gala

英 [ˈɡɑːlə]

美 [ˈɡeɪlə]

n. 庆典; 盛会; 演出; 体育运动会，体育竞赛(尤指游泳)

复数：galas　

Collins.1 / BNC.9169 / COCA.9165

牛津词典

noun

庆典；盛会；演出
a special public celebration or entertainment
1. a charity gala
  慈善义演
2. a gala dinner/night
  盛宴；晚会
体育运动会，体育竞赛（尤指游泳）
a sports competition, especially in swimming
1. a swimming gala
  游泳比赛

N-COUNT 庆典；演出；盛会
Agalais a special public celebration, entertainment, performance, or festival.
1. ...a gala evening at the Royal Opera House.
  在皇家歌剧院举行的盛大晚会

noun

The year 2012 is the 30th anniversary of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
2012年是央视春晚30周年纪念。
The Queen attended a gala concert at the Royal Festival Hall.
女王出席了在皇家音乐厅举行的音乐盛会。
Lucy, The Spring Festival Gala is starting in a few minutes. Come!
露西，春节晚会就要开始了，快点来看。
He's having a gala evening.
他要办个节日晚会。
Feng Xiaogang's participation makes people look forward to watching this brand new Spring Festival Gala.
冯小刚的加入让很多人对新春晚的期待大增。
Ladies and gentlemen, this is a gala evening.
女士们先生们，在这个欢庆的夜晚。
I went to see my niece take part in her school's swimming gala.
我去观看我侄女参加的学校游泳比赛。
Every New Year's Eve, I always sit together with my family and watch the Spring Festival gala.
每年除夕，我和家人都会在一起看央视春节联欢晚会。
Ha Wen, who directed both 2012 and 2013 CCTV Spring Festival Galas, brought a new style of Zero Advertising to the Spring Festival Gala.
哈文，曾指导了2012和2013央视春晚，创造了零广告的春晚新形式。
Another new type of show is the shanzhai ( copycat) Spring Festival Gala Show.
另一种新型节目是“山寨春晚”的出现。