cin‧e‧ma S3 / sɪnəmə, sɪnɪmə / 名词

1 [可数名词] especially British English a building in which films are shown 同义词 movie theater American English :

It’s on at the local cinema.

2 the cinema British English if you go to the cinema, you go to a cinema to see a film :

We decided to go to the cinema .

3 [单数形式，不可数] the skill or industry of making films → cinematic :

a leading figure in Italian cinema

COLLOCATIONS

动词

go to the cinema Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight?

be on/be showing at the cinema Do you know what’s on at the cinema?

形容词

a multiplex cinema (= with several different screens for showing films ) You can see the movie now at your local multiplex cinema.

a 6-screen/12-screen etc cinema The new leisure complex includes a 12-screen cinema.

cinema + NOUN

a cinema audience (= the people who watch a film ) His new movie is sure to bring in big cinema audiences.

a cinema screen (= the large white surface on which films are shown ) The film was much better on the cinema screen than on TV.

cinema advertising a cinema advertising campaign for Levi jeans

a cinema chain (= a group of cinemas owned by the same company ) He works for a well-known cinema chain.

cinema release (= the showing of a new film at the cinema ) His film was banned from cinema release for some years.