春节放鞭炮的文化意义与习俗解析

及物动词加强; 提高，增加

1. 提高，增进，增加（价值、质量、吸引力等）
To enhance something means to improve its value, quality, or attractiveness.

e.g. They'll be keen to enhance their reputation abroad...
他们会非常渴望提高他们在国外的声誉。
e.g. The superb sets are enhanced by Bobby Crossman's marvellous costumes.
博比·克罗斯曼绝妙的服装为华丽的舞台增色不少。

名词气氛; 大气层; 大气，空气; 风格，基调

1. 大气;大气层;大气圈
A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.

e.g. ...dangerous levels of pollution in the Earth's atmosphere...
地球大气层污染程度严重
e.g. The Partial Test-Ban Treaty bans nuclear testing in the atmosphere.
《部分禁止核试验条约》禁止在大气层中进行核试验。

2. （呼吸的）空气
The atmosphere of a place is the air that you breathe there.

e.g. These gases pollute the atmosphere of towns and cities.
这些气体污染了城镇的空气。

3. 氛围；环境
The atmosphere of a place is the general impression that you get of it.

e.g. Pale wooden floors and plenty of natural light add to the relaxed atmosphere...
淡色木地板和充足的自然光平添了几分轻松的氛围。
e.g. There's still an atmosphere of great hostility and tension in the city.
强烈的敌对和紧张气氛依然笼罩着这座城市。

4. （地方或事件的）情调，魅力
If a place or an event has atmosphere, it is interesting.

e.g. The old harbour is still full of atmosphere and well worth visiting.
这座古老的港口依然充满了情趣，颇值得一游。

动词庆祝; 祝贺; 举行宗教庆典; 歌颂

1. 庆祝
If you celebrate, you do something enjoyable because of a special occasion or to mark someone's success.

e.g. I was in a mood to celebrate...
我很想庆祝一下。
e.g. Tom celebrated his 24th birthday two days ago.
汤姆两天前庆祝了他的24岁生日。

2. 成立(…年);庆祝(周年)
If an organization or country is celebrating an anniversary, it has existed for that length of time and is doing something special because of it.

e.g. The Society is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.
这个协会今年将举办成立10周年庆典。

3. 主持(圣餐或弥撒)
When priests celebrate Holy Communion or Mass, they officially perform the actions and ceremonies that are involved.

e.g. Pope John Paul celebrated mass today in a city in central Poland.
教皇保罗二世今天在波兰中部的一个城市主持了弥撒。

名词习惯，惯例; 海关，关税; 经常光顾; [总称]（经常性的）顾客

形容词（衣服等）定做的，定制的

1. 风俗;习俗
A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.

e.g. The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries...
点燃奥林匹克圣火的习俗可以追溯到几个世纪前。
e.g. Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.
钟努力去适应当地的风俗习惯。

2. 个人习惯;习性;惯常行为
If it is your custom to do something, you usually do it in particular circumstances.

e.g. It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously...
他习惯谨慎地处理每一个问题。
e.g. As is the custom, police forensic experts carried out a painstaking search of the debris.
像往常一样，警方的法医专家对残骸进行了仔细的查看。

3. 光顾;惠顾
If a shop has your custom, you regularly buy things there.

e.g. You have the right to withhold your custom if you so wish...
如果你这么不想来，你可以不再光顾。
e.g. Providing discounts is not the only way to win custom.
打折并不是招揽顾客的唯一途径。

4. 定做的;量身设计的
If you use custom to describe something such as a vehicle or a piece of clothing, you mean that it has been designed for one particular customer.

e.g. Her one-of-a-kind custom garments are priced from one hundred dollars to more than a thousand dollars.
在她这里定做一件款型独一无二的衣服，价格从100美元到1,000美元以上不等。

5. see also: customs

形容词传统的; 口传的; 惯例的; 因袭的

1. 传统的;习俗的;惯例的
Traditional customs, beliefs, or methods are ones that have existed for a long time without changing.

e.g. ...traditional teaching methods.
传统教学方法
e.g. ...traditional Indian music.
传统印度音乐