fete

英 [feɪt]

美 [feɪt]

n.  露天游乐会; 义卖游乐会; 庆祝活动
v.  盛宴欢迎; 热情招待; 表彰

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牛津词典

noun

• 露天游乐会；义卖游乐会
  an outdoor entertainment at which people can play games to win prizes, buy food and drink, etc., usually arranged to make money for a special purpose
  1. the school/village/church fête
     学校 / 村庄 / 教堂义卖会
• 庆祝活动
  a special occasion held to celebrate sth
  1. a charity fête
     慈善游乐会

verb

• 盛宴欢迎；热情招待；表彰
  to welcome, praise or entertain sb publicly

柯林斯词典

• 露天游乐会(通常在户外举行，包括竞赛、娱乐及出售旧货和家制商品)
  Afeteis an event that is usually held outdoors and includes competitions, entertainments, and the selling of used and home-made goods.
• VERB 赞誉;欢迎;敬慕
  If someoneis feted, they are celebrated, welcomed, or admired by the public.
  1. Anouska Hempel, the British dress designer, was feted in New York this week at a spectacular dinner...
     英国服装设计师阿瑙斯卡·亨普尔本周在纽约出席豪华晚宴时大受追捧。
  2. The metamorphosis from anxious wife to feted author was rapid and dramatic.
     从整日焦虑的妻子到受人追捧的作家，这变化迅速而剧烈。

英英释义

noun

• an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
  1. a drama festival
  Synonym:festival
• an elaborate party (often outdoors)
  Synonym:feastfiesta

verb

• have a celebration
  1. They were feting the patriarch of the family
  2. After the exam, the students were celebrating
  Synonym:celebrate

双语例句

• They tired shortly after lunch another fete in my honor and napped in the early afternoon.
  午餐后，她们很快就疲倦了这对我来说可是一大好事下午一两点钟时，她们开始打盹。
• Seeing that it's raining hard, the fete will probably be cancelled.
  因为雨下得很大，游园会很可能被取消。
• The fete will take place on Sunday, rain or shine.
  游园义卖会定于星期日举行，风雨无阻。
• Anouska Hempel, the British dress designer, was feted in New York this week at a spectacular dinner
  英国服装设计师阿瑙斯卡·亨普尔本周在纽约出席豪华晚宴时大受追捧。
• The Fourth of July is a great American fete.
  七月四日是美国的重大节日。
• The brutal fete included a matchmaking lottery, in which young men drew the names of women from a jar.
  残酷狂欢节日还有抽奖活动，年轻男子从罐子里抽取女人的名字。
• I went to the church fete and the vicar saddled me with the job of selling raffle tickets.
  我去教堂参加盛大招待会，主教把出售抽彩券的工作交给了我。
• The summer fete will be the school's main fund-raising event this year.
  这次夏日盛会将是学校今年主要的一次募捐活动。
• Our village is holding a fete to raise money for the building of the new hall.
  我们村里准备举行游园会，以筹资建造新会堂。
• Her noble husband had opened the Great Pyramid to fete them.
  她高贵的丈夫已经开放了大金字塔宴请宾客。