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nightclub

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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night·club /ˈnaɪtklʌb/ ●○○ noun [countable]  DLa place where people go to dance and drink, which is open late at night 夜总会RegisterIn everyday English, people often say club rather than nightclub: 在日常英语中,人们经常说club,而不说 nightclubDo want to go out to a club afterwards? 接下来你想去夜总会吗?
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nightclubThe first link features Linda Fiorentino as a nightclub chanteuse who seeks refuge in a church from a possessive ex-boyfriend.We have a nightclub act in central Massachusetts where we sing while drawing caricatures of audience members.On the first evening the young men got drunk and tried to get into a nightclub but were refused admission.However two of the possee went over the fence in an attempt to get to a nightclub in Bristol.I wan na open me up a nightclub.In Co Longford a district court judge urged local nightclubs to close for a week.Top wedding: Two pensioners celebrate their wedding on Saturday at a top nightclub.
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nightclub
nightclub /ˈnaɪtklʌb/ noun [countable]
a place where people go to dance and drink, which is open late at night
  REGISTER
    In everyday English, people often say club rather than nightclub:
    Do want to go out to a club afterwards?
     
THESAURUS
    dance an organized social event where people to go dance: The dance will be held in the school gym.
    ball a large formal occasion where people dance: The University holds a ball at the end of June.
    prom a formal dance party for high school students, especially in the US, usually held at the end of a school year: Who’s your date for the prom?
    formal American English a dance at which you must wear formal clothes: He rented a tuxedo to wear to his company’s holiday formal.
    disco a place or social event where people dance to recorded popular music: She met Nick at a school disco.
    club/nightclub a place where people go at night to dance: We went out for dinner and then to a club.


night·clubBrE /ˈnaɪtklʌb/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnaɪtklʌb/ 🔊 nouna place that is open late in the evening where people can go to dance, drink, etc. 夜总会