thriller
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++thrill·er /ˈθrɪlə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable] AMALa book or film that tells an exciting story about murder or crime 〔关于谋杀或犯罪的〕惊险小说，惊险电影► see thesaurus at movie
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thriller• The Cowboys handed the Denver Broncos their first home defeat of the season in a 31-27 thriller.• It is most definitely a thriller, but with strong romantic undertones.• Kurt Russell and Steven Seagal team up in a thriller about a hijacked plane.• They discovered a mutual love of mysteries and thrillers.• His latest work is a legal thriller set in Boston.• Some are more thriller than romance.• A police thriller with a difference.• 'Psycho' is Hitchcock's greatest psychological thriller.• Stephen King's new psychological thriller• It was a virtual-reality thriller just perfect for computer geeks, whose numbers have probably increased tenfold since the hourlong drama crashed.• Francis retired from racing but has built a new career as a best selling thriller writer.• 'Bullet to Beijing', a spy thriller, starring Michael Caine and Michael Gambon• He has written a spy thriller that recalls Fleming's James Bond series.• Sally Fields' fighting-mom persona is dragged through the first stupid thriller of 1996.thrill·er nounChineseSyllable
tells book a exciting or Corpus that story an film
thriller
thrill‧er /ˈθrɪlə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
a book or film that tells an exciting story about murder or crime
▪ film especially British English, movie especially American English a series of images that tell a story and are shown in a cinema or on television: What’s your favourite movie? | It won the award for best foreign film. | a made-for-TV movie
▪motion picture formal (also picture ) a film – used especially by people who make films or by critics: a major Hollywood motion picture | Tell us about your latest picture.
▪blockbuster informal a very successful film: Steven Spielberg’s latest Hollywood blockbuster
▪flick informal a film – a very informal use: an action flick
▪documentary a film that gives detailed information and facts about a particular subject: a documentary on the rain forest
▪feature film a film made to be shown in cinemas: The book was later made into a full-length feature film starring Sean Penn.
▪comedy a film intended to make people laugh: Monroe appeared in a number of comedies.
▪romantic comedy (also romcom British English informal) a film about two people who are in love, which is intended to make the people who watch it feel happy: ‘Notting Hill’ is a romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.
▪thriller an exciting film, especially about murder or serious crimes: ‘The Birds’ is a classic Hitchcock thriller.
▪film noir a film that shows strong feelings of fear or evil and whose characters are often immoral, or these films in general: ‘The Big Sleep’ is a classic Hollywood film noir.
▪action film/movie a film that has lots of fighting, explosions etc: Stallone’s latest action movie
▪horror film/movie a frightening film about ghosts, murders etc: She loves watching old horror movies.
▪western a film with cowboys in it: John Wayne is famous for making westerns.
▪science fiction film/movie (also sci-fi film/movie informal) a film about imaginary events in the future or in outer space: ‘2001’ is probably the most famous sci-fi movie ever made.
▪gangster film/movie a film about violent criminals
▪silent film/movie an old film without any sound: The 1920s were the golden age of silent movies.
▪an independent film/movie a film made by a small film company
▪animated film/movie/cartoon a film with characters that are drawn or made using a computer: One of his first animated films was ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.
▪anime /ˈænɪmeɪ, -mə/ a type of Japanese animated film, which often has a science fiction story: Miyazaki’s anime film ‘Spirited Away’ became an international success. | an anime character
▪CGI the use of computers to create characters and images in a film: The film uses CGI. | Disney’s latest CGI movie
▪short a short film, usually shown before a longer movie in the cinema: an animated short
▪trailer a series of short scenes from a film or programme, shown in order to advertise it in a cinema, on television etc: We had to sit through all the trailers.
thrill‧er /ˈθrɪlə $ -ər/
noun [countable]a book or film that tells an exciting story about murder or crime
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