Definition of "film" in 英语

noun

1. A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity.

   • a clear plastic film for wrapping food

2. (photography) A medium used to capture images in a camera.

3. (uncountable) A visual art form that consists of a sequence of still images preserved on a recording medium to give the illusion of motion; movies generally.

4. (countable) The sequence of still images itself, which produces a moving image when played; a movie.

5. A slender thread, such as that of a cobweb.

verb

1. (ambitransitive) To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film.

   • A Hollywood studio was filming on location in NYC.
   • I tried to film the UFO as it passed overhead.

2. (ambitransitive) To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound.

3. (transitive) To cover or become covered with a thin skin or pellicle.