informalspecs,uk/speks/us/speks/)
glasses:
眼镜
apairof spectacles一副眼镜
steel-rimmed spectacles钢框眼镜
picture of spectacle
Moritz Otto/EyeEm/GettyImages
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Eyesight, glasses & lenses
  • accommodative
  • afterimage
  • age-related macular degeneration
  • AMD
  • astigmatic
  • bespectacled
  • bifocals
  • boss-eyed
  • eyestrain
  • goggles
  • macular degeneration
  • monocular
  • multifocal
  • naked
  • nearsightedly
  • ocular
  • ophthalmology
  • pince-nez
  • snow blindness
  • sty
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Idiom

make a spectacle ofyourself
spectacle
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈspek.tə.kəl/us
/ˈspek.tə.kəl/
relatingtospectacles(=glasses):
a spectaclecase
Hedevelopedthemarketforplasticspectaclelenses.
Why do spectacleframescostso much?
Thenumberof spectaclewearersin the UK isgrowing.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Eyesight, glasses & lenses
  • accommodative
  • afterimage
  • age-related macular degeneration
  • AMD
  • astigmatic
  • bespectacled
  • bifocals
  • boss-eyed
  • eyestrain
  • goggles
  • macular degeneration
  • monocular
  • multifocal
  • naked
  • nearsightedly
  • ocular
  • ophthalmology
  • pince-nez
  • snow blindness
  • sty
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(Definition ofspectaclefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
spectacle
noun
uk
/ˈspek.tə.kəl/us
/ˈspek.tə.kəl/

spectaclenoun(UNUSUAL EVENT)

[C]
anunusualorunexpectedeventorsituationthatattractsattention,interest, ordisapproval
不寻常的事；出人意料的情况
It was astrangespectacle toseethe twoformerenemiesshakinghandsandslappingeach other on the back.见到两个宿敌握手言欢，拍着彼此的背部，真是一幅奇怪的场景。
Wewitnessedtheextraordinaryspectacleofanoldladyclimbingatreetorescuehercat.我们目睹了一件奇事：一位老妇人爬上树去救她的猫。

spectaclenoun(PUBLIC EVENT)

[CorU]
apubliceventor show that isexcitingtowatch; anexcitingappearance
壮观场面；壮观景象
Thecarnivalwas amagnificentspectacle.嘉年华场面十分壮观。
Thetelevisionshow wasmerespectacle(= had anexcitingappearance, but littlevalue).这个电视节目只不过是场面壮观而已。

spectaclenoun(GLASSES)

spectacles[plural]old-fashioned(informalspecs)
glasses
眼镜
apairof spectacles一副眼镜
steel-rimmed spectacles钢框眼镜

Idiom

make a spectacle ofyourself

spectacle| American Dictionary

spectacle
noun[C]
us
/ˈspek·tə·kəl/

spectaclenoun[C](UNUSUAL EVENT)

anunusualorunexpectedeventorsituationthatattractsattention:
anamazing/terriblespectacle
Thetrialbecameapublicspectacle.
She made a spectacle of herself(=behavedin a way thatattractedattentionand made herlookridiculous).

spectaclenoun[C](PUBLIC SHOW)

alargepubliceventor show:
Thefireworkswere amagnificentspectacle.
(Definition ofspectaclefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspectacle

spectacle
In these large-scale spectacles, traditional masks, individuality, and the interaction between audience and participants have largely lost their importance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Sensory impairments should be addressed, which may necessitate the patient having access to spectacles or a hearing aid as appropriate.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Aerial performance derived from circus acts has become an indispensable part of large public spectacles.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In imag ining the city, both spectacles explicitly cr iticise the way in which mechanical work divorces the individual from any meaningful participation in creation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What was the equivalent of spectacles, the microscope, telescope, or the ear-trumpet?
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One propensity common to them all was a preference for showing spectacles rather than talking.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An interesting issue is the extent to which bifocal and varifocal spectacles might be a contributory factor in falls on stairs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
After he finished with the woman, he charged the passers-by like crazy: he hit them, torn up their clothes, and broke their spectacles.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When viewed through age-sensitised spectacles, how does the tradition shape up ?
From theCambridge English Corpus
A psychophysical and functional imaging study of adaptation to inverting spectacles.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The wife of a clothier, she wore spectacles, wrote letters, owned books, and taught children to read.
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Next are the 'faux savants', all wearing gold spectacles; claiming science to be infallible, they chant contemporary scientific words with obvious anachronism.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Two observers use their spectacles to obtain good acuity; the third observer is emmetropic.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Urbanites learned of the new products and goods available to them through print media, marketing spectacles, like raffles, and other forms of eye-catching public display.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In a way, these public spaces showcased spectacles, where passersby took in displays of leisure and consumption like spectators.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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