carnival

英 [ˈkɑːnɪvl]

美 [ˈkɑːrnɪvl]

n. 狂欢节; 嘉年华; 激动人心的事物组合; 五彩缤纷事物的组合

复数：carnivals　

Collins.2 / BNC.15139 / COCA.11897

牛津词典

noun

狂欢节；嘉年华
a public festival, usually one that happens at a regular time each year, that involves music and dancing in the streets, for which people wear brightly coloured clothes
狂欢节；嘉年华
a public festival, usually one that happens at a regular time each year, that involves music and dancing in the streets, for which people wear brightly coloured clothes
狂欢节；嘉年华
a public festival, usually one that happens at a regular time each year, that involves music and dancing in the streets, for which people wear brightly coloured clothes
激动人心的事物组合；五彩缤纷事物的组合
an exciting or brightly coloured mixture of things
1. this summer's carnival of sport
  今年夏季的体育盛会

狂欢节;嘉年华会
Acarnivalis a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.
流动游乐场;嘉年华
Acarnivalis a travelling show which is held in a park or field and at which there are machines to ride on, entertainments, and games.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 funfair

N-COUNT 激动人心的事物的组合;五彩斑斓;八音齐奏
Acarnival ofsomething such as colours or sounds is a bright or exciting mixture of them.
1. The avenues lined with jacaranda trees burst into a carnival of purple.
  大街的两旁种着蓝花楹，绽放的花朵汇成一片紫色的海洋。

noun

a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
a traveling show
Synonym:fairfunfair
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
1. it was so funny it was a circus
2. the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
Synonym:circus

Oh this? It's a freebie I got at the carnival.
这支啊？这是我在嘉年华得的免费赠品。
But besides the carnival and hocus-pocus, this book also considers deeper questions about life and fate.
但是除了有狂欢和哄骗，这本书也深入思考了关于人生与命运的问题。
They believe that this type of information makes the carnival educational as well as entertaining.
他们相信此类资讯可以让嘉年华会具备教育意义和娱乐性。
Yet, she is unlikely to see the funny side this Carnival.
不过，她不太可能会看到嘉年华有趣的一面了。
The countdown to the Notting Hill Carnival is in its final hours.
诺丁山狂欢节已经进入了最后几个小时的倒计时。
It's like one enormous street carnival here.
这就像是一场盛大的街头狂欢节。
For him life is a carnival.
对他而言，人生就是狂欢作乐。
For example, the Brazilian community in New York planned its own Carnival celebration.
例如，在纽约的巴西人社团已安排了他们自己的嘉年华会庆祝计划。
The next day, a friend from school suddenly appeared and we went to a carnival.
隔天，有个学校的朋友突然出现，我们就去了嘉年华会。
The last twenty-four hours have witnessed a carnival of brutality.
在过去的二十四小时里，我亲眼目睹了残忍的活剧。