feasts

英 [fiːsts]

美 [fiːsts]

n.  盛宴; 宴会; (宗教的)节日，节期; 使人欢快的事物(或活动)
v.  尽情享用(美味佳肴)
feast的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 宴会;筵席;盛宴
  Afeastis a large and special meal.
  1. Lunch was a feast of meat and vegetables, cheese, yoghurt and fruit, with unlimited wine...
     午餐很丰盛，有肉、蔬菜、奶酪、酸奶、水果, 酒无限量供应。
  2. The fruit was often served at wedding feasts...
     婚宴上经常有水果供应。
  3. On the following day a feast was given in King John's honour.
     第二天设宴款待约翰王。
• VERB 饱餐;尽情地吃;大快朵颐
  If youfeast ona particular food, you eat a large amount of it with great enjoyment.
  1. They feasted well into the afternoon on mutton and corn stew...
     他们吃玉米炖羊肉一直吃到下午。
  2. Starving dogs feasted on the human corpses.
     饿狗贪婪地啃食着人的尸体。
• VERB 参加宴会;赴宴
  If youfeast, you take part in a feast.
  1. Only a few feet away, their captors feasted in the castle's banqueting hall.
     仅在几英尺外，捉拿他们的人正在城堡的宴会厅里大吃大喝。
• N-SING 大量(赏心悦目的事情);盛宴
  You can refer to a large number of good, interesting, or enjoyable things asa feast ofthings.
  1. This new series promises a feast of special effects and set designs...
     这部新的系列剧将会是一场特效和舞美的盛宴。
  2. Chicago provides a feast for the ears of any music lover.
     《芝加哥》将给所有音乐爱好者献上一场听觉的盛宴。
• N-COUNT 宗教节日;宗教节庆时间
  Afeastis a day or time of the year when a special religious celebration takes place.
  1. The Jewish feast of Passover began last night...
     犹太人的宗教节日逾越节昨晚开始了。
  2. At Christmas the visitors began their circuit of dropping in on the eve of the feast day.
     圣诞节时，客人们在节日前夜开始逐家拜节。
• PHRASE 目不转睛地看;凝视
  If youfeastyoureyes onsomething, you look at it for a long time with great attention because you find it very attractive.
  1. She stood feasting her eyes on the view.
     她驻足凝神欣赏这片景色。

双语例句

• I am told his feasts are memorable and his bribes lavish.
  据我所知他的晚宴可谓让人记忆犹新而他的贿赂也慷慨的很。
• They had feasts and festivals, entertained one another with music and dancing.
  他们举办宴席，放怀作乐，用音乐和舞蹈互相款待。
• So every October 31 they lit bonfires and held feasts for good luck.
  因此每年10月31日他们燃起篝火，举办盛宴以求好运。
• All day? When you could have been celebrating? I must have passed a dozen feasts and parties on my way here.
  整天？你应该去庆祝才是。我今天来的时候一路上不知道有多少派对和大餐呢。
• The practice of giving lavish feasts at weddings or funerals can well be dispensed with.
  红白喜事大办酒席的做法，实在可以不必。
• That is the time for trade and feasts and marriage.
  这就是进行贸易，过节和结婚的时节。
• It was hard for the kitchen maids to find food for the daily feasts.
  女厨师难以找到每天办筵席所需的食品了。
• A vigil before certain feasts ( as e.g. Easter).
  某些节日前的守夜（如复活节）。
• This year, the Western holiday fell on the fifth day of the Chinese lunar New Year, in the middle of family gatherings and feasts that often focus on gossip, including who is getting married and who is going to have a baby.
  今年，这个西方节日落在农历新年的第五天，在家庭聚会和宴会中经常关注绯闻，包括谁要结婚和谁将有婴儿。
• However, the Joy Diet encourages you to indulge in feasts for the other senses as well.
  然而“快乐大餐”鼓励人们也享用其它感官的大餐。