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fes·ti·val /ˈfestəvəl/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]  1  APan occasion when there are performances of many films, plays, pieces of music etc, usually happening in the same place every year 〔电影、戏剧、音乐等的〕节，节庆，会演festival of the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts 斯旺西音乐艺术节2  CELEBRATEa special occasion when people celebrate something such as a religious event, and there is often a public holiday 节日 Christmas is one of the main festivals in the Christian calendar. 圣诞节是基督教历的重大节日之一。 COLLOCATIONSverbshave/hold a festival 举办节庆活动Tucson had a film festival last month. 上个月图森举办了电影节。celebrate a festival 庆祝节日The festival is celebrated each July. 每年七月庆祝这个节日。go to a festival (also attend a festival formal) 参加节庆活动nAn estimated 20,000 people had attended the festival.appear/play/speak at a festival (=perform at a festival) 在会演中露面/演出/讲话nSting is scheduled to appear at a festival in Amsterdam next month.take part in a festival (=perform there) 参与会演nThe school choir, which has taken part in the festival since 1980, is rehearsing every day.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + festivala film/music/dance/arts festival 电影节/音乐节/舞蹈节/艺术节The movie won an award at the Cannes Film Festival. 该影片在戛纳电影节上获奖。a rock/pop/jazz/folk festival 摇滚音乐节/流行音乐节/爵士音乐节/民间音乐节nHe's appeared at folk festivals all over Europe.a literary festival 文学节nthe Cheltenham Literary Festival.a beer festival 啤酒节nthe famous Munich beer festivalnan international festivalan international festival of drama and dancena cultural festivalA cultural festival will celebrate the traditions of the local people.festival + NOUNfestival events 节庆活动Many of the festival events are already sold out. 许多节庆活动的门票已销售一空。a festival programme (=a series of events at a festival) 庆祝活动的节目nThis year's festival programme includes musicians from all over the world.a festival organizer 节庆活动组织者nFestival organizers say they expect more than 50,000 visitors.

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festival• Are you going to the Glastonbury festival this year?• I first heard them play at the Pittsburgh Jazz Festival.• Hannukah is an eight-day Jewish festival.• Jazz, film and literature festivals, entertainment spectaculars and superstar concerts.• the music festival in Salzburg• If you care to listen and take part in our festivals, feel free.• The Elizabethan is the heart and soul of the festival.• At a new universities festival in Bradford he had run into Richard Neville.Origin festival (1300-1400) Old French Latin festivus; → FESTIVE

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festival
fes‧ti‧val S3 W3 /ˈfestəvəl, ˈfestɪvəl/ noun [countable]1. an occasion when there are performances of many films, plays, pieces of music etc, usually happening in the same place every year
    festival of
    the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts
2. a special occasion when people celebrate something such as a religious event, and there is often a public holiday:
    Christmas is one of the main festivals in the Christian Calendar.
     

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■ verbs
   ▪ have/hold a festival Tucson had a film festival last month.
   ▪ celebrate a festival The festival is celebrated each July.
   ▪ go to a festival (also attend a festival formal) An estimated 20,000 people had attended the festival.
   ▪ appear/play/speak at a festival (=perform at a festival) Sting is scheduled to appear at a festival in Amsterdam next month.
   ▪ take part in a festival (=perform there) The school choir, which has taken part in the festival since 1980, is rehearsing every day.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + festival
   ▪ a film/music/dance/arts festival The movie won an award at the Cannes Film Festival.
   ▪ a rock/pop/jazz/folk festival He's appeared at folk festivals all over Europe.
   ▪ a literary festival the Cheltenham Literary Festival.
   ▪ a beer festival the famous Munich beer festival
   ▪ an international festival an international festival of drama and dance
   ▪ a cultural festival A cultural festival will celebrate the traditions of the local people.
■ festival + NOUN
   ▪ festival events Many of the festival events are already sold out.
   ▪ a festival programme (=a series of events at a festival) This year's festival programme includes musicians from all over the world.
   ▪ a festival organizer Festival organizers say they expect more than 50,000 visitors.

🔑 fes·ti·valBrE /ˈfestɪvl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfestɪvl/ 🔊 noun🔑 a series of performances of music, plays, films/movies, etc., usually organized in the same place once a year; a series of public events connected with a particular activity or idea （音乐、戏剧、电影等的）会演，节◆the Edinburgh festival爱丁堡艺术节◆the Cannes film festival戛纳电影节◆a beer festival啤酒节◆a rock festival (= where bands perform, often outdoors and over a period of several days) 摇滚音乐节🔑 a day or period of the year when people stop working to celebrate a special event, often a religious one 节日；喜庆日；节期  ➡  see also harvest festival