1. C 电影院　 movie theater
2. S 电影放映　 a showing of a film
3. S 电影艺术；电影业　 the art or industry of making films

　care for the ～　喜欢电影
　go to the ～　去看电影
　work in the ～　在电影院工作
　fine ～　好电影院
　at the ～　在看电影
　in the ～　在电影院

　The cinema admits only 300 persons.　该电影院只能容纳300人。
　The cinema was half empty.　影院里空着一半座位。
　The cinema was farther down the road than I thought.　电影院在这条路上比我想得还远。
　Is there anything good on at the cinema tonight?　今晚电影院有好电影上演吗?
　Do they allow smoking in the cinemas?　他们允许在电影院里抽烟吗?
　The tickets for the cinema must be retained well by a careful person.　电影票必须让细心人保管好。
　We live opposite the cinema.　我们住在电影院的对面。
　There are eight cinemas in the city.　市内有8家电影院。
　He's worked in the cinema all his life.　他一生从事电影事业。
　The cinema industry was hard hit by the economic depression.　经济萧条使电影制片业受到很大打击。
　Are you interested in the cinema?　你对电影艺术有兴趣吗?
　These novels have been rendered into cinema.　这些小说已被改编成电影。
　Are you fond of the cinema?　你喜欢看电影吗?

 ♣ at the cinema
　看电影　watching movies
　I was at the cinema with my friend yesterday evening.　昨天晚上我和我的朋友看电影去了。
 ♣ go to the cinema
　看电影　watch movies
　Mary went to the cinema and her sister went, too.　玛丽去看电影了，她妹妹也去了。
　How often do you go to the cinema?—Once a week.　你多长时间去看一次电影?—— 一周一次。
　I don't go to the cinema often.　我不常看电影。
　I'm going to the cinema tonight. Would you like to come with me?　晚上我去看电影，你愿意一起去吗?

 ♣ cinema, theatre
　cinema　指电影院；theatre指剧场。可放电影又可供演出的剧院既可称为cinema，也可称为theatre. cinema以放电影为主， theatre以上演话剧、音乐会、戏曲等为主。
 ♣ 在口语中，下面几句的意思相同：

　今天晚上我们去看电影吧。
　［误］ Let's go to cinema tonight.
　［正］ Let's go to the cinema tonight.
　［析］ 表示“去看电影”，须说go to the cinema，冠词不可省略。

　［词源］　希腊语kinematograph（电影院）