- [countable] (especially British English) (North American English usually movie)
a series of moving pictures recorded with sound that tells a story, watched at a cinema or on a television or other device 电影；影片 Let's stay in and watch a film. 咱们待在家里看电影吧。 We're going out to see a film. 我们要出去看电影。 There's a good film on tonight (= showing at the cinema or on TV). 今晚有一部好电影上映。 a horror/documentary/feature film 恐怖片；纪录片；故事片 an action/animated film 动作/动画电影 a silent film (= one recorded without sound) 无声电影 - a film about something
As a student he made a short film about his home town. 学生时代，他制作了一部关于家乡的短片。 to shoot/direct/produce a film 拍摄/导演/制作电影 The film was shot on location in France. 这部影片的外景是在法国拍的。 The film has been downloaded some 21 million times since its release. 这部电影自发行以来已经被下载了大约2100万次。 a film crew/critic/director/producer 电影摄制组／评论家／导演／制作人 an international film festival 国际电影节 a film version/adaptation of a novel by Henry James 亨利·詹姆斯小说的电影版/改编本 His film credits (= the films he has made) as director include ‘Mood Music’ and ‘Lies’. 他作为导演拍摄的电影有《心情音乐》和《谎言》。 He's a great composer of film music. 他是一位伟大的电影音乐作曲家。
Collocations Cinema/the moviesCinema/the movies 电影 Watching 观看 - go to/take somebody to (see) a film
- go to/sit in (British English) the cinema/(North American English) the (movie) theater
去／在看电影 - rent a film/DVD
- download/stream a film
- burn/copy/rip a DVD
刻录／复制／转压一张 DVD 碟片 - see/watch a film/DVD/preview/trailer
Showing 放映；播放 - show/screen a film
- promote/distribute/review a film
- (British English) be on at the cinema
在电影院上映 - be released on/come out on/be out on DVD
发行 DVD - captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience
使观众着迷／高兴／感兴趣／激动 - do well/badly at the box office
票房好／不好 - get a lot of/live up to the hype
受到大肆炒作；与天花乱坠的广告宣传相符
Film-making 电影制作 - write/co-write a film/script/screenplay
- direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/sequel
- make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie
拍摄一部浪漫喜剧／惊悚片／动作片 - do/work on a sequel/remake
拍摄续集；重拍 - film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of something)
拍摄（…的）开场戏／一套动作／连续镜头 - compose/create/do/write the soundtrack
制作电影声带 - cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence
剪辑掉一个镜头／一组镜头
Acting 表演 - have/get/do an audition
试演 - get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role
得以饰演／饰演主角／配角 - play a character/James Bond/the bad guy
饰演一个人物／詹姆斯 · 邦德／反面角色 - act in/appear in/star in a film/remake
- do/perform/attempt a stunt
做／尝试特技表演 - work in/make it big in Hollywood
在好莱坞工作／取得成功 - forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood
在好莱坞闯出／追求一番事业
Describing films 描述电影 - the camera pulls back/pans over something/zooms in (on something)
- the camera focuses on something/lingers on something
- shoot somebody/show somebody in extreme close-up
用特写镜头拍摄／表现某人 - use odd/unusual camera angles
采用奇特的／不同寻常的摄影机角度 - be filmed/shot on location/in a studio
在外景地／摄影棚拍摄 - be set/take place in London/in the ’60s
以伦敦／60 年代为背景 - have a happy ending/plot twist
有美满的结局／出人意料的情节转折
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatrea1, TV, radio and newsa1She makes children's films. 她制作儿童片。 He was an ad director before starting to make feature films. 在开始制作故事片之前，他是一名广告导演。 Your typical Hollywood film has a happy ending. 你那部典型的好莱坞电影有一个圆满的结局。 Her dream was to star in a Hollywood film. 她的梦想是出演一部好莱坞电影。 What's your favourite film? 你最喜欢哪部电影？ Do you like James Bond films? 你喜欢詹姆斯·邦德的电影吗？ The latest film by Kathryn Bigelow is out soon. 凯瑟琳·毕格罗的最新电影即将上映。 The film came out last week. 这部电影上周开始上映。 Now you can stream films on your mobile device. 现在，您可以在移动设备上播放电影。 It's an independent cinema screening mainly art films. 这是一个主要放映艺术电影的独立电影院。 Her music is used throughout the film. 她的音乐被用在整部电影中。 She thought the film far too violent to show to children. 她觉得这部影片太暴力了，不适合儿童观看。 The film contains explicit scenes of violence. 这部电影有明显的暴力镜头。 The film depicts immense courage amid the horrors of war. 电影描述了身在战争恐怖中人们表现出的巨大勇气。 The film manages to capture the mood of the times. 影片捕捉到了当时的时代氛围。 The film opens with a bird's-eye shot of London. 电影以伦敦的鸟瞰场景开始。 The film stars Nicole Kidman as a nightclub singer. 这部电影由妮可・基德曼主演，她饰演一名夜总会歌手。 The film was finally released after weeks of protest by religious groups. 在宗教组织抗议数周后，电影终于发行了。 The film was heavily edited for screening on television. 为了在电视上播放，那部电影被大量剪辑过。 There is a great car chase in the film. 影片中有一场精彩的飚车戏。 There's an interesting film on at the local cinema. 当地电影院正在上演一部有趣的电影。 There's a season of classic films on TV. 电视上有一季经典电影。 one of the earliest colour films 最早的彩色电影之一 They've just started shooting a film of the novel. 他们刚刚开始拍摄由这部小说改编的电影。 a film adaptation of a well-known fairy tale 根据一个著名童话改编的电影 a film version of Jane Austen's famous novel 简·奥斯汀著名小说的电影版 This film tells the remarkable story of a disabled actor. 这部电影讲述了一位残疾演员不平凡的故事。 We went to an awful film last night. 昨晚我们去看了一部很糟糕的电影。 a film about Nelson Mandela 一部有关纳尔逊・曼德拉的电影 a film based on the novel by Charles Potter 根据查尔斯・波特的小说改编的电影 a film dealing with old age 探讨老年问题的电影 a film entitled ‘Bitter Moon’ 名叫《苦月亮》的电影 a film from Spanish director Luis Eduardo Aute 西班牙导演路易斯・爱德华多・奥特的电影 a film recording the first powered flight 记录第一次动力飞行的电影 a film with an all-star cast 全明星阵容的电影 He was killed when a film stunt went wrong. 他死于一场电影特技事故。 We stayed for the film credits to see who the music was by. 我们等到了电影演职人员名单，想看看是谁作的曲。 The scramble for the film rights to her next novel has already begun. 对她下一部小说的电影版权的争夺已经开始了。 They built a massive film set of an airport. 他们搭建了一个巨大的机场布景。 the ‘Star Wars’ film series 《星球大战》系列电影 the film classic ‘Fantasia’ 经典电影《幻想曲》
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- feature-length
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- see
- view
- watch
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- be on
- show
- come out
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- director
- editor
- maker
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- in a/the film
- on film
- film about
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- the beginning of the film
- the end of the film
- be in films
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- [uncountable] (especially British English) (North American English usually the movies [plural])(British English also the cinema)
the art or business of making films 电影制作艺术；电影业 jobs in film and television 影视工作 She'd like to write for theatre and film. 她想为戏剧和电影写作。 the film industry 电影业 a film buff (= somebody who is very interested in and knows a lot about film) 影迷
Culture HollywoodHollywoodHollywood, more than any other place in the world, represents the excitement and glamour of the film industry. The world's major film companies have studios in Hollywood and many famous film stars live in its fashionable and expensive Beverly Hills district. But Hollywood is also Tinseltown, where money can buy an expensive lifestyle but the pressure to succeed can destroy lives, as in the case of Marilyn Monroe and River Phoenix. Both the British and Americans have mixed feelings about Hollywood: they are attracted by the excitement of the film world and by the lives of the stars, but also see Hollywood as a symbol of trashy, commercial culture.Hollywood is now surrounded by Los Angeles. In 1908, when film companies began moving west from New York, it was a small, unknown community. The companies were attracted to California by its fine weather, which allowed them to film outside for most of the year, but they also wanted to avoid having to pay money to a group of studios led by Thomas Edison which were trying to establish a monopoly (= control of the industry so that only they could make films). By the 1920s, companies such as Universal Pictures and United Artists had set up studios around Hollywood. During this period Mary Pickford, , and John Barrymore became famous in silent films. Mack Sennett, a Canadian, began making comedy films, including those featuring the Keystone Kops, in which Charlie Chaplin and 'Fatty' Arbuckle became stars. D W Griffith directed expensive ' epic' films like The Birth of a Nation, and William S Hart made westerns popular. Hollywood also created its first sex symbol, Theda Bara (1890-1955).The 1920s saw big changes. The first film in Technicolor was produced in 1922. Warner Brothers was formed in 1923 and four years later produced Hollywood's first talkie (= film with spoken words), The Jazz Singer. Huge numbers of Americans were now attracted to the movies. Stars like Pickford and Chaplin reached the height of their fame, and new stars were discovered, such as Rudolph Valentino, Laurel and Hardy and Buster Keaton.The 1930s and 1940s were Hollywood's ' golden age' and films became popular around the world. Hollywood even made successes out of America's worst times: Prohibition led to the gangster films of Edward G Robinson and James Cagney, and the Great Depression to films like The Grapes of Wrath. World War Two featured in successful films like Casablanca. The great Hollywood studios, MGM, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures, controlled the careers of actors. Famous directors of the time included Orson Welles and John Ford and screen stars included Clark Gable, John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Errol Flynn, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren BacallBette Davis, Gregory Peck, and Robert Mitchum.New words were invented to keep up with Hollywood's development: cliffhanger, tear-jerker, spine-chiller and western describe types of film. Villains became baddies or bad guys. As equipment became more complicated more people were needed to manage it. New jobs, still seen on lists of film credits today, included gaffer and best boy, his or her chief assistant.In the 1950s large numbers of people abandoned the movies in order to watch television. The film industry needed something new to attract them back. This led to the development of Cinerama and 3-D, which gave the audience the feeling of being part of the action. These proved too expensive but the wide screen of CinemaScope soon became standard throughout the world. 3-D has become popular again in the 21st century. The stars of the 1950s, including Marilyn Monroe, Rock Hudson, James Dean and Steve McQueen, also kept the film industry alive.In the 1960s many companies began making films in other countries where costs were lower, and people said Hollywood would never again be the centre of the film industry. But the skills, equipment and money were still there, and Hollywood became important again in the 1980s. The old studios were bought by new media companies: 20th Century Fox was bought by Rupert Murdoch, and Columbia Pictures by the Sony Corporation. New energy came from independent directors and producers like Steven Spielberg, Robert Redford and Martin Scorsese. Rising stars included Meryl Streep, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Costner and Tom Hanks.Now, more than ever, Hollywood leads the world's film industry, having produced the most expensive and successful films ever made, such as Jurassic Park (1993), Titanic (1997), Avatar (2009) and Black Panther (2018). Companies like MGM own their own movie theaters in the US and elsewhere. Studios make extra profits from selling films to television companies and from selling downloads directly to consumers through streaming services such as Netflix. The Oscars, presented by Hollywood's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, are the most valued prizes in the industry.Extra ExamplesYou can study theatre, film and dance as well as painting at the school. 你可以在学校学习戏剧、电影、舞蹈和绘画。 Many of them work in film or photography. 他们中的许多人从事电影或摄影工作。 She knows everything there is to know about film. 她知道关于电影的一切。 He wrote several books about film in the 1970s. 他在20世纪70年代写了几本关于电影的书。 the history of film 电影史 one of the greatest talents working in Indian film 印度电影界最伟大的天才之一 He worked for a major film studio. 他为一家大型电影制片厂工作。 Tyrannical Hollywood film moguls ruled their stars' lives. 好莱坞电影巨头操纵着旗下明星的生活。 The star has plenty of what film people call ‘bankability’. 这位明星有很多人们称之为“银行可接受性”的电影。 Working Title is a British film production company. Working Title是一家英国电影制作公司。 We're a small film company. 我们是一家小电影公司。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- feature-length
- …
- see
- view
- watch
- …
- be on
- show
- come out
- …
- director
- editor
- maker
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- in a/the film
- on film
- film about
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- the beginning of the film
- the end of the film
- be in films
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moving pictures of real events, shown for example on television 新闻片 television news film of the riots 这场暴乱的电视新闻片 - on film
The accident was caught on film. 事故被拍成了电影。 It was amazing to be able to capture those moments on film. 能够在电影中捕捉到这些时刻真是令人惊讶。 They showed a film clip of the interview. 他们放映了采访的一个电影片段。
Extra Examplesfilm taken by security cameras 监控摄像机拍到的片段 When I watched the film back, I noticed someone in the background. 当我回头看电影时，我注意到背景里有人。 They study film of their opponents before the game. 他们在比赛前研究对手的影片。 CCTV film captured the assault. 中央电视台拍摄了这次袭击。 Police examined video film from a security camera on the bus. 警察检查了公共汽车上安全摄像头拍摄的视频。 He hoped the existence of the security film would lead to a successful prosecution. 他希望安全电影的存在将导致一次成功的起诉。 You can download film clips from the news archive. 你可以从新闻档案下载电影剪辑。 There is some old film footage of the meeting. 有一些会议的旧电影胶片。 Music plays over the film footage. 音乐在电影胶片上播放。 The news always contains several film reports. 新闻里总是有几则影片报道。 They captured the incident on film. 他们拍下了那一事件。 It's one of the most dramatic moments I've ever seen on film. 这是我在电影中见过的最戏剧性的时刻之一。 Their encounter has been preserved on film. 他们的相遇被保存在电影中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- feature-length
- …
- see
- view
- watch
- …
- be on
- show
- come out
- …
- director
- editor
- maker
- …
- in a/the film
- on film
- film about
- …
- the beginning of the film
- the end of the film
- be in films
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thin plastic that is sensitive to light, used especially in the past for taking photographs and making films; a roll of this plastic, used in cameras 胶片；胶卷；底片 a roll of film 一卷胶卷 a 35mm film 35 毫米胶片 There was no film in the camera. 相机里没有胶卷。
Extra ExamplesFast film is best for action shots. 快速感光胶片最适合拍动作摄影。 He spliced the two lengths of film together. 他把两段胶卷拼接起来。 In the darkroom they found that only half the film had been exposed. 在暗室里他们发现只有一半胶卷经过了曝光。 I used to get my films developed at a local shop. 我过去常常在当地一家商店冲洗胶卷。 a roll of 35 millimetre film 一卷35 毫米胶卷 She put a new film in her camera. 她在相机里装上新胶卷。 Do you use a film camera or a digital camera? 你用胶片相机还是数码相机？ He returned with several rolls of colour and black-and-white film. 他带着几卷彩色和黑白胶卷回来了。 He used 16mm colour film. 他用了16毫米的彩色胶卷。 The film got accidentally exposed and ruined. 这部电影意外曝光，毁了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- black-and-white
- colour/color
- fast
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- reel
- roll
- load
- put in
- remove
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a thin layer of something, usually on the surface of something else 薄薄的一层；薄膜 Grease coated everything in a thin film. 油脂覆盖在薄膜上。 - film of something
Everything was covered in a film of dust. 所有的东西都蒙上了一层灰尘。
Extra ExamplesThere was a film of soot everywhere. 到处都是一层烟灰。 The leaves were still covered with a film of dew. 树叶上仍然覆盖着一层露水。 The film of water left by the tide shimmered in the sun. 潮水留下的水膜在阳光下闪闪发光。 There was a fine film of sweat on her forehead. 她前额汗津津的。 The books were covered in a thin film of dust. 书籍上都覆盖着薄薄的一层灰。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- thin
- surface
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- be covered in
- be covered with
- film of
see also cling film
moving pictures电影
in cameras摄影机；摄像机
thin layer薄层
Word OriginOld English filmen ‘membrane’, of West Germanic origin.