Word · Frequency #741
featuring
以…为特色；包含；由…主演
featuring is the present participle of feature.
To include someone or something as an important part; to have as a star.
- 1.
To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.
在某一背景下赋予某事物最大的重要性
- 2.
To star, to contain.
主演,包含
- 3.
To appear, to make an appearance.
出现,露面
出现；出演；强调；突出；在某一背景下赋予某事物最大的重要性；主演,包含；出现,露面
In use
The new smartphone features a high-resolution camera.
The exhibition featured works by local artists.
The hotel's grand lobby features a stunning chandelier.
Verb forms
base feature · third person features · -ing featuring · past featured · past participle featured
Connections
Collocations
- feature prominently
- 突出出现；占有重要地位
- Mental health features prominently in the new policy.心理健康在新政策中占有突出地位。
- feature in
- 出现在…中；在…中担任重要角色
- Several guest artists feature in the exhibition.几位客座艺术家在这次展览中亮相。
- be featured on
- 被收录于；在…上作为特色推出
- Their new single was featured on the radio yesterday.他们的新单曲昨天在电台被重点播出。
- feature as
- 作为…出现；由…出演某角色
- The actor features as the main villain in the series.这位演员在剧集中饰演主要反派。
- feature alongside
- 与…一同出现；与…共同出演
- She features alongside top musicians at the festival.她在音乐节上与一流音乐家一同演出。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到 feature 动词，就想到杂志“专题报道”把某人或某事放在最显眼位置——既是“主演/包含”，也是“露面”。记住：feature=把…摆在台面上。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：娛樂影視、媒體報導、產品介紹 作動詞用時，多出現於娛樂、媒體或產品介紹等語境。表示「主演、包含」或「出現、露面」均較常見，整體以中性偏正式為主；在口語中也不算生硬，但正式寫作中更常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 feature /ˈfiːtʃər/ 押韵的词有 creature、teacher、preacher。注意 future /ˈfjuːtʃər/、nature /ˈneɪtʃər/ 虽然都以 -ture 结尾，但元音不同，并不押韵；feather /ˈfɛðər/ 拼写以 fea- 开头，但读音与 feature 差别很大。
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 4，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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.