n(1) 盛宴，宴会(large and rich meal with plenty to eat and drink) [C]：invite sb to a～邀请某人参加宴会;hold/make a～for/to sb 为某人举办宴会;a wedding/festival～婚宴/节日盛宴;〖同〗 banquet;〖反〗fast;

(2) (精神上的)享受，欢乐，赏心乐事(thing that gives pleasure or delight to the mind or senses) [C]：an intellectual～精神上的享受;a～of reason 高论;a～of sound 悦耳的声音;Our garden is a～of colour in spring. 春天时我们的花园一片姹紫嫣红。The scene is a～for the eye. 那景色令人赏心悦目。

(3) (宗教)节日(religious festival) [C]：the～of St Stephen/of Christmas 圣斯蒂芬节/圣诞佳节;a(n) (un)movable～(不)固定节日;a～in honour of ……纪念日;〖同〗 holiday，festival，celebration;〖反〗 fast;

→′feastful adj 盛宴的，过节的;

v(1) 欢宴，大吃大喝(eat heartily;eat a lot of very good food) [I，I+prep(on)]：～on a roast turkey/on the best food and drink 大吃火鸡/享受最好的食物和饮料;He sat there～ing himself. 他坐在那里尽情吃喝。They celebrated the Christmas by～ing all night. 他们庆祝圣诞节时大吃大喝了一整夜。〖同〗dine，banquet;

(2) 宴请，盛宴款待(give a feast for) [T+n，T+n+prep(with)]：～ one's friends generously/like royalty 慷慨地/像招待皇亲国戚那样盛宴款待友人;～sb with various nice food/on fish 用各种精美的食品宴请某人/请某人吃鱼;How many guests were～ed last night? 昨天晚上总共招待了多少位客人?

feast one's eyes on 尽情欣赏，大饱眼福：I～ed my eyes on the snow-capped mountain/on the beauty of the country. 我尽情地欣赏着那白雪皑皑的山景/乡下美丽的风光。

【辨异】 feast与banquet 都指食品非常丰富的盛大社交宴会。feast 强调食物的精美，如：They provided a feast fit for a king. (他们举行的宴会可与国王的盛宴媲美。) banquet 则强调场合的正式及隆重，如：A grand banquet was held in honour of the King. (为国王举行了盛大的宴会。)