Word · Frequency #16901
grandstands
正面看台;大看台
grandstands is the plural of grandstand.
a large covered stand with rows of seats where people watch sports or races
- 1.
The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.
体育场或竞技场的座位区;露天看台。
- 2.
The audience at a public event.
公共活动的观众。
观众;体育场或竞技场的座位区;露天看台。;公共活动的观众。;正面看台
In use
We bought tickets in the grandstand so we could watch the finish line clearly.
The new grandstand has a roof that keeps spectators dry in the rain.
Many older stadiums have grandstands with wooden benches instead of seats.
from the grandstand
作名词时,grandstand 指体育场或赛马场中有顶的阶梯式看台;常与 the 连用。
We watched the whole match from the grandstand.
我们从正面看台观看了整场比赛。
the grandstands + be + past participle/adjective
复数形式 grandstands 指多个看台或整个看台区。
The grandstands were packed with excited spectators.
看台上挤满了兴奋的观众。
grandstand for sb
作动词时,grandstand 表示为了赢得关注或赞赏而卖弄,常含贬义。
Connections
Collocations
- grandstand seat
- 看台座位
- We watched the final from grandstand seats.我们从看台座位观看了决赛。
- grandstand view
- 绝佳视野
- The hotel room gave us a grandstand view of the parade.酒店房间让我们看到了游行的绝佳景观。
- grandstand finish
- 激动人心的结局
- The match produced a grandstand finish in the last minute.比赛在最后一分钟迎来了一个激动人心的结局。
- grandstand for the cameras
- 在镜头前作秀
- The minister was grandstanding for the cameras instead of answering.部长没有回答问题,而是在镜头前作秀。
- grandstand play
- 哗众取宠的表演
- The player's grandstand play impressed the crowd but annoyed his coach.这位球员哗众取宠的表演打动了观众,却令教练不悦。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想:grand=宏大,stand=站立/看台;在宏伟的看台上站起来表演,正像“哗众取宠”地卖弄。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:sports stadium、racecourse、public speech、political debate 作名词时是中性词,通常指体育场馆或赛马场的看台,也可指看台上的观众;作动词时语气较随意,多用于评论或口语,常带贬义,指为了博取好评而卖弄表现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在这些词中,只有 bandstand 与 grandstand 的重读音节及之后部分一致(/ændstænd/),构成真韵;stand、understand、withstand 虽然拼写都以 stand 结尾,但重音位置或元音不同,发音并不与 grandstand 整体押韵;newsstand 和 nightstand 重音在第一音节,但重读元音分别为 /uː/、/aɪ/,后接 /stænd/,也不押韵。
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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