dragon boat festival
IPA/dɹˈaɡən bˈəʊt fˈɛstɪvəl/
IPA/dɹˈæɡən bˈoʊt fˈɛstɪvəl/
dragon boat festival — noun
1. A traditional Chinese holiday that takes place in early summer, marked by races
1.名詞B1
釋義
A traditional Chinese holiday that takes place in early summer, marked by races of long, narrow boats painted and carved to look like dragons, along with the custom of eating zongzi — sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves
例句
The Dragon Boat Festival draws thousands of visitors to Taiwan's rivers each year.
collocation: draws thousands of visitors
Imran's grandmother taught him how to wrap zongzi a week before the Dragon Boat Festival.
Shirin's team won second place in the dragon boat race at the festival last June.
Many cities hold special Dragon Boat Festival events with music and food stalls.
用法筆記
The name functions as a proper noun and is capitalized in running text. It frequently occurs with the definite article: 'the Dragon Boat Festival'.