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

• At 62, Brian found the celebrity and status that had eluded him for so long.
  布赖恩在62岁时获得了多年来未能得到的名望和地位。
• 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。
• In 1944, at the age of 30, Hersey suddenly became a celebrity.
  1944年，30岁的赫西一夜成名。
• 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。
• The celebrity was surrounded by friends and admirers.
  这位名人被朋友和崇拜者包围着。
• He was more than a footballing superstar, he was a celebrity.
  他不仅仅是足球场上的巨星，也是一位社会名流。
• Him running across the United States once again became a celebrity.
  他跑步横越了美国，又一次成了名人。
• 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。
• 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。