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 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。
• He has become a celebrity.
  他已经是大名鼎鼎的人物了。
• 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。
• Unlike many actors, he never enjoyed his celebrity.
  和许多演员不同的是，他从不喜欢出名。
• One call from me, you're a celebrity.
  我打通电话，你就成名人了。
• 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。
• In 1944, at the age of 30, Hersey suddenly became a celebrity.
  1944年，30岁的赫西一夜成名。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。