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spectacle

noun
 
🔊/ˈspektəkl/
🔊/ˈspektəkl/
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  1.  
    spectacles
    [plural] (formal)
    (also glasses)
    (also informal specs especially in British English)
    two lenses in a frame that rests on the nose and ears. People wear spectacles in order to be able to see better or to protect their eyes from bright light.
    • a pair of spectacles一副眼镜
    • a spectacle case (= to put your spectacles in)眼镜盒
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc1
  2.  
    [countable, uncountable] a performance or an event that is very impressive and exciting to look at精彩的表演；壮观的场面
    • The carnival parade was a magnificent spectacle.狂欢节游行场面热烈，蔚为大观。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • I attended solely to witness the sheer spectacle of a political rally.我去参加了一个政治集会，只是想亲眼看看那盛大的场面。
    • The Olympics are a wonderful visual spectacle.奥林匹克运动会是绝妙的视觉盛宴。
  3.  
    [countable] a sight or view that is very impressive to look at壮观的景象
    • The sunset was a stunning spectacle.夕阳西斜，异常壮观。🔊🔊
    • The wide plain, with thousands of wildebeest on the move, was an awesome spectacle.宽阔的平原上有成千上万的牛羚在移动，真是奇妙的景象。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dramatic
    • grand
    • great
    • …
    verb + spectacle
    • watch
    • witness
    • enjoy
    • …
    phrases
    • make a spectacle of yourself
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  4.  
    [singular] an unusual or surprising sight or situation that attracts a lot of attention奇特的现象；出人意外的情况
    • I remember the sad spectacle of her standing in her wedding dress, covered in mud.我记得她穿着婚纱、满身泥污站在那儿的凄惨样。🔊🔊
    • the sad spectacle of him struggling to keep up with the younger players他拚命要赶上年轻选手的令人心酸的一幕
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dramatic
    • grand
    • great
    • …
    verb + spectacle
    • watch
    • witness
    • enjoy
    • …
    phrases
    • make a spectacle of yourself
    See full entry
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin spectaculum ‘public show’, from spectare, frequentative of specere ‘to look’.
Idioms
make a spectacle of yourself
  1. to draw attention to yourself by behaving or dressing in a silly way in public出洋相；出丑