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an
election victory 0 She is confident of victory
in
Saturday’s final.
'(!> 0
o victory celebrations/parades I
Wfs — see also moral victory IT7777B roar, romp, sweep,
etc. to victory to win sth easily &M$.I¥£; A He swept to victory in the final of the
championship. ft.
victual
ler /'vitla(r)/.
(also .licensed
'victualler) noun (BrE,
law 1^) a person who is
legally allowed to sell alcoholic drinks
victuals
/‘vitlz/
noun [pi.] (old-fashioned) food and drink
tfc*;
mmm
vi
cuna /vi'kuinja/
noun a wild animal with a
long neck and very soft wool, which lives in
vide
/'vi:dei/
verb [VN] (abbr. v) used (meaning ‘see’) as
an instruction in books to tell the reader to look at a particular book,
passage, etc. for more information
() #ia, #1*3,
video /'vidiau; NAmE -ou/ noun, verb m
noun
{pi. -os) 1 (also video-tape) [u, C] a type of magnetic tape used for recording
television pictures and sound; a box containing this tape, also called a video cassette The movie will be
released
on
video in
June, Ag {#
A'\f 0 o Do we have a blank video?
? 2 [C] a copy of a film/movie, programme, etc. that
is recorded on videotape ( la M tfn ) MM , MB: a video of ‘ET’ «^hS A> tflMMtfi o The school made a short promotional video. 0
a home video
(=
not a professional one) MM M W.
0 a video shop/store MM^fc M 3 [C] {BrE} = video cassette recorder : to programme the video to record the football match ® 1$ MWifi/tL $ 4 [U] the
process of recording and showing films/movies and
programmes using a special camera and a television set (
1b AI& ) MW,
MB -. A wedding is the perfect subject for
video. £|}LJl:IOT $)MM?E.%&<, o the use of video in
schools
^m^B^uMimm
m verb (also formal video-tape) [VN] (especially BrE) to record a
television programme using a video
cassette recorder; to film sb/sth using a video camera M
e|l g ; in - MM: Did you remember to video that programme? g T ? o Videoing students
can
be a useful teaching exercise. in¥£MM'n
Jo
'video
arcade noun a place where you
can play video games on machines that you use coins to operate (
rp^
) MMmftJf
'video
camera noun a special camera
for making video films WiWtJl — see also camcorder 'video card (also 'graphics adapter) noun {computing if) a device that
allows images to be shown on a computer screen 7; & 7 .video ca'ssette recorder noun {abbr. VCR) (also video, .video
ca'ssette player, 'video recorder) a piece of equipment that you use to
record and play films/movies and TV programmes on video 'sL&MWfh video-con-fer-en-cing /' vidiaokDnfaransir); NAmE
'vidioukain-/ noun [U] a system that enables
people in different parts of the world to have a meeting by watching and
listening to each other using video screens UW&iX.
'video
diary noun a series of video
recordings made by sb over a period of time, in which they record their
experiences, thoughts and feelings MB
0 ifi; BEr 0 iB video-disc /'vidiaudisk; NAmE -ou-/ noun [U, C] a plastic disc that
you can record films/movies and programmes on, for showing on a television
screen $£ # ; B — see also DVD
'video
game noun a game in which you
press buttons to control and move images on a screen •
'video
jockey (also
VJ,
vee-jay) noun a person who
introduces music videos on television ifeM# @3:
WA
.video
'nasty noun {BrE,
informal) a video film/movie that shows offensive
scenes of sex and violence $.ElM
WEr, IM#)t
video-phone
/'vidiaofaun;
NAmE -oufoun/ noun a type of telephone with
a screen that enables you to see the person you are talking to bJ $0,
ffe ilf; ?1 W
video-tape
/'vidiauteip;
NAmE -ou-/
noun, verb
m noun [U, C] = video n.(l)
■
verb [VN] {formal) = video v. : a videotaped interview M
MW W
video-tele-phony
/.vidiauta'lefani;
NAmE .vidiou-/ noun [U] the process of
sending video signals along telephone wires
video
vie
/vai/
verb (vying /‘vanq/, vied, vied) ~ (with sb) (for sth) (formal) to compete strongly
with sb in order to obtain or achieve sth PTffl compete:
[V]
She was
surrounded by men all vying for her attention. 0
a row of
restaurants
vying with each other for business ® itt; tfe
— o [V to inf] Screaming fans vied to get
closer
to their idol
mm o
SYNONYMS
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view
sight» scene ♦ vista ♦ panorama ♦
spectacle
These are all words for a thing that you can see,
especially from a particular place. jp:
view what you can see from a particular place
or position, especially beautiful natural scenery
Mm, The cottage
had a
delightful sea view. i£/hM Rf VJ. fj-£ij Jc A W
fc*.
sight a thing that you see or can see,
especially sth that is impressive or unusual tL MM, XIb'&M, It’s
a spectacular
sight
as the flamingos lift into the air. f“] $
scene a view that you see, especially one with
people and/or animals moving about and doing things m M, M&, It was a
delightful
rural scene. g ^ MMAo
vista (literary) a beautiful view; a
long, narrow view, for example between rows of trees or buildings H
panorama a view of a wide area
of land The
tower offers a breathtaking panorama of Prague.
spectacle {literary) a sight or view that is
very impressive or attracts a lot of attention i&A
(0 MM; The wide plain, with thousands of animals on the move, was an awesome
spectacle.
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
a view/vista/panorama of/from ...
■
a beautiful view/sight/scene/vista/panorama/
spectacle
■
a spectacular view/sight/vista/panorama
■
a sad/sorry sight/scene/spectacle
■
an industrial/urban view/scene
■
to admire/take in the
view/sight/scene/vista/ panorama/spectade
View 0-m /vju:/ noun, verb mnoun
► OPINION 1 [c] ~ (about/on sth) a personal opinion about
sth; an attitude towards sth ( 7AW )