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    cinema

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Film
    cin·e·ma /ˈsɪnəmə/ ●●● S3 noun  1  [countable] especially British EnglishAMF a building in which films are shown 电影院 SYN American English movie theater It’s on at the local cinema. 此片正在当地影院上映。 →4  See picture on 见图 Page A13 Town 城镇2  the cinema British English if you go to the cinema, you go to a cinema to see a film （去）电影院看电影 We decided to go to the cinema. 我们决定去电影院看电影。3  [singular, uncountable]AMF the skill or industry of making films 电影制作；电影业 → cinematic a leading figure in Italian cinema 意大利电影界的领军人物n COLLOCATIONSverbsgo to the cinemaWhy don’t we go to the cinema tonight?be on/be showing at the cinemaDo you know what’s on at the cinema?adjectivesa multiplex cinema (=with several different screens for showing films)You can see the movie now at your local multiplex cinema.a 6-screen/12-screen etc cinemaThe new leisure complex includes a 12-screen cinema.cinema + NOUNa cinema audience (=the people who watch a film)His new movie is sure to bring in big cinema audiences.a cinema screen (=the large white surface on which films are shown)The film was much better on the cinema screen than on TV.cinema advertisinga cinema advertising campaign for Levi jeansa cinema chain (=a group of cinemas owned by the same company)He works for a well-known cinema chain.cinema release (=the showing of a new film at the cinema)His film was banned from cinema release for some years.
    Examples from the Corpus
    cinema• The main purpose of Levin's article, however, is to reclaim Debord for the aesthetic discourse of avant-garde cinema.• D"rrie is an important director in German cinema.• Which 1956 film caused riots in cinemas all over the world? 02.• They liked violent, even pornographic films, and there was one at the local cinema.• Or rediscover the drama of the big screen at one of Brighton's luxury cinemas.• the MGM cinema in Leicester Square• All that Sunday he had brooded on the episode in the cinema.• Who goes to orchestral concerts, who goes to opera, to ballet, to the cinema?• Television and videos are replacing trips to the cinema.• To beguile some of the time in Malvern, they went to the cinema.• He appears to be offering a total cinema in which technique, story, social setting, and spiritual values came together.    Origin cinema (1900-2000) cinematograph “movie camera, movie show” ((19-20 centuries)), from French cinématographe, from Greek kinema “movement” + French -graphe “recording instrument”
    cin·e·ma noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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    cinema
    cin‧e‧ma S3 /ˈsɪnəmə, ˈsɪnɪmə/ noun
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: cinematograph 'movie camera, movie show' (19-20 centuries), from French cinématographe, from Greek kinema 'movement' + French -graphe 'recording instrument'
    1. [countable] especially British English a building in which films are shown
       SYN  movie theater American English:
        It’s on at the local cinema.
    2. the cinema British English if you go to the cinema, you go to a cinema to see a film:
        We decided to go to the cinema.
    3. [singular, uncountable] the skill or industry of making films ⇨ cinematic:
        a leading figure in Italian cinema
         
    COLLOCATIONS
    ■ verbs
       ▪ go to the cinema Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight?
       ▪ be on/be showing at the cinema Do you know what’s on at the cinema?
    ■ adjectives
       ▪ a multiplex cinema (=with several different screens for showing films) You can see the movie now at your local multiplex cinema.
       ▪ a 6-screen/12-screen etc cinema The new leisure complex includes a 12-screen cinema.
    ■ cinema + NOUN
       ▪ a cinema audience (=the people who watch a film) His new movie is sure to bring in big cinema audiences.
       ▪ a cinema screen (=the large white surface on which films are shown) The film was much better on the cinema screen than on TV.
       ▪ cinema advertising a cinema advertising campaign for Levi jeans
       ▪ a cinema chain (=a group of cinemas owned by the same company) He works for a well-known cinema chain.
       ▪ cinema release (=the showing of a new film at the cinema) His film was banned from cinema release for some years.


    🔑 cin·emaBrE /ˈsɪnəmə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪnəmə/ 🔊 noun🔑
    (especially BrE) (NAmE usually ˈmovie theater, theater) [countable] a building in which films/movies are shown 电影院◆the local cinema当地的电影院    🔑 the cinema [singular] (BrE) (NAmE the movies) when you go to the cinema or to the movies, you go to a cinema/movie theater to see a film/movie （去电影院）看电影◆I used to go to the cinema every week. 我过去每周都去看电影。🔊🔊🔑 [uncountable, singular] (especially BrE) (NAmE usually the movies) films/movies as an art or an industry 电影艺术；电影制片业◆one of the great successes of British cinema英国电影艺术的巨大成就之一

    actor, , cinema, dialogue, director, dub, film, location, scenario, sound effect

    <titled tranID="40" status="2">Cinema/the movies<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>电影</chn></titled>

    Watching 观看

    • go to/take sb to (see) a film/movie 去／带某人去看电影
    • go to/sit in (BrE) the cinema/(NAmE) the (movie) theater 去／在看电影
    • rent a film/movie/DVD 租借影片／DVD 光碟
    • download/stream a film/movie 下载／用串流传输方式播放电影
    • burn/copy/rip a DVD 刻录／复制／转压一张 DVD 碟片
    • see/watch a film/movie/DVD/preview/trailer 观看电影／DVD 碟片／预映／预告片

    Showing 放映；播放

    • show/screen a film/movie 放映电影
    • promote/distribute/review a film/movie 宣传／发行／评论电影
    • (BrE) be on at the cinema 在电影院上映
    • be released on/come out on/be out on DVD 发行 DVD
    • captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience 使观众着迷／高兴／感兴趣／激动
    • do well/badly at the box office 票房好／不好
    • get a lot of/live up to the hype 受到大肆炒作；与天花乱坠的广告宣传相符

    Film-making 电影制作

    • write/co-write a film/movie/script/screenplay 写／合写一部电影剧本
    • direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/movie/sequel 导演／制作／拍摄／编辑电影／续集
    • make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie 拍摄一部浪漫喜剧／惊悚片／动作片
    • do/work on a sequel/remake 拍摄续集；重拍
    • film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of sth) 拍摄（…的）开场戏／一套动作／连续镜头
    • compose/create/do/write the soundtrack 制作电影声带
    • cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence 剪辑掉一个镜头／一组镜头

    Acting 表演

    • have/get/do an audition 试演
    • get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role 得以饰演／饰演主角／配角
    • play a character/James Bond/the bad guy 饰演一个人物／詹姆斯 · 邦德／反面角色
    • act in/appear in/star in a film/movie/remake 出演／主演一部影片／翻拍电影
    • do/perform/attempt a stunt 做／尝试特技表演
    • work in/make it big in Hollywood 在好莱坞工作／取得成功
    • forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood 在好莱坞闯出／追求一番事业

    Describing films 描述电影

    • the camera pulls back/pans over sth/zooms in (on sth) 摄影机拉回／追拍／推近…
    • the camera focuses on sth/lingers on sth 摄影机聚焦于／长时间拍摄某物
    • shoot sb/show sb in extreme close-up 用特写镜头拍摄／表现某人
    • use odd/unusual camera angles 采用奇特的／不同寻常的摄影机角度
    • be filmed/shot on location/in a studio 在外景地／摄影棚拍摄
    • be set/take place in London/in the '60s 以伦敦／60 年代为背景
    • have a happy ending/plot twist 有美满的结局／出人意料的情节转折