cinema

noun

1. 电影院
   a building in which films/movies are shown
   1. the local cinema
      当地的电影院
2. （去电影院）看电影
   when you go to the cinema or to the movies , you go to a cinema/movie theater to see a film/movie
   1. I used to go to the cinema every week.
      我过去每周都去看电影。
3. 电影艺术；电影制片业
   films/movies as an art or an industry
   1. one of the great successes of British cinema
      英国电影艺术的巨大成就之一

1. N-COUNT 电影院
   A cinema is a place where people go to watch films for entertainment.
   1. The country has relatively few cinemas.
      相对来讲，这个国家几乎没有几家电影院。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 movie theater, movie house


2. N-SING （电影院的）电影
   You can talk about the cinema when you are talking about seeing a film in a cinema.
   1. I can't remember the last time we went to the cinema...
      我记不得上次我们去看电影是什么时候了。
   2. They decided to spend an evening at the cinema.
      他们决定晚上去看电影。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 the movies


3. N-UNCOUNT 电影业;电影艺术
   Cinema is the business and art of making films.
   1. Contemporary African cinema has much to offer in its vitality and freshness.
      当代非洲电影在活力和新颖性上颇足称道。
   2. ...in the early days of cinema.
      电影业的早期

1. I prefer going to the cinema to watching TV.
   我更喜欢看电影而不是看电视。
2. Average weekly cinema attendance in February was 2.41 million
   2月份，平均每周的观影人数为241万。
3. You need at least ten pounds if you go to the cinema nowadays — it's really bad.
   现在看场电影至少要花上10英镑——真是太贵了。
4. The country has relatively few cinemas.
   相对来讲，这个国家几乎没有几家电影院。
5. I can't remember the last time we went to the cinema
   我记不得上次我们去看电影是什么时候了。
6. They decided to spend an evening at the cinema.
   他们决定晚上去看电影。
7. Contemporary African cinema has much to offer in its vitality and freshness.
   当代非洲电影在活力和新颖性上颇足称道。
8. Popular cinema seems to have decayed
   大众电影似乎已经衰落了。
9. The fans sat enthralled in the darkened cinema.
   影迷们坐在黑漆漆的电影院里看得如痴如醉。
10. No cinema director had a more profound effect in pushing the envelope of acceptable family entertainment.
    在挑战家庭娱乐片的接受程度方面，没有哪个电影导演比他的影响更深远。
11. The film demands attention, and has no equal in cinema history.
    那部电影众人瞩目，在电影史上无与伦比。
12. I took Moira to the cinema, where she fell asleep
    我带莫伊拉去看电影，她却在影院睡着了。
13. The cinema was freezing.
    电影院太冷了。
14. There was no play school at half term, so I took them both to the cinema.
    放期中假时幼儿园关门了，所以我就带他们两人去看电影。
15. After he left school, he tried his hand at a variety of jobs — bricklayer, cinema usher, coal man.
    离开学校后，他尝试过各种工作，如泥瓦匠、电影院引座员、运煤工。
16. In Italy, as elsewhere, television has made deep inroads into cinema.
    在意大利，跟在别处一样，电视严重影响了电影市场，夺走了大批观众。
17. We really were afraid, not like in the cinema.
    我们是真的很害怕，不是像看电影时的那种害怕。
18. Working with Ford closely, I fell in love with the cinema.
    与福特的密切合作开始令我爱上了电影。
19. A lot of the money that you pay at the cinema goes back to the film distributors
    你在电影院消费的一大部分钱都会回到电影发行商手里。
20. I myself enjoy cinema, poetry, eating out and long walks
    我本人喜欢电影、诗歌、外出吃饭和远途散步。
21. The winners will each receive a voucher for a pair of cinema tickets.
    获胜者每人将会获得两张电影票的代金券。
22. It's the first time we've been to the cinema together as a family.
    这是我们全家第一次一起去看电影。
23. Let's go to the cinema together after work.
    下班后我们一起去看电影。
24. He seldom goes to the cinema.
    他不大看电影。
25. Children are not permitted into the cinema without their parents.
    儿童没有父母带领不准许进电影院。
26. The cinema is always filled to capacity.
    电影院经常客满。
27. I was at the cinema with my friend yesterday evening.
    昨天晚上我和我的朋友看电影去了。
28. They all crowded into the cinema.
    他们都拥入了电影院。
29. Mary went to the cinema and her sister went, too.
    玛丽去看电影了，她妹妹也去了。

noun

1. a theater where films are shown

   Synonym:    movie theatermovie theatremovie housepicture palace

2. a medium that disseminates moving pictures
   1. theater pieces transferred to celluloid
   2. this story would be good cinema
   3. film coverage of sporting events

   Synonym:    filmcelluloid