feast
n
1
(a) unusually large or elaborate meal 盛宴; 宴会.
(b) (fig 比喻) thing that pleases the mind or the senses with its richness or variety 赏心悦目的事物
a feast of colours, sounds, etc 赏心悦目的颜色、 悦耳动听的声音.
2 religious festival celebrated with rejoicing 欢乐的宗教节日
the feast of Christmas 圣诞佳节. feast, v
1
(a) [I, Ipr] ~ (on sth) enjoy a feast 宴饮; 参加宴会
They celebrated by feasting all day. 他们整天大吃大喝地庆祝.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (with sth) provide sb with a feast 设宴款待(某人); 宴请(某人)
They feasted their guests with delicacies. 他们用美味佳肴款待客人.
2 (idm 习语) feast one's eyes (on sb/sth)enjoy the beauty of sb/sth 欣赏某人[某物]之美; 饱眼福
She feasted her eyes on the beauty of the valley. 她饱览那山谷的美景.
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.