celebrity

英 [səˈlebrəti]

美 [səˈlebrəti]

n.  名人; 名流; 名望; 名誉; 著名

复数：celebrities　

考研TOEFLGREIELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6973 / COCA.2960

牛津词典

noun

• 名人；名流
  a famous person
  1. TV celebrities
     电视名人
• 名望；名誉；著名
  the state of being famous
  1. Does he find his new celebrity intruding on his private life?
     他是否感觉到他最近的成名侵扰了他的私生活？

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指娱乐界的)名人，明星
  Acelebrityis someone who is famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport.
  1. In 1944, at the age of 30, Hersey suddenly became a celebrity.
     1944年，30岁的赫西一夜成名。
  2. ...a host of celebrities.
     群星荟萃
• N-UNCOUNT (尤指娱乐界的)名声，名誉，名气
  If a person or thing achievescelebrity, they become famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport.
  1. Joanna has finally made it to the first rank of celebrity after 25 years as an actress.
     乔安娜当了25年演员后，终于跻身一线女明星之列。

英英释义

noun

• a widely known person
  1. he was a baseball celebrity
  Synonym:famous person
• the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
  Synonym:famerenown

双语例句

• She's as private and dignified a celebrity as can be.
  她是一个有隐私和尊严的名人。
• Being a celebrity has taught me to hide but being an actor has opened my soul.
  作一个名人，我学着隐藏，但是作一个演员，却打开了我的灵魂。
• I'm not interested in being a celebrity and only did things that fitted my image and personality.
  我对成为一个名人没什么兴趣，只想做符合我形象和个性的事情。
• In 1944, at the age of 30, Hersey suddenly became a celebrity.
  1944年，30岁的赫西一夜成名。
• He'll be a celebrity in no time.
  他眼瞅要红起来了。
• If you are a celebrity, you are headline news.
  如果你是名人，你就是头条新闻。
• I say to those who desperately seek fame and fortune, celebrity: good luck.
  我对那些拼命寻求名誉、财富和声望的人说：祝你好运。
• He has become a celebrity.
  他已经是大名鼎鼎的人物了。
• As far as you are concerned, a celebrity must be a famous actor or actress?
  在你看来一个名流必须是一个著名的男演员或者是女演员吗？
• Riley's early celebrity proved to be double-edged.
  赖利的一早成名后来证明是把双刃剑。