carnival meaning in English
n.
1.群众饮宴作乐〔尤指天主教国家在四旬斋前一周内之狂欢;通常有化装游行〕;嘉年华会,狂欢节。
2.庆祝,欢宴,狂欢。
3.(巡回旅行的)杂技[杂耍]表演。
4.节日表演节目,〔美国〕运动比赛,竞赛;博览会。
Examples
- Our street puts on a carnival every year .
我们这条街的居民每年举行一次狂欢会。 - They had agreed to see the carnival at rome that year .
他们是约定来参观那一年罗马的狂欢节的。 - Topsy would hold a perfect carnival of confusion, for some one or two hours .
托普西就会恣意胡闹上一、二个小时。 - 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。 - While the war marched to its ending, he looked upon its dying carnival .
战争已接近尾声,他就在一旁观看这场垂死的狂欢舞会。