marquee
noun /mɑːˈkiː/
/mɑːrˈkiː/
- (especially British English) a large tent used at social events
(大型活动用的)大帐篷 - The guests sat under a large marquee.
客人们坐在大帐篷下面。 - The wedding reception was held in a marquee.
婚宴是在大帐篷里举行的。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- giant
- huge
- large
- …
- erect
- in a/the marquee
- under a/the marquee
- The guests sat under a large marquee.
- (North American English) a covered entrance to a theatre, hotel, etc., often with a sign on or above it
(戏院、酒店等入口处,通常带有标记的)遮檐 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- theater
- lighted
- showbiz
- …
词源late 17th cent.: from marquise, taken as plural and assimilated to -ee.