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movie

US /ˈmuvi/

noun Foundation · A2 Giải trí & truyền thông

Definition

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

We went to see a new movie after the team dinner.

Synonyms

  • filma form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
  • motion picturehaving a meaning similar to movie

Collocations

  • Easy watch a movie
    to watch a movie, meaning to look attentively
  • Medium discounted movie ticket vouchers for staff
    to discounted movie ticket vouchers for staff, meaning to bar from attention or consideration
  • Hard independent movie production financing
    describing independent movie production financing (a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics))
  • Very Hard bizarre plot twists straight out of a noir movie
    describing bizarre plot twists straight out of a noir movie (conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual)

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