(1)电影院(building or hall in which films are shown)[C](=AmE movie house，movie theatre)：There are three～s in the town.这市镇上有三家影院。at the～在电影院;build a～ 建一座影院;

(2)电影(showing of a moving picture)[C，the～](= pictures，AmE movies)：go to the～去看电影;〖同〗picture，movie，film;

(3)电影(艺术)，电影(业)(industry or art of making motion pictures)[C，the～](=AmE the movies)：be interested in (the)～对电影艺术感兴趣;the classic works of Hollywood～好莱坞电影的经典之作;work in the～从事电影工作;the decline of the～as a form of entertainment电影作为娱乐形式的衰落;The～is losing its audiences to television.电影的观众正在被电视吸引走。

←͵cine′matograph n 电影放(摄)影机;⇨͵cinema′tographer n 电影摄影艺术家;͵cinemato′graphic adj 电影摄影艺术的;͵cinema′tography n 电影摄影艺术;

→′cine-projector n 电影放映机;′cine-camera n 电影摄影机;′cine-film n 电影胶片; ͵cine′matic adj 电影的;

【注意】 cinema不是指建筑物(电影院)而指电影放映时，要加定冠词the，如：go to the cinema，这与 church、school、university、college、prison等不同(见CHURCH)。