Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #3322
cinema
电影院
a place where films are shown; a movie theatre
- 1.
A movie theatre, a movie house.
电影院。
- 2.
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
电影；传播活动影像的媒介
- 3.
Films collectively.
影片的总称。
- 4.
a theater where films are shown
电影院；放映电影的剧场
- 5.
The film and movie industry.
电影产业。
- 6.
The art of making films and movies; cinematography.
电影制作艺术；电影摄影术。
电影；影片；电影业；电影界；电影艺术；电影摄制；电影媒介；电影院。
In use
Let's meet at the cinema at seven o'clock.
Italian cinema from the 1960s is renowned for its artistic depth.
She works in the cinema industry as a film editor.
this story would be good cinema
go to the cinema
表示去电影院看电影。
Let's go to the cinema tonight.
我们今晚去电影院吧。
at the cinema
表示在电影院这个地点。
We met at the cinema yesterday.
我们昨天在电影院遇见了。
the cinema
此处 the cinema 泛指电影艺术或电影业。
Connections
Collocations
- go to the cinema
- 去电影院
- We often go to the cinema on weekends.我们经常周末去电影院。
- at the cinema
- 在电影院
- I saw her at the cinema last night.昨晚我在电影院看见了她。
- cinema screen
- 电影屏幕
- The film looked amazing on the big cinema screen.这部电影在大屏幕上看起来棒极了。
- cinema ticket
- 电影票
- How much is a cinema ticket these days?现在一张电影票多少钱？
- cinema industry
- 电影业
- The cinema industry has changed dramatically with streaming services.随着流媒体服务的出现，电影业发生了巨大变化。
- independent cinema
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 cinema 拆成 'cine'（看）和 'ma'（妈），想象和妈妈去看电影。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
作为'电影院'义时为可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending 'ma' but do not rhyme with cinema. Cinema is pronounced /ˈsɪnəmə/, while these have different stress and vowel sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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