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The word 'movie' refers to a film, a series of moving pictures telling a story. It can also refer to the cinema or the film industry.

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]电影;影片 A movie is a film.
  [AM 美]
  [also BRIT 亦英]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • In the first movie Tony Curtis ever made he played a grocery clerk.

    托尼·柯蒂斯在其首部电影里,扮演了一个食品杂货店店员。

  • ...a horror movie.

    恐怖电影

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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]看电影 You can talk about the movies when you are talking about seeing a movie in a movie theater.
  [the N]
  [mainly AM 主美]
  • He took her to the movies.

    他带她去看电影。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 the cinema

Oxford movie / ˈmuːvi ; NAmE ˈmuːvi / noun ( especially NAmE) 1 [countable ] a series of moving pictures recorded with sound that tells a story, shown at the cinema/movie theater 电影 SYN
film
to make a horror movie 制作恐怖电影 Have you seen the latest Miyazaki movie? 你看过宫崎的新电影吗? a famous movie director/star 著名的电影导演╱明星 collocationsat
cinema
see also
road movie
2 the movies [plural ] =
the cinema
 (2 )
Let's go to the movies. 我们去看电影吧。
3 the movies [plural ] =
cinema
 (3 )
I've always wanted to work in the movies. 我一直想从事电影业。
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movie / ˈmuːvi ; NAmE ˈmuːvi /
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moviemov‧ie /ˈmuːvi/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] especially American English
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1a film made to be shown at the cinema or on television:  It was like one of those old John Wayne movies.in a movie She once played the innocent victim in a horror movie.movie about a movie about two gay teenagers who fall in love2the movies a)the cinema:  We took the kids to the movies. In those days, we went to the movies every week.at the movies Why were you at the movies all by yourself? b)films in general, and the events in themin (the) movies He couldn’t believe his luck. It was the sort of thing that only happened in the movies. c)the business of producing films:  a career in the moviesCOLLOCATIONSverbswatch/see a movie· We watched the movie and ate popcorn.go to a movie· How about going to a movie?take in a movie American English (=go to see a movie)· Maybe we could go out to dinner and take in a movie.appear in/be in a movie· She’s also appeared in ten movies.star in a movie (=play one of the main characters)· Depp will star in director Tim Burton’s next movie.a movie stars/features somebody· a movie starring Will Smithmake/shoot a movie· The children have made their own movies for the contest.direct a movie· He wrote and directed the movie.show/screen a movie· What movies are they showing this weekend?a movie is released (=becomes available for the public to see)· The movie has already been released in the US.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + moviean old movie· She was watching an old movie on television.a classic movie (=an old movie that is very good)· a scene from the classic movie ‘Casablanca’a hit movie (=a successful movie)· He has directed a string of hit movies.a cult movie (=one that a small group of people like very much and watch often)· a showing of the cult movie ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’a big-budget/low-budget movie (=one that cost a lot of money to make, or very little money to make)· He won a role in a big-budget movie.movie + NOUNthe movie industry· How did you get started in the movie industry?a movie star· She looked like a movie star.a movie director· He and his wife are both movie directors.a movie producer· He started out as an actor, then became a movie producer.a movie premiere (=the first showing of a movie)· She wore the dress to a movie premiere.a movie camera· Do you know how to operate a movie camera?a movie screen· It was strange to see herself up there on the movie screen.THESAURUSfilm especially British English, movie especially American English a series of images that tell a story and are shown in a cinema or on television: · What’s your favourite movie?· It won the award for best foreign film.· a made-for-TV moviemotion picture formal (also picture) a film – used especially by people who make films or by critics: · a major Hollywood motion picture· Tell us about your latest picture.blockbuster informal a very successful film: · Steven Spielberg’s latest Hollywood blockbusterflick informal a film – a very informal use: · an action flickdocumentary a film that gives detailed information and facts about a particular subject: · a documentary on the rain forestfeature film a film made to be shown in cinemas: · The book was later made into a full-length feature film starring Sean Penn.comedy a film intended to make people laugh: · Monroe appeared in a number of comedies.romantic comedy (also romcom British English informal) a film about two people who are in love, which is intended to make the people who watch it feel happy: · ‘Notting Hill’ is a romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.thriller an exciting film, especially about murder or serious crimes: · ‘The Birds’ is a classic Hitchcock thriller.film noir a film that shows strong feelings of fear or evil and whose characters are often immoral, or these films in general: · ‘The Big Sleep’ is a classic Hollywood film noir.action film/movie a film that has lots of fighting, explosions etc: · Stallone’s latest action moviehorror film/movie a frightening film about ghosts, murders etc: · She loves watching old horror movies.western a film with cowboys in it: · John Wayne is famous for making westerns.science fiction film/movie (also sci-fi film/movie informal) a film about imaginary events in the future or in outer space: · ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ is probably the most famous sci-fi movie ever made.gangster film/movie a film about violent criminalssilent film/movie an old film without any sound: · The 1920s were the golden age of silent movies.an independent film/movie a film made by a small film companyanimated film/movie/cartoon a film with characters that are drawn or made using a computer: · One of his first animated films was ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.anime /ˈænɪmeɪ, -mə/ a type of Japanese animated film, which often has a science fiction story: · Miyazaki’s anime film ‘Spirited Away’ became an international success.· an anime characterCGI the use of computers to create characters and images in a film: · The film uses CGI.· Disney’s latest CGI movieshort a short film, usually shown before a longer movie in the cinema: · an animated shorttrailer a series of short scenes from a film or programme, shown in order to advertise it in a cinema, on television etc: · We had to sit through all the trailers.the people who make filmactor a man or woman who acts in a film: · a previously unknown actor· Brando was one of Hollywood’s greatest actors.actress a woman who acts in a film. Women who appear in films or plays usually prefer to be called actors: · She was the actress who played Scarlet O'Hara in ‘Gone with the Wind’.star a famous actor or actress: · He looked liked a movie star.· a hotel which was used by the starsdirector the person who tells the actors and actresses in a film what to do: · The director of the film is Quentin Tarantino.producer the person who makes the arrangements for a film to be made and controls the budgetfilm/movie crew the people operating the camera, lights etc who help the director make a film
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