1ADJ [usually ADJ n]典型的 A classic example of a thing or situation has all the features which you expect such a thing or situation to have. 典型的
The debate in the mainstream press has been a classic example of British hypocrisy.
主流媒体上的辩论是英国式虚伪的典型例子。
His first two goals were classic cases of being in the right place at the right time.
他的头两粒进球是站位和时机把握的典范。
Classic is also a noun.
It was a classic of interrogation: first the bully, then the kind one who offers sympathy.
那是典型的审问方式:先来一个唱白脸,再来一个唱红脸。
2ADJ [ADJ n](电影、著作、音乐)经典的,典范的,最优秀的 A classic film, piece of writing, or piece of music is of very high quality and has become a standard against which similar things are judged. (电影、著作、音乐)经典的,典范的,最优秀的
...the classic children's film Huckleberry Finn.
经典儿童电影《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》
...a classic study of the American penal system.
对美国刑罚制度研究的典范
Classic is also a noun.
The record won a gold award and remains one of the classics of modern popular music.
那张唱片曾赢得金奖,而且时至今日仍然位列现代流行音乐的经典之林。
...a film classic.
经典电影
3N-COUNT 文学经典;名著;杰作 A classic is a book which is well-known and considered to be of a high literary standard. You can refer to such books generally as the classics . 文学经典;名著;杰作
As I grow older, I like to reread the classics regularly.
随着年龄渐长,我喜欢经常重读经典著作。
4ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](风格)传统的,古雅的,古朴的Classic style is simple and traditional and is not affected by changes in fashion. (风格)传统的,古雅的,古朴的
Wear classic clothes which feel good and look good.
穿些舒适而又好看的传统服装。
These are classic designs which will fit in well anywhere.
5ADJ [ADJ n](轿车)经典的,(尤指)老式的 A classic car is a model of car that is greatly admired because of its style, and is considered to be one of the best of its kind; used especially to talk about cars which are no longer being produced. (轿车)经典的,(尤指)老式的
6N-UNCOUNT (尤指对古希腊、古罗马的语言、文学、哲学的)古典文化研究Classics is the study of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, especially their languages, literature, and philosophy. (尤指对古希腊、古罗马的语言、文学、哲学的)古典文化研究
...a Classics degree.
古典文化研究学位
Quotations
A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to readMark Twain
Every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human raceHenry MillerTropic of Cancer