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watch a movie
Let's watch a movie tonight.
我们今晚看电影吧。
电影；影片
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
电影；影片
A motion picture that tells a story with sound and moving images; a feature film, especially one shown in a cinema.
Let's watch a movie tonight.
我们今晚看电影吧。
A professionally made motion picture of a substantive narrative work, typically around 1 to 3 hours long, typically intended for cinema, art, entertainment, and a widespread audience; a feature film, theatrical film.
通过声音和连续图像讲述故事的娱乐形式
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
We watched a horror movie last night and couldn't sleep.
我们昨晚看了一部恐怖电影，吓得睡不着觉。
AI contextual example
This movie is based on a true story.
这部电影基于一个真实故事。
AI contextual example
I fell asleep during the movie because it was boring.
我在看电影时睡着了，因为太无聊了。
AI contextual example
they went to a movie every Saturday night
他们每周六晚上都去看电影
WordNet
Let's watch a movie tonight.
我们今晚看电影吧。
固定搭配，用复数形式。
They often go to the movies on weekends.
他们周末经常去看电影。
She wants to make a movie about her life.
她想拍一部关于自己生活的电影。
Not this
I like movie.
Use this
I like movies.
movie是可数名词，表示一类事物时应该用复数形式或加不定冠词。这里泛指电影类别，应该使用复数movies。
Not this
He is on the movie.
Use this
He is in the movie.
表示'在电影中'应该使用介词in，而不是on。on通常表示在表面上，而in表示在内部或参与其中。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
看电影
Let's watch a movie tonight.
我们今晚看电影吧。
去看电影
We often go to the movies on weekends.
我们周末经常去看电影。
动作片
He loves action movies.
他喜欢动作片。
恐怖片
I don't like horror movies.
我不喜欢恐怖片。
电影院
We met at the movie theater.
我们在电影院相遇。
电影明星
She wants to become a movie star.
她想成为电影明星。
电影迷
He's a real movie buff who watches at least one film every day.
他是个真正的电影迷，每天至少看一部电影。
电影魔力
The special effects in that film are pure movie magic.
那部电影的特效纯粹是电影魔力。
天生为电影而生
Her dramatic life story seems made for the movies.
她戏剧性的生活故事似乎天生为电影而生。
重要的不是电影讲什么，而是它怎么讲。
A famous quote by film critic Roger Ebert, emphasizing that a film's style and execution matter more than its plot.
影评人罗杰·艾伯特的名言，强调电影的呈现方式比情节本身更重要。
生活不像电影里那样。生活……要艰难得多。
A memorable line from the film Cinema Paradiso, spoken by Alfredo to young Salvatore, contrasting the glamour of movies with the hardships of real life.
电影《天堂电影院》中的经典台词，阿尔弗雷多对小萨尔瓦托所说，将电影的魅力与现实生活的艰辛进行对比。
Use movie naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住 movie 中藏着 move（移动），因为电影就是会动的画面。
mixed
Words ending in 'ie' that rhyme with 'movie' (stressed vowel /i/): cookie, genie, zombie, auntie, birdie, calorie. Beware of lookalikes like 'pie' (/paɪ/) or 'lie' (/laɪ/) where 'ie' is pronounced /aɪ/.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.