n.狂欢节; 嘉年华; 节日，联欢

carnival嘉年华
来自拉丁短语carne levare（同lever, 举起）, 把肉收起来，绝食。原指基督教40天大斋期前的狂欢，后俗化为carne vale, 与肉说再见，-val, 力量，词源同value, valediction(临别致辞，祝好，再见)。

Winter carnival → 冬季狂欢节；冬季嘉年华会；夏季嘉光阴会
Notting Hill Carnival → 诺丁山嘉年华会；诺丁山狂欢节；诺丁山儿童节；狂欢节
World Carnival → 嘉年华
Cologne Carnival → 科隆狂欢节
Robot Carnival → 机器人嘉年华；机器人嘉年华B；机器人的嘉年华会；机器人狂欢节
Quebec Winter Carnival → 魁北克冬季狂欢节；因为这个冬季嘉年华；魁北克冬季嘉年华；嘉年华会
Xi Carnival → 快乐节；高兴节；歌曲萨顶顶；上一首
The Carnival of the Animals → 动物狂欢节
Carnival Town → 狂欢节镇；狂欢之城；城镇狂欢节；嘉年华小镇

1. The avenues lined with jacaranda trees burst into a carnival of purple.
[汉]大街的两旁种着蓝花楹，绽放的花朵汇成一片紫色的海洋。
——来自柯林斯例句
2. The countdown to the Notting Hill Carnival is in its final hours.
[汉]诺丁山狂欢节已经进入了最后几个小时的倒计时。
——来自柯林斯例句
3. Towards evening the carnival entered its final stage.
[汉]临近傍晚时，狂欢节进入最后阶段。
——来自柯林斯例句
4. It's like one enormous street carnival here.
[汉]这就像是一场盛大的街头狂欢节。
——来自柯林斯例句
5. There is a local carnival every year.
[汉]当地每年都举行狂欢节。
——来自《权威词典》

【Noun】

1. a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
2. a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival;
"it was so funny it was a circus"
"the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
3. a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.