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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌbig ˈscreen noun  the big screen AMFthe cinema, rather than television or the theatre 电影院;大银幕on the big screen She was last seen on the big screen in the comedy ‘Jawbreaker’. 她最近演出的一部影片是喜剧片《风骚坏姊妹》。
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big screenSay your television is a big screen and takes up a good amount of wall space.People sit silently, faced forward toward a big screen.Monica is due to hit the big screen in January with the release of Dracula.Or rediscover the drama of the big screen at one of Brighton's luxury cinemas.The real Erik died more than 1,000 years ago, but he was recently resurrected on the big screen by Terry Jones.The only thing less suited to the big screen would be a movie set in a bomb shelter.
ˈbig-screen adjective [only before noun]  1 relating to the cinema, rather than to television or the theatre 电影的,银幕的 his big-screen career 他的银幕生涯2. a big-screen television is very big 〔电视机〕大屏幕的
Corpus than rather or the television the cinema,


big screen
ˌbig ˈscreen noun
the big screen the cinema, rather than television or the theatre
    on the big screen
    She was last seen on the big screen in the comedy ‘Jawbreaker’.