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

• She became a celebrity overnight.
  她一下子成了名人了。
• Later Chen randomly picked 10 celebrity users on Sina Weibo and analyzed their statistics.
  随后，陈传亮随机选取了10位通过实名认证的新浪微博名人，并对他们的相关统计数据进行分析。
• McNally now owns a clutch of uberchic downtown celebrity hangouts.
  如今麦克内利在市中心拥有一片极其时尚的高档休闲场所。
• I say to those who desperately seek fame and fortune, celebrity: good luck.
  我对那些拼命寻求名誉、财富和声望的人说：祝你好运。
• The mayor is a local celebrity.
  这位市长是当地的知名人士。
• He became a national celebrity, the tough way.
  他成了全国名人，以艰苦的方式。
• He has become a celebrity.
  他已经是大名鼎鼎的人物了。
• If you are a celebrity, you are headline news.
  如果你是名人，你就是头条新闻。
• I'm not interested in being a celebrity and only did things that fitted my image and personality.
  我对成为一个名人没什么兴趣，只想做符合我形象和个性的事情。
• 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。