- (also informal celeb, informal sleb)[countable]
a famous person 名人；名流 a celebrity chef 名人厨师 He became a celebrity in China after winning a gold medal at the Olympics. 在赢得奥运会金牌后，他成为了中国的名人。 Hollywood/TV celebrities 好莱坞/电视名人 He achieved instant celebrity status. 他一夜成名。
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsa2He became a minor celebrity among Manhattan's cultural élite. 他成了曼哈顿文化精英中小有名气的人。 He became something of a celebrity in his home town. 他成为家乡一位小有名气的人。 The show's success made her an overnight celebrity. 节目的成功使她一夜之间成了名人。 Tonight's show features a host of celebrities. 今晚的表演有许多名人出场。 It's his dream to become a celebrity chef. 成为明星厨师是他的梦想。 She was the first TV celebrity he had met in the flesh. 她是他亲眼见过的第一位电视名人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- international
- local
- national
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- host
- make somebody
- profile
- status
- chef
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- something of a celebrity
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the state of being famous 名望；名誉；著名 Does he find his new celebrity intruding on his private life? 他是否感觉到他最近的成名侵扰了他的私生活？ He achieved overnight celebrity as a war correspondent. 他作为战地记者一夜成名。
Extra ExamplesThe diary charts her path from obscurity to international celebrity. 这本日记描绘了她从默默无闻到国际名人的道路。 He briefly achieved celebrity as a radical politician. 他作为激进的从政者曾名噪一时。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘solemn ceremony’): from Old French celebrite or Latin celebritas, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honoured’.