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.
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.
当船终于到达一个港口时,木盖打开了,孔塔这才第一次在日光下扫视了他被拴在那儿的那一部分船舱。
My parents were visiting relatives, and my grandparents had decided to spend the day at home.