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fetes
（户外）游乐会；义卖会
fetes is the plural of fete.
核心释义
A public festival, often outdoors, held to raise money for charity.
- 1.
对公众开放的节日庆典,收入常捐给慈善机构
A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- 2.
盛宴、庆典或嘉年华。
A feast, celebration or carnival.
盛宴；庆祝活动；嘉年华；对公众开放的节日庆典,收入常捐给慈善机构；盛宴、庆典或嘉年华。；庆祝；祭祀
用法In use
The village held a summer fete to raise money for the local school.
用法提示：fete 作为名词，指户外大型庆祝活动。
We spent the afternoon at the church fete, enjoying the games and stalls.
用法提示：fete 表示教堂组织的户外节日活动。
The annual fete attracted hundreds of visitors from neighboring towns.
用法提示：fete 作为名词，指年度的大型户外聚会。
have/hold/organize a fete
They had a fete to raise funds.
他们举办了一个募款庆祝活动。
at a fete
fete常指户外活动。
She bought a cake at the fete.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- village fete
- 乡村游乐会
- The village fete raised money for the local school.乡村游乐会为当地学校筹集了资金。
- charity fete
- 慈善义卖会
- They organized a charity fete in the park.他们在公园里组织了一场慈善义卖会。
- school fete
- 学校游园会
- Parents baked cakes for the school fete.家长们为学校游园会烤了蛋糕。
- summer fete
- 夏季游乐会
- We went to the summer fete on the green.我们去了公共草地上的夏季游乐会。
- church fete
- 教堂义卖会
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
fete读作“feit”，像fate，联想：命运般热闹的露天庆典，常为慈善筹款。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：British village/school fete、written account of a festive celebration 该词在英式英语的固定搭配（如 village fete）中比较常见，语气较为自然；单独使用或指盛宴、嘉年华时，多用于书面或较正式的语境。整体属中性偏正式，建议根据具体搭配和场合判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
常指户外举办的盛大庆祝活动或义卖会。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
发音说明：fete 读作 /feɪt/，与 fate、gate、late、weight 同韵（/eɪt/）。注意拼写相似的 petite /pəˈtiːt/ 和 delete /dɪˈliːt/ 读音不同，它们不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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