柯林斯英汉双解大词典
pageant /ˈpædʒənt/ TEM8
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N-COUNT A pageant or a beauty pageant is a competition in which young women are judged to decide which one is the most beautiful. 选美大赛
例：...the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
…环球小姐选美大赛。
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N-COUNT A pageant is a colourful public procession, show, or ceremony. Pageants are usually held outdoors and often celebrate events or people from history. 盛大庆典 (通常为露天的)
例：...a historical pageant of kings and queens.
…一场历史上的国王和王后们的盛大庆典。
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This was an historical pageant, representing the King's immediate progenitors.
这是一次历史性的盛会，代表国王的直系祖先。
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He followed the pageant through all its devious windings about London, and all the way to Westminster and the Abbey.
他跟着游行队伍，穿过伦敦所有迂回曲折的弯路，一直走到威斯敏士特宫和大教堂。
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The pageant broke up and grouped itself picturesquely, and remained bareheaded.
御驾的行列分开了，他们美观地排列成几组，仍然不戴帽子。
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The team includes Muslims and Christians,mothers,a librarian, a business student and a woman who competed in a beauty pageant.
VOA: special.2010.07.30
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However, like a sporting contest, a beauty pageant can also be used to inspire its viewers.
可是，选美比赛也可以像体育比赛一样激励观众。
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Of course I understand that spending all day watching a beauty pageant
我当然知道一整天在电视机旁看选美比赛
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