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

• He'll be a celebrity in no time.
  他眼瞅要红起来了。
• He became a celebrity and a professional swimmer afterward.
  在这个历史性的跨越后，他成为了一个名人和专业游泳选手。
• The mayor is a local celebrity.
  这位市长是当地的知名人士。
• 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？
• Yao has more microblog fans than American TV celebrity Oprah Winfrey has on her Twitter.
  姚晨微博上的追随者比美国电视名人奥普拉·温弗瑞在推特上的追随者还要多。
• He has some celebrity fans on his Sina Weibo.
  他在自己的新浪微博上拥有一些名人粉丝。
• My favorite local celebrity is in the news again.
  我最爱的地方名人又出现在新闻中了。
• Once you become a celebrity, you can kiss your private life goodbye.
  一旦你成为了名人，你就可以和你的私人生活说再见了。
• Unlike many actors, he never enjoyed his celebrity.
  和许多演员不同的是，他从不喜欢出名。
• Because of his celebrity status, this is to be expected and understandable.
  由于他的名人身份，这是可以预料和理解的。