film

film
noun
  1. [mass noun]a thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera, used to produce photographs or motion pictures
    (电影或照相)胶片,胶卷
    he had already shot a whole roll of film.
    他已经拍了一整卷胶卷了。
    [count noun]a new range of films and cameras.
    一套新的胶卷和摄影机。
    ■material in the form of a very thin flexible sheet
    软片;薄膜
    clear plastic film between the layers of glass.
    两层玻璃之间的透明塑料薄膜。
    ■[count noun]a thin layer covering a surface
    薄薄的一层
    she quickly wiped away the light film of sweat.
    她迅速擦去了那层薄汗。
    ■(archaic)a fine thread or filament
    (古)细纹;细丝
    films of silk.
    细丝线。
  2. a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and shown in a cinema or on television
    电影;影片
    a horror film.
    恐怖片。
    [as modifier]a film director.
    电影导演。
    ■[mass noun]cinema considered as an art or industry
    电影艺术;电影业
    a critical overview of feminist writing on film.
    对女权主义影评的批判性综述。
verb
  1. [with obj.]capture on film as part of a series of moving images; make a film of (a story or event)
    拍摄;把(故事,事件)拍成影片
    she glowered at the television crew who were filming them.
    她怒视着正在拍他们的电视工作人员。
    ■make a cinema or television film of (a book)
    把(书)拍成影片(或电视片)
    ■[no obj.](film well/badly)be well or badly suited to portrayal in a film
    (不)适于拍成电影;(不)上镜
    an adventure story which would film well.
    适于搬上银幕的冒险故事。
  2. [no obj.]become or appear to become covered with a thin layer of something
    变得朦胧
    his eyes had filmed over.
    他的眼睛变得朦胧起来。
语源
  1. Old English filmen 'membrane', of West Germanic origin; related to fell
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