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parades

UK //pəˈreɪdz//US //pəˈreɪdz//

词源

源自法语'parade'(展示),来自意大利语'parata'(准备),最终源于拉丁语'parare'(准备)。17世纪进入英语,最初指军事展示,后扩展至各种游行和炫耀行为。

noun

❶ 指一群人列队行进,通常是为了庆祝或展示某种主题,如节日游行或军事检阅。

“The city held a grand parade to celebrate Independence Day.”

(该市举行了盛大的游行来庆祝独立日。)

“Children love watching the colorful floats in the Christmas parade.”

(孩子们喜欢看圣诞游行中五颜六色的花车。)

❶ 指刻意展示或炫耀的行为,常带有贬义,暗示为了吸引注意而过度表现。

“He made a parade of his wealth by driving expensive cars.”

(他通过驾驶豪车来炫耀自己的财富。)

“Her constant parade of achievements annoyed her colleagues.”

(她不断炫耀成就的行为惹恼了同事。)

同义词:procession, march, display, show, exhibition

verb

❶ 指公开列队行进或展示,常用于庆祝活动或军事场合。

“Soldiers paraded through the town square.”

(士兵们列队穿过城镇广场。)

“The team paraded the championship trophy around the stadium.”

(球队在体育场内展示冠军奖杯。)

❶ 指刻意展示某物或某种特质,通常带有炫耀的意味。

“She paraded her new engagement ring at the party.”

(她在派对上炫耀自己的新订婚戒指。)

“He paraded his linguistic skills during the meeting.”

(他在会议期间炫耀自己的语言能力。)

同义词:march, display, show off, flaunt, exhibit

常见短语

hit parade — 指流行音乐排行榜,源自过去用游行来比喻歌曲的受欢迎程度。

“Their new single quickly climbed to the top of the hit parade.”

(他们的新单曲迅速登上了流行音乐排行榜榜首。)

parade ground — 专用于军事检阅或训练的大片平坦场地。

“The troops assembled on the parade ground for inspection.”

(部队在阅兵场上集合接受检阅。)