on Halloween
表示在万圣节前夕这个时间点,介词用 on;节日前不加 the。
Many families carve pumpkins on Halloween.
许多家庭在万圣节前夕雕刻南瓜。
万圣节前夕;万圣节前夜
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
万圣节前夕;万圣节前夜
the evening before All Saints' Day, October 31
Many families carve pumpkins on Halloween.
许多家庭在万圣节前夕雕刻南瓜。
诸圣日前夕;常为年轻人恶作剧之时
the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
We are going to dress up as ghosts for Halloween.
万圣节前夜我们要装扮成鬼。
My little sister is already planning her Halloween costume.
我妹妹已经在计划她的万圣节服装了。
The children went door to door collecting candy on Halloween.
孩子们万圣节前夜挨家挨户讨糖果。
表示在万圣节前夕这个时间点,介词用 on;节日前不加 the。
Many families carve pumpkins on Halloween.
许多家庭在万圣节前夕雕刻南瓜。
celebrate 后直接接节日名称,不加冠词。
The town celebrates Halloween with a parade.
这个小镇以游行庆祝万圣节前夕。
for 说明为了这一节日而准备或装扮的目的,常与 make、dress up 等搭配。
She made a ghost costume for Halloween.
她为万圣节前夕做了一套鬼怪服装。
Not this
We celebrate halloween with costumes.
Use this
We celebrate Halloween with costumes.
Halloween 是专有名词(节日名称),在英语中必须大写首字母;小写形式属于拼写错误,更正为大写即可。
Not this
She always dresses up in Halloween.
Use this
She always dresses up on Halloween.
表示在万圣节这一天做某事,要用介词 on(on Halloween);in 一般用于月份、季节或年份,不能直接与单个节日名称搭配表示“在……节”。
Not this
We had a party on last Halloween.
Use this
We had a party last Halloween.
last Halloween 本身已作时间状语,前面不能再加介词 on,就像 last week、last year 一样直接使用;如果想强调具体是在去年万圣节那天,可改为 on Halloween last year。
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庆祝万圣节前夕
Families celebrate Halloween with costumes and candy.
家家户户身着节日服装、分发糖果来庆祝万圣节前夕。
万圣节前夜服装
She made her own Halloween costume this year.
她今年自己做了万圣节前夜的服装。
万圣节前夜聚会
We are going to a Halloween party on Saturday.
我们周六要去参加一个万圣节前夜聚会。
万圣节前夜装饰
The street was full of spooky Halloween decorations.
街道上到处都是阴森的万圣节前夜装饰。
在万圣节前夜
Children knock on doors and ask for candy on Halloween.
孩子们在万圣节前夜挨家挨户讨要糖果。
万圣节前夜当晚
Halloween night is the one time of year when people love to be scared.
万圣节前夜当晚是一年中人们最爱体验惊吓的时刻。
今天是万圣节。我想每个人都该有一次痛快的惊吓。
Laurie says this line to the boy she is babysitting in the 1978 horror film Halloween.
这句话出自1978年恐怖片《万圣节》,是劳丽对她照看的小男孩说的。
这就是万圣节,这就是万圣节!
This line comes from the popular song "This Is Halloween" in Tim Burton's 1993 animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas.
这句歌词出自蒂姆·伯顿1993年动画电影《圣诞夜惊魂》中的热门歌曲《这就是万圣节》。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 see, free)
Use halloween naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想:万圣节前夜,南瓜灯下孩子们扮鬼敲门,喊“trick or treat”要糖果。
语域:neutral 常见场景:holiday celebrations、everyday conversations 该词是万圣节前夜的常用名称,属于中性词,通常用于日常交流和与节日相关的话题,在正式书面语中也可以使用。
押韵词(读作 /iːn/):queen、green、seen、between、machine(machine 拼写是 -ine,但读音相同)。注意:been 在美式英语常读 /bɪn/,和 /iːn/ 不押韵;英式读音 /biːn/ 则押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.