Definition of Christmas in English:

Christmas

nounPlural Christmases ˈkrɪsməsˈkrɪsməs

1The annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on 25 December in the Western Church.
圣诞节（12月25日，庆祝耶稣诞生）
he was a vehement sabbatarian and iconoclast, who denounced the observance of Christmas
as modifier a Christmas present
Example sentencesExamples
- She writes an editorial every month in which she reminisces about Christmases, or Easters, or Summers of yore.
- But this is the week before Christmas and later in the day there will be hot winds, dust and flies.
- One month later, just before Christmas, Jayson punched a hole in the French doors of their house and threw a broom at Dionne.
- Pink clothes, a fluffy portable radio and a CD player to play her Barbie girl CD have all delighted her this Christmas.
- He spent Christmases at Chatsworth with the Devonshires.
- The more Christmases I experience, despite being an agnostic, the more I appreciate the more traditional version.
- Maybe we spend all our adult lives trying to recreate the sense of wonderment and joy and downright contentedness that childhood Christmases brought.
- It also revealed Hereford as home to the country's most devoted churchgoers, with one in 10 expected to turn out this Christmas.
- It is the Ghost of Christmas Past, and he takes Scrooge to the previous Christmases of his life.
- He had spent the last three Christmases in custody.
- All that being said, this column is not a call for a return to the dour puritan Christmases enforced by Cromwell.
- For a persistent majority of Canadians, Christmas is typically the most important day of their year.
- We asked celebrities in the town about their memories of past Christmases - and asked them how they would be spending the big day this year.
- For Briggs, an only child, Christmas evokes memories of happier Christmases past, when his mother and father and his wife were still alive.
- The lingerie shop in the high street of Morzine, a small town in the Haute Savoie region of France, is always busy in the days after Christmas.
- He won't miss the 4am wake-up calls or Christmases offshore, but other things will be harder to lose.
- Am I the only one who feels that Christmases are not what they used to be?
- Children can track Santa's progress on the web again this Christmas.
- Our Christmases have always been somewhat unconventional.
- I love Christmas, and whilst some Christmases have been better than others it is an event I look forward to every year.
Synonyms
xmas, noel
1. 1.1 The period immediately before and after 25 December.
  圣诞节期间
  we had guests over Christmas
  我家在圣诞节期间来了客人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Even if it's too late for this Christmas, how about a New Year resolution to do at least 20 minutes' exercise three times a week?
  Record-breaking numbers of holidaymakers are expected to head for the sun and slopes from Stansted Airport this Christmas.
  It may be a bit early for decking the halls, but Canvey councillors are poised to ensure the island twinkles as brightly as anywhere else this Christmas.
  Toys that were must-haves for children back in the 1980s are set to enchant a new generation this Christmas.
  If you fancy lighting up the trees in your garden this Christmas, you don't have to go to the trouble of stringing a set of lights carefully round each branch.
  ‘This has been one of the worst Christmases for the retail trade for many years,’ says Geoff.
  The boxes are now on their way to needy children in other parts of the world where they will bring joy and happiness to many this Christmas.
  It is commendable, therefore, that the Trades Union Congress is collecting and distributing toys to refugee children this Christmas.
  He was also thinking about all those Christmases the soldiers had spent away from their families.
  Things to do this Christmas: Go to the Greenwich Union, and spend an afternoon enjoying the lovely Beechwood Smoked Beer.
  On hearing about financial problems striking firemen may face this Christmas, a boy persuaded his mum to buy some gifts for their children.
  If you want to remember a lost loved one in your thoughts this Christmas, sponsor a light for them and raise money for St Raphael's hospice.
  McDonald said that very generally, he wanted to appeal to women on nights out to take particular care this Christmas.
  Restaurants in the district are being urged to help the homeless this Christmas - by asking customers to add a donation to their bills.
  The public was urged to be vigilant when out and about this Christmas, especially if people saw suspicious packages, objects or vehicles.
  Baby dolls are the must-have for many little girls this Christmas.
  Pennypinching local businesses have been blamed for a festive blackout which will leave Ongar High Street in the dark this Christmas.
  A warm welcome home is extended to all visitors to our community who have travelled from near and far to be with loved ones this Christmas.
  He doesn't know if he will see his children this Christmas.
  The station commander said it was designed to be a light-hearted reminder to motorists to drive safely this Christmas.
  Synonyms
  xmas, noel

exclamationˈkrɪsməsˈkrɪsməs

informal

Expressing surprise, dismay, or despair.
〈非正式〉耶稣基督啊（表达惊讶、沮丧或绝望）

Derivatives

Christmassy

adjective ˈkrɪsməsiˈkrɪsməsi

informal

Characteristic of or suitable for Christmas.
the band were dressed in festive red to complete the Christmassy feel
Example sentencesExamples
- Christmassy music
- I love the smell of pine and my house is now more Christmassy than ever before.
- It's so good, and easy, and Christmassy, that I thought I'd pass it along to anyone scrounging for a great dessert.
- The band members were dressed in festive red to complete the Christmassy feel.

Origin

Old English Crīstes mæsse (see Christ, Mass).

Rhymes

isthmus

Definition of Christmas in US English:

Christmas

nounˈkrɪsməsˈkrisməs

1The annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25 in the Western Church.
圣诞节（12月25日，庆祝耶稣诞生）
Example sentencesExamples
- The lingerie shop in the high street of Morzine, a small town in the Haute Savoie region of France, is always busy in the days after Christmas.
- Maybe we spend all our adult lives trying to recreate the sense of wonderment and joy and downright contentedness that childhood Christmases brought.
- It also revealed Hereford as home to the country's most devoted churchgoers, with one in 10 expected to turn out this Christmas.
- The more Christmases I experience, despite being an agnostic, the more I appreciate the more traditional version.
- He won't miss the 4am wake-up calls or Christmases offshore, but other things will be harder to lose.
- One month later, just before Christmas, Jayson punched a hole in the French doors of their house and threw a broom at Dionne.
- We asked celebrities in the town about their memories of past Christmases - and asked them how they would be spending the big day this year.
- For Briggs, an only child, Christmas evokes memories of happier Christmases past, when his mother and father and his wife were still alive.
- For a persistent majority of Canadians, Christmas is typically the most important day of their year.
- Children can track Santa's progress on the web again this Christmas.
- All that being said, this column is not a call for a return to the dour puritan Christmases enforced by Cromwell.
- She writes an editorial every month in which she reminisces about Christmases, or Easters, or Summers of yore.
- It is the Ghost of Christmas Past, and he takes Scrooge to the previous Christmases of his life.
- Pink clothes, a fluffy portable radio and a CD player to play her Barbie girl CD have all delighted her this Christmas.
- I love Christmas, and whilst some Christmases have been better than others it is an event I look forward to every year.
- Our Christmases have always been somewhat unconventional.
- He had spent the last three Christmases in custody.
- But this is the week before Christmas and later in the day there will be hot winds, dust and flies.
- Am I the only one who feels that Christmases are not what they used to be?
- He spent Christmases at Chatsworth with the Devonshires.
Synonyms
xmas, noel
1. 1.1 The period immediately before and after December 25.
  圣诞节期间
  we had guests over Christmas
  我家在圣诞节期间来了客人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Things to do this Christmas: Go to the Greenwich Union, and spend an afternoon enjoying the lovely Beechwood Smoked Beer.
  Even if it's too late for this Christmas, how about a New Year resolution to do at least 20 minutes' exercise three times a week?
  The station commander said it was designed to be a light-hearted reminder to motorists to drive safely this Christmas.
  It is commendable, therefore, that the Trades Union Congress is collecting and distributing toys to refugee children this Christmas.
  A warm welcome home is extended to all visitors to our community who have travelled from near and far to be with loved ones this Christmas.
  He doesn't know if he will see his children this Christmas.
  On hearing about financial problems striking firemen may face this Christmas, a boy persuaded his mum to buy some gifts for their children.
  Baby dolls are the must-have for many little girls this Christmas.
  Restaurants in the district are being urged to help the homeless this Christmas - by asking customers to add a donation to their bills.
  If you fancy lighting up the trees in your garden this Christmas, you don't have to go to the trouble of stringing a set of lights carefully round each branch.
  ‘This has been one of the worst Christmases for the retail trade for many years,’ says Geoff.
  If you want to remember a lost loved one in your thoughts this Christmas, sponsor a light for them and raise money for St Raphael's hospice.
  Record-breaking numbers of holidaymakers are expected to head for the sun and slopes from Stansted Airport this Christmas.
  Pennypinching local businesses have been blamed for a festive blackout which will leave Ongar High Street in the dark this Christmas.
  Toys that were must-haves for children back in the 1980s are set to enchant a new generation this Christmas.
  He was also thinking about all those Christmases the soldiers had spent away from their families.
  The public was urged to be vigilant when out and about this Christmas, especially if people saw suspicious packages, objects or vehicles.
  It may be a bit early for decking the halls, but Canvey councillors are poised to ensure the island twinkles as brightly as anywhere else this Christmas.
  The boxes are now on their way to needy children in other parts of the world where they will bring joy and happiness to many this Christmas.
  McDonald said that very generally, he wanted to appeal to women on nights out to take particular care this Christmas.
  Synonyms
  xmas, noel

exclamationˈkrɪsməsˈkrisməs

informal

Expressing surprise, dismay, or despair.
〈非正式〉耶稣基督啊（表达惊讶、沮丧或绝望）

Origin

Old English Crīstes mæsse (see Christ, Mass).

词汇	Christmas
释义	Definition of Christmas in English: Christmas nounPlural Christmases ˈkrɪsməsˈkrɪsməs 1The annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on 25 December in the Western Church. 圣诞节（12月25日，庆祝耶稣诞生） he was a vehement sabbatarian and iconoclast, who denounced the observance of Christmas as modifier a Christmas present Example sentencesExamples She writes an editorial every month in which she reminisces about Christmases, or Easters, or Summers of yore. But this is the week before Christmas and later in the day there will be hot winds, dust and flies. One month later, just before Christmas, Jayson punched a hole in the French doors of their house and threw a broom at Dionne. Pink clothes, a fluffy portable radio and a CD player to play her Barbie girl CD have all delighted her this Christmas. He spent Christmases at Chatsworth with the Devonshires. The more Christmases I experience, despite being an agnostic, the more I appreciate the more traditional version. Maybe we spend all our adult lives trying to recreate the sense of wonderment and joy and downright contentedness that childhood Christmases brought. It also revealed Hereford as home to the country's most devoted churchgoers, with one in 10 expected to turn out this Christmas. It is the Ghost of Christmas Past, and he takes Scrooge to the previous Christmases of his life. He had spent the last three Christmases in custody. All that being said, this column is not a call for a return to the dour puritan Christmases enforced by Cromwell. For a persistent majority of Canadians, Christmas is typically the most important day of their year. We asked celebrities in the town about their memories of past Christmases - and asked them how they would be spending the big day this year. For Briggs, an only child, Christmas evokes memories of happier Christmases past, when his mother and father and his wife were still alive. The lingerie shop in the high street of Morzine, a small town in the Haute Savoie region of France, is always busy in the days after Christmas. He won't miss the 4am wake-up calls or Christmases offshore, but other things will be harder to lose. Am I the only one who feels that Christmases are not what they used to be? Children can track Santa's progress on the web again this Christmas. Our Christmases have always been somewhat unconventional. I love Christmas, and whilst some Christmases have been better than others it is an event I look forward to every year. Synonyms xmas, noel 1.1 The period immediately before and after 25 December. 圣诞节期间 we had guests over Christmas 我家在圣诞节期间来了客人。 Example sentencesExamples Even if it's too late for this Christmas, how about a New Year resolution to do at least 20 minutes' exercise three times a week? Record-breaking numbers of holidaymakers are expected to head for the sun and slopes from Stansted Airport this Christmas. It may be a bit early for decking the halls, but Canvey councillors are poised to ensure the island twinkles as brightly as anywhere else this Christmas. Toys that were must-haves for children back in the 1980s are set to enchant a new generation this Christmas. If you fancy lighting up the trees in your garden this Christmas, you don't have to go to the trouble of stringing a set of lights carefully round each branch. ‘This has been one of the worst Christmases for the retail trade for many years,’ says Geoff. The boxes are now on their way to needy children in other parts of the world where they will bring joy and happiness to many this Christmas. It is commendable, therefore, that the Trades Union Congress is collecting and distributing toys to refugee children this Christmas. He was also thinking about all those Christmases the soldiers had spent away from their families. Things to do this Christmas: Go to the Greenwich Union, and spend an afternoon enjoying the lovely Beechwood Smoked Beer. On hearing about financial problems striking firemen may face this Christmas, a boy persuaded his mum to buy some gifts for their children. If you want to remember a lost loved one in your thoughts this Christmas, sponsor a light for them and raise money for St Raphael's hospice. McDonald said that very generally, he wanted to appeal to women on nights out to take particular care this Christmas. Restaurants in the district are being urged to help the homeless this Christmas - by asking customers to add a donation to their bills. The public was urged to be vigilant when out and about this Christmas, especially if people saw suspicious packages, objects or vehicles. Baby dolls are the must-have for many little girls this Christmas. Pennypinching local businesses have been blamed for a festive blackout which will leave Ongar High Street in the dark this Christmas. A warm welcome home is extended to all visitors to our community who have travelled from near and far to be with loved ones this Christmas. He doesn't know if he will see his children this Christmas. The station commander said it was designed to be a light-hearted reminder to motorists to drive safely this Christmas. Synonyms xmas, noel exclamationˈkrɪsməsˈkrɪsməs informal Expressing surprise, dismay, or despair. 〈非正式〉耶稣基督啊（表达惊讶、沮丧或绝望） Derivatives Christmassy adjective ˈkrɪsməsiˈkrɪsməsi informal Characteristic of or suitable for Christmas. the band were dressed in festive red to complete the Christmassy feel Example sentencesExamples Christmassy music I love the smell of pine and my house is now more Christmassy than ever before. It's so good, and easy, and Christmassy, that I thought I'd pass it along to anyone scrounging for a great dessert. The band members were dressed in festive red to complete the Christmassy feel. Origin Old English Crīstes mæsse (see Christ, Mass). Rhymes isthmus Definition of Christmas in US English: Christmas nounˈkrɪsməsˈkrisməs 1The annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25 in the Western Church. 圣诞节（12月25日，庆祝耶稣诞生） Example sentencesExamples The lingerie shop in the high street of Morzine, a small town in the Haute Savoie region of France, is always busy in the days after Christmas. Maybe we spend all our adult lives trying to recreate the sense of wonderment and joy and downright contentedness that childhood Christmases brought. It also revealed Hereford as home to the country's most devoted churchgoers, with one in 10 expected to turn out this Christmas. The more Christmases I experience, despite being an agnostic, the more I appreciate the more traditional version. He won't miss the 4am wake-up calls or Christmases offshore, but other things will be harder to lose. One month later, just before Christmas, Jayson punched a hole in the French doors of their house and threw a broom at Dionne. We asked celebrities in the town about their memories of past Christmases - and asked them how they would be spending the big day this year. For Briggs, an only child, Christmas evokes memories of happier Christmases past, when his mother and father and his wife were still alive. For a persistent majority of Canadians, Christmas is typically the most important day of their year. Children can track Santa's progress on the web again this Christmas. All that being said, this column is not a call for a return to the dour puritan Christmases enforced by Cromwell. She writes an editorial every month in which she reminisces about Christmases, or Easters, or Summers of yore. It is the Ghost of Christmas Past, and he takes Scrooge to the previous Christmases of his life. Pink clothes, a fluffy portable radio and a CD player to play her Barbie girl CD have all delighted her this Christmas. I love Christmas, and whilst some Christmases have been better than others it is an event I look forward to every year. Our Christmases have always been somewhat unconventional. He had spent the last three Christmases in custody. But this is the week before Christmas and later in the day there will be hot winds, dust and flies. Am I the only one who feels that Christmases are not what they used to be? He spent Christmases at Chatsworth with the Devonshires. Synonyms xmas, noel 1.1 The period immediately before and after December 25. 圣诞节期间 we had guests over Christmas 我家在圣诞节期间来了客人。 Example sentencesExamples Things to do this Christmas: Go to the Greenwich Union, and spend an afternoon enjoying the lovely Beechwood Smoked Beer. Even if it's too late for this Christmas, how about a New Year resolution to do at least 20 minutes' exercise three times a week? The station commander said it was designed to be a light-hearted reminder to motorists to drive safely this Christmas. It is commendable, therefore, that the Trades Union Congress is collecting and distributing toys to refugee children this Christmas. A warm welcome home is extended to all visitors to our community who have travelled from near and far to be with loved ones this Christmas. He doesn't know if he will see his children this Christmas. On hearing about financial problems striking firemen may face this Christmas, a boy persuaded his mum to buy some gifts for their children. Baby dolls are the must-have for many little girls this Christmas. Restaurants in the district are being urged to help the homeless this Christmas - by asking customers to add a donation to their bills. If you fancy lighting up the trees in your garden this Christmas, you don't have to go to the trouble of stringing a set of lights carefully round each branch. ‘This has been one of the worst Christmases for the retail trade for many years,’ says Geoff. If you want to remember a lost loved one in your thoughts this Christmas, sponsor a light for them and raise money for St Raphael's hospice. Record-breaking numbers of holidaymakers are expected to head for the sun and slopes from Stansted Airport this Christmas. Pennypinching local businesses have been blamed for a festive blackout which will leave Ongar High Street in the dark this Christmas. Toys that were must-haves for children back in the 1980s are set to enchant a new generation this Christmas. He was also thinking about all those Christmases the soldiers had spent away from their families. The public was urged to be vigilant when out and about this Christmas, especially if people saw suspicious packages, objects or vehicles. It may be a bit early for decking the halls, but Canvey councillors are poised to ensure the island twinkles as brightly as anywhere else this Christmas. The boxes are now on their way to needy children in other parts of the world where they will bring joy and happiness to many this Christmas. McDonald said that very generally, he wanted to appeal to women on nights out to take particular care this Christmas. Synonyms xmas, noel exclamationˈkrɪsməsˈkrisməs informal Expressing surprise, dismay, or despair. 〈非正式〉耶稣基督啊（表达惊讶、沮丧或绝望） Origin Old English Crīstes mæsse (see Christ, Mass).
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