carnival

英 [ˈkɑːnɪvl]

美 [ˈkɑːrnɪvl]

n. 狂欢节; 嘉年华; 激动人心的事物组合; 五彩缤纷事物的组合

复数：carnivals　

Collins.2 / BNC.15139 / COCA.11897

牛津词典

noun

狂欢节；嘉年华
a public festival, usually one that happens at a regular time each year, that involves music and dancing in the streets, for which people wear brightly coloured clothes
狂欢节；嘉年华
a public festival, usually one that happens at a regular time each year, that involves music and dancing in the streets, for which people wear brightly coloured clothes
狂欢节；嘉年华
a public festival, usually one that happens at a regular time each year, that involves music and dancing in the streets, for which people wear brightly coloured clothes
激动人心的事物组合；五彩缤纷事物的组合
an exciting or brightly coloured mixture of things
1. this summer's carnival of sport
  今年夏季的体育盛会

狂欢节;嘉年华会
Acarnivalis a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.
流动游乐场;嘉年华
Acarnivalis a travelling show which is held in a park or field and at which there are machines to ride on, entertainments, and games.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 funfair

N-COUNT 激动人心的事物的组合;五彩斑斓;八音齐奏
Acarnival ofsomething such as colours or sounds is a bright or exciting mixture of them.
1. The avenues lined with jacaranda trees burst into a carnival of purple.
  大街的两旁种着蓝花楹，绽放的花朵汇成一片紫色的海洋。

noun

a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
a traveling show
Synonym:fairfunfair
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
1. it was so funny it was a circus
2. the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
Synonym:circus

This weekend I went with some friends to see canoes carnival inside Guangzhou science center.
这个周末我和朋友在广州科学馆亲水平台上观看了一场皮划艇比赛。
Towards evening the carnival entered its final stage.
临近傍晚时，狂欢节进入最后阶段。
I was this carnival's main attraction.
我曾是这个嘉年华里最有魅力的人。
You forget you're dealing with a clinical observer of the human carnival.
你忘了我是人类杂耍团的临床观察员。
When I met you at the carnival.
我在狂欢节上见到你的时候。
For example, the Brazilian community in New York planned its own Carnival celebration.
例如，在纽约的巴西人社团已安排了他们自己的嘉年华会庆祝计划。
But besides the carnival and hocus-pocus, this book also considers deeper questions about life and fate.
但是除了有狂欢和哄骗，这本书也深入思考了关于人生与命运的问题。
At the heart of carnival is the wearing of masks and costumes, dancing, eating and drinking.
在狂欢节的核心是戴着面具和服饰，舞蹈，饮食和饮水。
The carnival got off to a virtually trouble-free start with the police reporting only one arrest.
狂欢节开幕进行得几乎是一帆风顺，警方只报告了一例拘捕。
The United States: a free and colorful countries, Christmas is the day they happy carnival.
美国：一个自由且多彩的国家，圣诞节是他们快乐狂欢的日子。