celebrated

Word family  noun celebration celebrity adjective celebrated celebratory verb celebrate

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cel·e·brat·ed /ˈselɪbreɪtɪd/ adjective  FAMOUSfamous 著名的，闻名的 a celebrated actress 著名女演员 a celebrated legal case 一宗备受关注的官司► see thesaurus at famous

Examples from the Corpus

celebrated• Van Gogh, perhaps Holland's most celebrated artist, died in poverty.• Cobden-Sanderson, co-founder of the Doves Press, was a celebrated binder as well as printer.• The origins of Nizan's celebrated cynicism are to be located here.• Here indeed, is the entrance to the two most celebrated high valleys of the Pyrenees.• To Donne's celebrated image of the compasses' it may be doubted whether absurdity or ingenuity has the better claim, .• The most celebrated of them is M57, the Ring Nebula in Lyra.• Jacques Delors's celebrated outburst over the fine levied against Renault was a case in point.• a celebrated professor• As part of the exhibition, the celebrated publishing house will be showing six films it has produced on the Catalan artist.• Martin Luther King Jr. gave his celebrated speech before the Lincoln Memorial in 1963.• Here also is the celebrated tomb of Saint Xavier.

cel·e·brat·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable  

famous Corpus

celebrated
cel‧e‧brat‧ed /ˈseləbreɪtəd, ˈselɪbreɪtəd/ adjectivefamous:
    a celebrated actress
    a celebrated legal case
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ famous known about by a lot of people in many places, often all over the world: She always wanted to be famous. | The Mona Lisa is Da Vinci’s most famous painting.
   ▪ well-known known about by a lot of people, especially in a particular place: Shilpa Shetty was well-known in India, but few people in the UK had heard of her. | a well-known brand of cat food
   ▪ celebrated written very well-known and admired: Dalí is one of Spain’s most celebrated artists. | Martin Luther King’s celebrated speech
   ▪ renowned/noted famous, especially for a particular thing or activity. Noted is more formal than renowned: The British are renowned for their love of animals. | The area is noted for its wines. | An internationally renowned chef owns the restaurant.
   ▪ legendary very famous and greatly admired – used especially about people who have been doing something for a long time or who have died: the legendary blues guitarist, BB King | Her stage performances were legendary.
   ▪ celebrity noun [countable] someone who often appears in newspapers, on television etc and is well-known to the public: The magazine is full of gossip about celebrities. | Reality TV can turn its participants into celebrities.

cele·bratedBrE /ˈselɪbreɪtɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈselɪbreɪtɪd/ 🔊 adjectivefamous for having good qualities 著名的；闻名的；驰名的◆a celebrated painter著名的画家