film

1. N-COUNT A film consists of moving pictures that have been recorded so that they can be shown in a theatre or on television. A film tells a story, or shows a real situation. 电影

Everything about the film was good. Good acting, good story, good fun. 这部电影样样都好：演技好，故事好，非常有趣。

2. N-COUNT A film of powder, liquid, or oil is a very thin layer of it. 薄层

The sea is coated with a film of raw sewage. 海上覆盖着薄薄一层未经处理的污水。

3. V-T If you film something, you use a camera to take moving pictures which can be shown on a screen or on television. 把…拍摄成影片

He had filmed her life story. 他已经把她的人生故事拍成了电影。

4. N-UNCOUNT Film of something is moving pictures of a real event that are shown on television or on a screen. 记实影片

He likes to look at film of old-time players. 他喜欢看那些以前运动员的影片。

5. N-UNCOUNT The making of films, considered as a form of art or a business, can be referred to as film or films. 电影艺术; 电影业[also N in pl]

Film is a business with limited opportunities for actresses. 电影业对女演员来说机会有限。

6. N-UNCOUNT Plastic film is a very thin sheet of plastic used to wrap and cover things. (塑料) 薄膜[英国英语]

7. N-VAR A film is the narrow roll of plastic that is used in a camera to take photographs. 胶卷

The photographers had already shot a dozen rolls of film. 摄影师们已经拍了一打胶卷。