詞彙精選：feast的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
盛會，宴會 [C]
例句：
The king and queen always have minstrel play at their feast.
國王和王后總是要音樂家在宴會上表演。
例句：
He gave cheerfulness to the feast by pleasant talk.
他談笑風生，給宴會帶來愉快的氣氛。
宗教節日 [C]
例句：
The feast remembers the Biblical tale in which Jesus was taken to the temple to be circumcised.
這個節日是爲了紀念聖經傳說中耶穌被帶入神廟進行割禮。
例句：
Christmas is an important feast for Christians.
聖誕節是基督徒的重要節日。
享受，賞心樂事 [C]
例句：
The scene was a feast for the eyes.
這場景真令人賞心悅目。
例句：
A contented mind is a perpetual feast.
知足常樂。
v.
大吃大喝，享用美食 [I]
例句：
Feast today and fast tomorrow.
今朝大吃大喝，明日忍飢挨餓。
例句：
The poor starve and the rich feast.
窮人捱餓，富人吃喝。
款待，宴請 [T]
例句：
Jack felicitates his brainstorm to feast them.
傑克慶幸自己靈機一動想到宴請他們。
例句：
He feasted his friends.
他設宴款待朋友。
（得到）享受 [I,T]
例句：
We feasted our eyes on the mountain scene.
我們盡情欣賞山景。
二、詞義辨析：
banquet,feast,dinner,party
這些名詞均有“宴會”之意。banquet指正式而盛大的宴會或國宴。feast指筵席酒席，有時可與banquet換用，但前者強調共享歡樂的氣氛。dinner普通用詞，含義廣。本義指一日的主餐，但多用於指宴請客人的正式的一餐。party指一般的社交聚會，也引申指宴請或宴會。
三、相關短語：
love feast
n.友好聚餐
feast day
n. 節日,齋日,宗教節日
四、參考例句：
Feast for the senses.
感官的盛宴。
Feast today and fast tomorrow.
今朝大吃大喝，明日忍飢挨餓。
Christmas is an important feast for Christians.
聖誕節是基督教徒的重要節日。
After the feast the prince belched hugely.
筵席之後王子猛打嗝。
We gave him a farewell feast yesterday.
我們昨天爲他舉行了告別宴會。
Jack felicitates his brainstorm to feast them.
傑克慶幸自己靈機一動想到宴請他們。
The king held a feast for us.
國王爲我們舉行了盛大的宴會。
We really enjoyed the wedding feast.
我們非常享受婚宴。
The poor starve while the rich feast.
窮人飢腸轆轆，富人大吃大喝｡
At the feast there was food and drink in abundance.
宴會上有豐富的飲食。
