亚洲网紅露点

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marquee

[ mahr-kee ]

noun

  1. a tall rooflike projection above a theater entrance, usually containing the name of a currently featured play or film and its stars.
  2. a rooflike shelter, as of glass, projecting above an outer door and over a sidewalk or a terrace.
  3. Also . British. a large tent or tentlike shelter with open sides, especially one for temporary use in outdoor entertainments, receptions, etc.


adjective

  1. superlative; headlining:

    a marquee basketball player.

marquee

/ 尘蓱藧藞办颈藧 /

noun

  1. a large tent used for entertainment, exhibition, etc
  2. Also calledmarquise a canopy over the entrance to a theatre, hotel, etc
  3. modifier celebrated or pre-eminent

    a marquee player

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of marquee1

1680鈥90; assumed singular of marquise, taken as plural
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of marquee1

C17 (originally an officer's tent): invented singular form of marquise , erroneously taken to be plural
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England selector Luke Wright said "runs are the currency" as a decision looms over the batting line-up for marquee series against India and Australia later this year.

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It means England begin a defining year of Test cricket, including marquee series against India and Australia, with a fresh-looking pace attack.

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I'm wondering whether you think that the marquee policy for Democrats should be Medicare for All in these midterms and the next presidential election, and if not, what it should be.

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The England hierarchy have identified the pace department as key to their success in marquee series against India and Australia, but a number of seamers will be unavailable for the one-off Test against the Zimbabweans.

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Students are set to move out of marquee classrooms after almost three years of being taught in tents.

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