a bullfight
可数名词，单数泛指时用不定冠词 a。
We went to see a bullfight in Madrid.
我们去马德里看了一场斗牛。
斗牛
在西班牙和其他一些拉丁国家中,一种公众表演,人们挑逗并通常杀死公牛。
A public spectacle, especially in Spain and some Latin countries, in which a person taunts and often kills a bull.
在西班牙和其他一些拉丁国家中,一种公众表演,人们挑逗并通常杀死公牛。
A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.
I went to see a bullfight in Madrid last summer.
去年夏天我去马德里看了一场斗牛。
用法提示：名词bullfight表示斗牛表演，在句中作see的宾语。
Bullfighting is a traditional spectacle in Spain, but many people oppose it.
斗牛是西班牙的一种传统表演，但许多人反对它。
用法提示：名词bullfighting（动名词形式）表示斗牛活动，在句中作主语。
The matador waved his cape to provoke the bull during the bullfight.
斗牛士在斗牛表演中挥动斗篷来激怒公牛。
用法提示：名词bullfight在介词短语during the bullfight中作宾语，表示时间背景。
可数名词，单数泛指时用不定冠词 a。
We went to see a bullfight in Madrid.
我们去马德里看了一场斗牛。
复数形式可泛指这一类表演活动。
Bullfights are still held in some countries.
一些国家仍然举行斗牛表演。
用介词 at 表示在斗牛表演的现场。
He was injured at a bullfight last summer.
去年夏天他在一场斗牛表演中受伤。
grammar · medium
易错句子Bullfight is very popular in Spain.
正确表达Bullfighting is very popular in Spain.
表示“斗牛运动”这一活动时要用不可数名词 bullfighting；bullfight 是可数名词，指一场具体的斗牛表演，不能用来指这项活动。
grammar · medium
易错句子They bullfight every Sunday.
正确表达They hold bullfights every Sunday.
bullfight 只作名词，不能直接作谓语动词；表示“举行斗牛”要用 hold bullfights 等动词搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子We saw bullfight in Madrid yesterday.
正确表达We saw a bullfight in Madrid yesterday.
bullfight 是可数名词，单数形式表示“一场斗牛”时前面必须加不定冠词 a/an。
bullfight 指一场具体的斗牛表演，是可数名词，复数形式为 bullfights；bullfighting 指斗牛这项活动本身，是不可数名词，不能说 a bullfighting。
bullfight 指表演或比赛本身；bullfighter 指参与斗牛的人，是可数名词。说“他是一名斗牛士”要用 a bullfighter，不能用 a bullfight。
bullfight 指斗牛表演；bullring 指举行表演的场地建筑。说“去看斗牛”用 go to a bullfight，指建筑物本身时用 bullring。
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