詞彙精選:feast的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
n.
盛會,宴會 [C]
例句:
The king and queen always have minstrel play at their feast.
國王和王后總是要音樂家在宴會上表演。
例句:
He gave cheerfulness to the feast by pleasant talk.
他談笑風生,給宴會帶來愉快的氣氛。
宗教節日 [C]
例句:
The feast remembers the Biblical tale in which Jesus was taken to the temple to be circumcised.
這個節日是爲了紀念聖經傳說中耶穌被帶入神廟進行割禮。
例句:
Christmas is an important feast for Christians.
聖誕節是基督徒的重要節日。
享受,賞心樂事 [C]
例句:
The scene was a feast for the eyes.
這場景真令人賞心悅目。
例句:
A contented mind is a perpetual feast.
知足常樂。
v.
大吃大喝,享用美食 [I]
例句:
Feast today and fast tomorrow.
今朝大吃大喝,明日忍飢挨餓。
例句:
The poor starve and the rich feast.
窮人捱餓,富人吃喝。
款待,宴請 [T]
例句:
Jack felicitates his brainstorm to feast them.
傑克慶幸自己靈機一動想到宴請他們。
例句:
He feasted his friends.
他設宴款待朋友。
(得到)享受 [I,T]
例句:
We feasted our eyes on the mountain scene.
我們盡情欣賞山景。
二、詞義辨析:
banquet,feast,dinner,party
這些名詞均有“宴會”之意。banquet指正式而盛大的宴會或國宴。feast指筵席酒席,有時可與banquet換用,但前者強調共享歡樂的氣氛。dinner普通用詞,含義廣。本義指一日的主餐,但多用於指宴請客人的正式的一餐。party指一般的社交聚會,也引申指宴請或宴會。
三、相關短語:
love feast
n.友好聚餐
feast day
n. 節日,齋日,宗教節日
四、參考例句:
Feast for the senses.
感官的盛宴。
Feast today and fast tomorrow.
今朝大吃大喝,明日忍飢挨餓。
Christmas is an important feast for Christians.
聖誕節是基督教徒的重要節日。
After the feast the prince belched hugely.
筵席之後王子猛打嗝。
We gave him a farewell feast yesterday.
我們昨天爲他舉行了告別宴會。
Jack felicitates his brainstorm to feast them.
傑克慶幸自己靈機一動想到宴請他們。
The king held a feast for us.
國王爲我們舉行了盛大的宴會。
We really enjoyed the wedding feast.
我們非常享受婚宴。
The poor starve while the rich feast.
窮人飢腸轆轆,富人大吃大喝。
At the feast there was food and drink in abundance.
宴會上有豐富的飲食。