a period of public revelry at a regular time each year, typically during the week before Lent in Roman Catholic countries, involving processions, music, dancing, and the use of masquerade
狂欢节;嘉年华会(尤指罗马天主教国家每年大斋节前一周内的公众狂欢,其中有游行,音乐,舞蹈及化装舞会)
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the culmination of the week-long carnival 长达一周的狂欢节之高潮
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[mass noun]
Mardi Gras is the last day of carnival “油腻的星期二”是狂欢节的最后一天
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[as modifier]
a carnival parade .一次狂欢节游行。
〈喻〉 令人兴奋的(或狂欢的)混合物
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the film is a visual and aural carnival .这部电影集视觉和听觉的狂欢于一体。
〈北美〉 游艺场;游艺团。
"mid 16th cent.: from Italian