Definition of marquee in English:

marquee

noun mɑːˈkiːmɑrˈki

1British A large tent used for social or commercial functions.
〈主英〉（用于社交或商业活动的）大帐篷
Example sentencesExamples
- A marquee has been erected there for a commercial celebration.
- The municipality has also cleaned up and painted a storeroom which will become the competition's headquarters, along with a marquee for functions and rest areas.
- Preparations were continuing as portable toilets were delivered to the grounds and marquee and tent companies continued to enter and leave the estate.
- The white tents and marquees that had been the centre of the rally stood in the field half collapsed.
- Some festivals in the UK choose to put marquees up in order to seat 1,000 plus.
- The initial concept is that the event might be similar to the book festival, which fills Charlotte Square with marquees, with individual tents showcasing different aspects.
- The Eurozone marquee will also provide shelter for racegoers should the weather take a turn for the worse.
- The last festival depended on selling exhibition space in large marquees as well as satellite exhibition space to cover the cost of the festival, which is intended to be self-financing.
- In addition to the experienced teams involved in rapidly erecting and dismantling marquees and tents, the company is also now organising lighting facilities and generator capacity.
- Putting up marquees and tents and other types of shading is something many people find complicated if not impossible.
- On Sunday there is a function in the marquee and the admission fee is €20.
- With something for young and old alike, the fair had a large fairground, market trade auto and jumble, an entertainment pavilion and a real ale tent, along with rural craft marquees and a food hall.
- Judging of rally entrants takes place in the afternoon before a social evening of entertainment in the marquee from 7.30 pm.
- Saturday will also feature two large marquees with an array of exhibitors, and a third marquee holding a talent contest.
- With many seeking shelter from the pouring rain under a big marquee tent, some opted to cheer on the participants on the beach.
- Equally, the decision to erect a marquee in the car park to cater for some corporate functions has been questioned by events organisers.
- A social gathering and refreshments in a marquee erected on the church's grounds will follow the ceremony.
- Participants bring picnics to the marquee on the Green to enjoy a great social occasion and take part in a conversation with three leading authors.
- Many staff came prepared for a lengthy stay in the rain, setting up a marquee tent and bringing with them barbecues, umbrellas and plenty of food.
- Organisers are planning to have lots of stalls and attractions - and are desperate for donations of tents and marquees to provide shelter for these.
2North American A canopy projecting over the entrance to a theatre, hotel, or other building.
〈北美〉（剧院、旅馆等入口处）挑出遮篷
Example sentencesExamples
- Theater marquees are frequently shown in the background, and it's always worth reading what's written on them.
- Hector grabbed my hand and made a dash for the entrance, the lights from the marquee illuminating his jubilant face.
- If two-thirds of the movie marquees carry an American title in Europe (even in France), the fraction is even greater when it comes to translated books.
- The city last week adopted a law requiring hotel operators who advertise rates on marquees to post both the highest and lowest room rates.
- The Dance Club, the larger of the two, will feature an Art-deco motif, a theater-style entrance marquee.
- Two hours before the first show in York, the crowd was queuing beneath the theatre marquee that read ‘Bingo every night (except Thursday)’.
- I know every corner of downtown so well that I see the buildings that once occupied the parking lots, the fine old department stores, the marquees and awnings of the nightclubs and hash houses and chow mein joints.
- Ultimately, it was World War II and the maturing of those youngsters raised on Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and Superman that brought sci-fi out of the darkness and into the light of flashing marquees.
- One entered the show next to a mock-up of a theater marquee and exited through a stage door that was part of a new, postscript installation made for the exhibition.
- But the Concert Hall isn't a success, as witnessed by these marquees.
- Decorative touches such as vintage movie posters, a mini marquee, director's chairs, and overhead lanterns or strings of lights create the right mood.
- Together with curving wraparound short sides, this feature appears in 1930s designs from sideboards to movie theater marquees.
- Why do people still travel to New York to write musicals despite the comparatively few new author names on Broadway marquees?
- Along the sidewalks, giant signs and marquees hung from the buildings.
- Then she noticed the movie marquee with its poster of a beautiful dark-haired woman stranded in the South Pacific embraced by a beautiful blond-haired young man.
- By then, after eight and more hours of conversation with the people around them, there is nothing left to say as they inch closer to the white marquee that marks the entrance to Westminster Hall.
- They embrace three angular lanterns that pull light into the heart of the building and, at night, seem to float above it like illuminated marquees.
- He would pay for all advertising and promotion, put his own banners and marquees out front, and turn the theater into a midway attraction, complete with lobby curiosities designed to lure customers.
- Digital marquees above the doors displayed the contents of each room, and the levels of security required to access them.
- Bollywood might hope that a different spelling on the marquee would alter an actress' fortunes, but would it matter whether a woman was Priti, Preeti, Preety or even Preity as long as she was pretty?
1. 2.1as modifier Leading; pre-eminent.
  一流的；杰出的
  a marquee player
  一流的演员。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The league had hoped that marquee players would give instant credibility to the fledgling league.
  Even though they need marquee players to get fans into the seats, they will be looking for younger, cheaper players or draft picks in return.
  Although both are proven winners, the sponsors will be looking to a few marquee players within striking distance to guarantee a better return on the money they have invested in this event.
  It's big for the program to have marquee players.
  Most of the marquee players come from the defensive line and the defensive backfield, not the sexy positions like quarterback, running back, or wide receiver.
  The rise of salary caps, luxury taxes and the like in professional sports has forced even comparatively wealthy franchises to lure marquee players with different kinds of incentives.
  Along with Ronaldo, he was Brazil's marquee player - both on the field and in the Nike universe.
  The list of marquee players filling key special teams spots across the country is impressive.
  The costs skyrocketed because the players gained so much leverage and then when the marquee players faded, no one was able to fill the void.
  The team have invested too much in this season to trade their marquee player.
  Both coaches will try to avoid having one player guarding the other because it would greatly reduce his team's effectiveness on offense and unnecessarily wear down both marquee players on defense.
  If the team looks for a tackle, he will not be a marquee player.
  Despite being about $45 million over the limit, the club won't lose any marquee players.
  ‘It's very rare one of the marquee players' names gets mentioned, especially a young kid,’ Brown says.
  The club has had difficulty attracting such marquee players because of the franchise's losing history.
  But those marquee players deplete the budget even more.
  Why is it that marquee players from European countries are eager to represent their country while getting Canadian players is often an onerous chore?
  Other than that, you didn't have a truly marquee player on the field.
  Owners might be concerned about lost revenues if the preseason were shortened, but losing a marquee player certainly doesn't help the league put its best product on the field.
  When it comes to rewarding his marquee players, he has proven to be a reliably soft touch.
  Synonyms
  greatest, leading, foremost, best, finest, chief, outstanding, excellent, distinguished, prominent, eminent, important, major, star, top, top-tier, topmost, famous, renowned, celebrated, illustrious, towering, supreme, superior, exceptional, unrivalled, unsurpassed, unequalled, inimitable, incomparable, matchless, peerless, unmatched, arch-, transcendent

Origin

Late 17th century: from marquise, taken as plural and assimilated to -ee.

Rhymes

absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tea, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, three, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee

Definition of marquee in US English:

marquee

nounmärˈkēmɑrˈki

1North American A canopy projecting over the entrance to a theater, hotel, or other building.
〈北美〉（剧院、旅馆等入口处）挑出遮篷
Example sentencesExamples
- But the Concert Hall isn't a success, as witnessed by these marquees.
- Ultimately, it was World War II and the maturing of those youngsters raised on Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and Superman that brought sci-fi out of the darkness and into the light of flashing marquees.
- I know every corner of downtown so well that I see the buildings that once occupied the parking lots, the fine old department stores, the marquees and awnings of the nightclubs and hash houses and chow mein joints.
- They embrace three angular lanterns that pull light into the heart of the building and, at night, seem to float above it like illuminated marquees.
- If two-thirds of the movie marquees carry an American title in Europe (even in France), the fraction is even greater when it comes to translated books.
- Decorative touches such as vintage movie posters, a mini marquee, director's chairs, and overhead lanterns or strings of lights create the right mood.
- By then, after eight and more hours of conversation with the people around them, there is nothing left to say as they inch closer to the white marquee that marks the entrance to Westminster Hall.
- The city last week adopted a law requiring hotel operators who advertise rates on marquees to post both the highest and lowest room rates.
- Why do people still travel to New York to write musicals despite the comparatively few new author names on Broadway marquees?
- Together with curving wraparound short sides, this feature appears in 1930s designs from sideboards to movie theater marquees.
- Bollywood might hope that a different spelling on the marquee would alter an actress' fortunes, but would it matter whether a woman was Priti, Preeti, Preety or even Preity as long as she was pretty?
- Then she noticed the movie marquee with its poster of a beautiful dark-haired woman stranded in the South Pacific embraced by a beautiful blond-haired young man.
- Along the sidewalks, giant signs and marquees hung from the buildings.
- The Dance Club, the larger of the two, will feature an Art-deco motif, a theater-style entrance marquee.
- Digital marquees above the doors displayed the contents of each room, and the levels of security required to access them.
- Two hours before the first show in York, the crowd was queuing beneath the theatre marquee that read ‘Bingo every night (except Thursday)’.
- One entered the show next to a mock-up of a theater marquee and exited through a stage door that was part of a new, postscript installation made for the exhibition.
- He would pay for all advertising and promotion, put his own banners and marquees out front, and turn the theater into a midway attraction, complete with lobby curiosities designed to lure customers.
- Theater marquees are frequently shown in the background, and it's always worth reading what's written on them.
- Hector grabbed my hand and made a dash for the entrance, the lights from the marquee illuminating his jubilant face.
1. 1.1as modifier Leading; preeminent.
  一流的；杰出的
  a marquee player
  一流的演员。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Other than that, you didn't have a truly marquee player on the field.
  Both coaches will try to avoid having one player guarding the other because it would greatly reduce his team's effectiveness on offense and unnecessarily wear down both marquee players on defense.
  The league had hoped that marquee players would give instant credibility to the fledgling league.
  If the team looks for a tackle, he will not be a marquee player.
  It's big for the program to have marquee players.
  When it comes to rewarding his marquee players, he has proven to be a reliably soft touch.
  Despite being about $45 million over the limit, the club won't lose any marquee players.
  Although both are proven winners, the sponsors will be looking to a few marquee players within striking distance to guarantee a better return on the money they have invested in this event.
  Most of the marquee players come from the defensive line and the defensive backfield, not the sexy positions like quarterback, running back, or wide receiver.
  The club has had difficulty attracting such marquee players because of the franchise's losing history.
  Why is it that marquee players from European countries are eager to represent their country while getting Canadian players is often an onerous chore?
  Owners might be concerned about lost revenues if the preseason were shortened, but losing a marquee player certainly doesn't help the league put its best product on the field.
  But those marquee players deplete the budget even more.
  The costs skyrocketed because the players gained so much leverage and then when the marquee players faded, no one was able to fill the void.
  The rise of salary caps, luxury taxes and the like in professional sports has forced even comparatively wealthy franchises to lure marquee players with different kinds of incentives.
  Even though they need marquee players to get fans into the seats, they will be looking for younger, cheaper players or draft picks in return.
  The list of marquee players filling key special teams spots across the country is impressive.
  Along with Ronaldo, he was Brazil's marquee player - both on the field and in the Nike universe.
  ‘It's very rare one of the marquee players' names gets mentioned, especially a young kid,’ Brown says.
  The team have invested too much in this season to trade their marquee player.
  Synonyms
  greatest, leading, foremost, best, finest, chief, outstanding, excellent, distinguished, prominent, eminent, important, major, star, top, top-tier, topmost, famous, renowned, celebrated, illustrious, towering, supreme, superior, exceptional, unrivalled, unsurpassed, unequalled, inimitable, incomparable, matchless, peerless, unmatched, arch-, transcendent
2British A large tent used for social or commercial functions.
〈主英〉（用于社交或商业活动的）大帐篷
Example sentencesExamples
- Judging of rally entrants takes place in the afternoon before a social evening of entertainment in the marquee from 7.30 pm.
- Saturday will also feature two large marquees with an array of exhibitors, and a third marquee holding a talent contest.
- Participants bring picnics to the marquee on the Green to enjoy a great social occasion and take part in a conversation with three leading authors.
- A marquee has been erected there for a commercial celebration.
- Some festivals in the UK choose to put marquees up in order to seat 1,000 plus.
- On Sunday there is a function in the marquee and the admission fee is €20.
- The last festival depended on selling exhibition space in large marquees as well as satellite exhibition space to cover the cost of the festival, which is intended to be self-financing.
- Putting up marquees and tents and other types of shading is something many people find complicated if not impossible.
- With many seeking shelter from the pouring rain under a big marquee tent, some opted to cheer on the participants on the beach.
- Many staff came prepared for a lengthy stay in the rain, setting up a marquee tent and bringing with them barbecues, umbrellas and plenty of food.
- Equally, the decision to erect a marquee in the car park to cater for some corporate functions has been questioned by events organisers.
- In addition to the experienced teams involved in rapidly erecting and dismantling marquees and tents, the company is also now organising lighting facilities and generator capacity.
- A social gathering and refreshments in a marquee erected on the church's grounds will follow the ceremony.
- The Eurozone marquee will also provide shelter for racegoers should the weather take a turn for the worse.
- Preparations were continuing as portable toilets were delivered to the grounds and marquee and tent companies continued to enter and leave the estate.
- The municipality has also cleaned up and painted a storeroom which will become the competition's headquarters, along with a marquee for functions and rest areas.
- Organisers are planning to have lots of stalls and attractions - and are desperate for donations of tents and marquees to provide shelter for these.
- The white tents and marquees that had been the centre of the rally stood in the field half collapsed.
- With something for young and old alike, the fair had a large fairground, market trade auto and jumble, an entertainment pavilion and a real ale tent, along with rural craft marquees and a food hall.
- The initial concept is that the event might be similar to the book festival, which fills Charlotte Square with marquees, with individual tents showcasing different aspects.

Origin

Late 17th century: from marquise, taken as plural and assimilated to -ee.

词汇	marquee
释义	Definition of marquee in English: marquee noun mɑːˈkiːmɑrˈki 1British A large tent used for social or commercial functions. 〈主英〉（用于社交或商业活动的）大帐篷 Example sentencesExamples A marquee has been erected there for a commercial celebration. The municipality has also cleaned up and painted a storeroom which will become the competition's headquarters, along with a marquee for functions and rest areas. Preparations were continuing as portable toilets were delivered to the grounds and marquee and tent companies continued to enter and leave the estate. The white tents and marquees that had been the centre of the rally stood in the field half collapsed. Some festivals in the UK choose to put marquees up in order to seat 1,000 plus. The initial concept is that the event might be similar to the book festival, which fills Charlotte Square with marquees, with individual tents showcasing different aspects. The Eurozone marquee will also provide shelter for racegoers should the weather take a turn for the worse. The last festival depended on selling exhibition space in large marquees as well as satellite exhibition space to cover the cost of the festival, which is intended to be self-financing. In addition to the experienced teams involved in rapidly erecting and dismantling marquees and tents, the company is also now organising lighting facilities and generator capacity. Putting up marquees and tents and other types of shading is something many people find complicated if not impossible. On Sunday there is a function in the marquee and the admission fee is €20. With something for young and old alike, the fair had a large fairground, market trade auto and jumble, an entertainment pavilion and a real ale tent, along with rural craft marquees and a food hall. Judging of rally entrants takes place in the afternoon before a social evening of entertainment in the marquee from 7.30 pm. Saturday will also feature two large marquees with an array of exhibitors, and a third marquee holding a talent contest. With many seeking shelter from the pouring rain under a big marquee tent, some opted to cheer on the participants on the beach. Equally, the decision to erect a marquee in the car park to cater for some corporate functions has been questioned by events organisers. A social gathering and refreshments in a marquee erected on the church's grounds will follow the ceremony. Participants bring picnics to the marquee on the Green to enjoy a great social occasion and take part in a conversation with three leading authors. Many staff came prepared for a lengthy stay in the rain, setting up a marquee tent and bringing with them barbecues, umbrellas and plenty of food. Organisers are planning to have lots of stalls and attractions - and are desperate for donations of tents and marquees to provide shelter for these. 2North American A canopy projecting over the entrance to a theatre, hotel, or other building. 〈北美〉（剧院、旅馆等入口处）挑出遮篷 Example sentencesExamples Theater marquees are frequently shown in the background, and it's always worth reading what's written on them. Hector grabbed my hand and made a dash for the entrance, the lights from the marquee illuminating his jubilant face. If two-thirds of the movie marquees carry an American title in Europe (even in France), the fraction is even greater when it comes to translated books. The city last week adopted a law requiring hotel operators who advertise rates on marquees to post both the highest and lowest room rates. The Dance Club, the larger of the two, will feature an Art-deco motif, a theater-style entrance marquee. Two hours before the first show in York, the crowd was queuing beneath the theatre marquee that read ‘Bingo every night (except Thursday)’. I know every corner of downtown so well that I see the buildings that once occupied the parking lots, the fine old department stores, the marquees and awnings of the nightclubs and hash houses and chow mein joints. Ultimately, it was World War II and the maturing of those youngsters raised on Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and Superman that brought sci-fi out of the darkness and into the light of flashing marquees. One entered the show next to a mock-up of a theater marquee and exited through a stage door that was part of a new, postscript installation made for the exhibition. But the Concert Hall isn't a success, as witnessed by these marquees. Decorative touches such as vintage movie posters, a mini marquee, director's chairs, and overhead lanterns or strings of lights create the right mood. Together with curving wraparound short sides, this feature appears in 1930s designs from sideboards to movie theater marquees. Why do people still travel to New York to write musicals despite the comparatively few new author names on Broadway marquees? Along the sidewalks, giant signs and marquees hung from the buildings. Then she noticed the movie marquee with its poster of a beautiful dark-haired woman stranded in the South Pacific embraced by a beautiful blond-haired young man. By then, after eight and more hours of conversation with the people around them, there is nothing left to say as they inch closer to the white marquee that marks the entrance to Westminster Hall. They embrace three angular lanterns that pull light into the heart of the building and, at night, seem to float above it like illuminated marquees. He would pay for all advertising and promotion, put his own banners and marquees out front, and turn the theater into a midway attraction, complete with lobby curiosities designed to lure customers. Digital marquees above the doors displayed the contents of each room, and the levels of security required to access them. Bollywood might hope that a different spelling on the marquee would alter an actress' fortunes, but would it matter whether a woman was Priti, Preeti, Preety or even Preity as long as she was pretty? 2.1as modifier Leading; pre-eminent. 一流的；杰出的 a marquee player 一流的演员。 Example sentencesExamples The league had hoped that marquee players would give instant credibility to the fledgling league. Even though they need marquee players to get fans into the seats, they will be looking for younger, cheaper players or draft picks in return. Although both are proven winners, the sponsors will be looking to a few marquee players within striking distance to guarantee a better return on the money they have invested in this event. It's big for the program to have marquee players. Most of the marquee players come from the defensive line and the defensive backfield, not the sexy positions like quarterback, running back, or wide receiver. The rise of salary caps, luxury taxes and the like in professional sports has forced even comparatively wealthy franchises to lure marquee players with different kinds of incentives. Along with Ronaldo, he was Brazil's marquee player - both on the field and in the Nike universe. The list of marquee players filling key special teams spots across the country is impressive. The costs skyrocketed because the players gained so much leverage and then when the marquee players faded, no one was able to fill the void. The team have invested too much in this season to trade their marquee player. Both coaches will try to avoid having one player guarding the other because it would greatly reduce his team's effectiveness on offense and unnecessarily wear down both marquee players on defense. If the team looks for a tackle, he will not be a marquee player. Despite being about $45 million over the limit, the club won't lose any marquee players. ‘It's very rare one of the marquee players' names gets mentioned, especially a young kid,’ Brown says. The club has had difficulty attracting such marquee players because of the franchise's losing history. But those marquee players deplete the budget even more. Why is it that marquee players from European countries are eager to represent their country while getting Canadian players is often an onerous chore? Other than that, you didn't have a truly marquee player on the field. Owners might be concerned about lost revenues if the preseason were shortened, but losing a marquee player certainly doesn't help the league put its best product on the field. When it comes to rewarding his marquee players, he has proven to be a reliably soft touch. Synonyms greatest, leading, foremost, best, finest, chief, outstanding, excellent, distinguished, prominent, eminent, important, major, star, top, top-tier, topmost, famous, renowned, celebrated, illustrious, towering, supreme, superior, exceptional, unrivalled, unsurpassed, unequalled, inimitable, incomparable, matchless, peerless, unmatched, arch-, transcendent Origin Late 17th century: from marquise, taken as plural and assimilated to -ee. Rhymes absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tea, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, three, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee Definition of marquee in US English: marquee nounmärˈkēmɑrˈki 1North American A canopy projecting over the entrance to a theater, hotel, or other building. 〈北美〉（剧院、旅馆等入口处）挑出遮篷 Example sentencesExamples But the Concert Hall isn't a success, as witnessed by these marquees. Ultimately, it was World War II and the maturing of those youngsters raised on Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and Superman that brought sci-fi out of the darkness and into the light of flashing marquees. I know every corner of downtown so well that I see the buildings that once occupied the parking lots, the fine old department stores, the marquees and awnings of the nightclubs and hash houses and chow mein joints. They embrace three angular lanterns that pull light into the heart of the building and, at night, seem to float above it like illuminated marquees. If two-thirds of the movie marquees carry an American title in Europe (even in France), the fraction is even greater when it comes to translated books. Decorative touches such as vintage movie posters, a mini marquee, director's chairs, and overhead lanterns or strings of lights create the right mood. By then, after eight and more hours of conversation with the people around them, there is nothing left to say as they inch closer to the white marquee that marks the entrance to Westminster Hall. The city last week adopted a law requiring hotel operators who advertise rates on marquees to post both the highest and lowest room rates. Why do people still travel to New York to write musicals despite the comparatively few new author names on Broadway marquees? Together with curving wraparound short sides, this feature appears in 1930s designs from sideboards to movie theater marquees. Bollywood might hope that a different spelling on the marquee would alter an actress' fortunes, but would it matter whether a woman was Priti, Preeti, Preety or even Preity as long as she was pretty? Then she noticed the movie marquee with its poster of a beautiful dark-haired woman stranded in the South Pacific embraced by a beautiful blond-haired young man. Along the sidewalks, giant signs and marquees hung from the buildings. The Dance Club, the larger of the two, will feature an Art-deco motif, a theater-style entrance marquee. Digital marquees above the doors displayed the contents of each room, and the levels of security required to access them. Two hours before the first show in York, the crowd was queuing beneath the theatre marquee that read ‘Bingo every night (except Thursday)’. One entered the show next to a mock-up of a theater marquee and exited through a stage door that was part of a new, postscript installation made for the exhibition. He would pay for all advertising and promotion, put his own banners and marquees out front, and turn the theater into a midway attraction, complete with lobby curiosities designed to lure customers. Theater marquees are frequently shown in the background, and it's always worth reading what's written on them. Hector grabbed my hand and made a dash for the entrance, the lights from the marquee illuminating his jubilant face. 1.1as modifier Leading; preeminent. 一流的；杰出的 a marquee player 一流的演员。 Example sentencesExamples Other than that, you didn't have a truly marquee player on the field. Both coaches will try to avoid having one player guarding the other because it would greatly reduce his team's effectiveness on offense and unnecessarily wear down both marquee players on defense. The league had hoped that marquee players would give instant credibility to the fledgling league. If the team looks for a tackle, he will not be a marquee player. It's big for the program to have marquee players. When it comes to rewarding his marquee players, he has proven to be a reliably soft touch. Despite being about $45 million over the limit, the club won't lose any marquee players. Although both are proven winners, the sponsors will be looking to a few marquee players within striking distance to guarantee a better return on the money they have invested in this event. Most of the marquee players come from the defensive line and the defensive backfield, not the sexy positions like quarterback, running back, or wide receiver. The club has had difficulty attracting such marquee players because of the franchise's losing history. Why is it that marquee players from European countries are eager to represent their country while getting Canadian players is often an onerous chore? Owners might be concerned about lost revenues if the preseason were shortened, but losing a marquee player certainly doesn't help the league put its best product on the field. But those marquee players deplete the budget even more. The costs skyrocketed because the players gained so much leverage and then when the marquee players faded, no one was able to fill the void. The rise of salary caps, luxury taxes and the like in professional sports has forced even comparatively wealthy franchises to lure marquee players with different kinds of incentives. Even though they need marquee players to get fans into the seats, they will be looking for younger, cheaper players or draft picks in return. The list of marquee players filling key special teams spots across the country is impressive. Along with Ronaldo, he was Brazil's marquee player - both on the field and in the Nike universe. ‘It's very rare one of the marquee players' names gets mentioned, especially a young kid,’ Brown says. The team have invested too much in this season to trade their marquee player. Synonyms greatest, leading, foremost, best, finest, chief, outstanding, excellent, distinguished, prominent, eminent, important, major, star, top, top-tier, topmost, famous, renowned, celebrated, illustrious, towering, supreme, superior, exceptional, unrivalled, unsurpassed, unequalled, inimitable, incomparable, matchless, peerless, unmatched, arch-, transcendent 2British A large tent used for social or commercial functions. 〈主英〉（用于社交或商业活动的）大帐篷 Example sentencesExamples Judging of rally entrants takes place in the afternoon before a social evening of entertainment in the marquee from 7.30 pm. Saturday will also feature two large marquees with an array of exhibitors, and a third marquee holding a talent contest. Participants bring picnics to the marquee on the Green to enjoy a great social occasion and take part in a conversation with three leading authors. A marquee has been erected there for a commercial celebration. Some festivals in the UK choose to put marquees up in order to seat 1,000 plus. On Sunday there is a function in the marquee and the admission fee is €20. The last festival depended on selling exhibition space in large marquees as well as satellite exhibition space to cover the cost of the festival, which is intended to be self-financing. Putting up marquees and tents and other types of shading is something many people find complicated if not impossible. With many seeking shelter from the pouring rain under a big marquee tent, some opted to cheer on the participants on the beach. Many staff came prepared for a lengthy stay in the rain, setting up a marquee tent and bringing with them barbecues, umbrellas and plenty of food. Equally, the decision to erect a marquee in the car park to cater for some corporate functions has been questioned by events organisers. In addition to the experienced teams involved in rapidly erecting and dismantling marquees and tents, the company is also now organising lighting facilities and generator capacity. A social gathering and refreshments in a marquee erected on the church's grounds will follow the ceremony. The Eurozone marquee will also provide shelter for racegoers should the weather take a turn for the worse. Preparations were continuing as portable toilets were delivered to the grounds and marquee and tent companies continued to enter and leave the estate. The municipality has also cleaned up and painted a storeroom which will become the competition's headquarters, along with a marquee for functions and rest areas. Organisers are planning to have lots of stalls and attractions - and are desperate for donations of tents and marquees to provide shelter for these. The white tents and marquees that had been the centre of the rally stood in the field half collapsed. With something for young and old alike, the fair had a large fairground, market trade auto and jumble, an entertainment pavilion and a real ale tent, along with rural craft marquees and a food hall. The initial concept is that the event might be similar to the book festival, which fills Charlotte Square with marquees, with individual tents showcasing different aspects. Origin Late 17th century: from marquise, taken as plural and assimilated to -ee.
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