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a banquet for [people/occasion]
常用于描述为特定群体或场合举办的正式宴会。
The company held a banquet for its employees.
公司为员工举办了一场宴会。
宴会
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宴会
a large formal meal for many people, often to celebrate something
The company held a banquet for its employees.
公司为员工举办了一场宴会。
大型庆祝宴席；盛宴。
A large celebratory meal; a feast.
为多人举办的正式宴会
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
为多人举办的正式晚宴。
A ceremonial dinner party for many people.
精心准备且非常享受的一餐
a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
The wedding banquet was held in a grand hotel ballroom.
婚礼宴会在一个豪华酒店的舞厅举行。
AI contextual example
They organized a charity banquet to raise funds for the local hospital.
他们组织了一场慈善宴会，为当地医院筹集资金。
AI contextual example
The president hosted a state banquet for foreign dignitaries.
总统为外国政要举办了一场国宴。
AI contextual example
a banquet for the graduating seniors
一场为毕业班学生举办的宴会
WordNet
常用于描述为特定群体或场合举办的正式宴会。
The company held a banquet for its employees.
公司为员工举办了一场宴会。
指宴会场合，常与动词如'meet'、'speak'等连用。
They sat together at the banquet.
他们在宴会上坐在一起。
描述宴会提供的食物种类。
The table groaned under a banquet of roasted meats.
桌子上摆满了烤肉的盛宴。
Not this
We attended a grand banquette.
Use this
We attended a grand banquet.
拼写错误：'banquette'意为'长椅'或'射击掩体'，而'banquet'才是'宴会'。注意双写t只出现在现在分词形式中，名词拼写为'banquet'。
Not this
They made a banquet for the guests.
Use this
They held a banquet for the guests.
搭配错误：受中文'搞宴会'影响，误用'make'。英语中常用'hold/host a banquet'来表示'举行/举办宴会'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
举行宴会
The university will hold a banquet to celebrate its centenary.
大学将举行宴会庆祝百年校庆。
国宴
The president hosted a state banquet for the visiting dignitaries.
总统为来访的贵宾举办了国宴。
婚宴
They invited all their relatives to the wedding banquet.
他们邀请了所有亲戚参加婚宴。
宴会厅
The reception will be held in the grand banquet hall.
招待会将在宏伟的宴会厅举行。
感官盛宴
The garden was a banquet for the senses, with vibrant flowers and sweet fragrances.
花园是一场感官盛宴，有着鲜艳的花朵和甜美的香气。
泪的盛宴（指极度悲伤）
After the tragic news, the family held a banquet of tears at the funeral.
得知噩耗后，家人在葬礼上泪流成河。
盛宴结束（比喻好事已尽）
After the promotion, he felt the banquet is over; nothing good would follow.
升职后，他觉得盛宴已过，再无好事。
请当我们的客人！请当我们的客人！我们保证为您设宴！
From the song 'Be Our Guest' in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991). The enchanted objects sing this to Belle when she arrives at the Beast's castle.
来自迪士尼1991年动画电影《美女与野兽》中的歌曲《Be Our Guest》。被施了魔法的物品在贝儿抵达野兽城堡时对她唱道。
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记忆：'ban'（班）+ 'quet'（块）→ 全班一块吃大餐就是宴会。
语域：formal 常见场景：wedding、state dinner、charity gala banquet 通常指正式宴会，多用于婚礼、国宴等隆重场合。
No common word rhymes perfectly with 'banquet'. The '-quet' words (bouquet, croquet, parquet) end in /keɪ/, tourniquet ends in /kɪt/, banquette ends in /kɛt/, and frequent ends in /kwənt/. These share spelling or sound patterns but differ in pronunciation.
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