nightclub

Compared meaning: a place for evening entertainment, dancing or shows (noun).

比较义项：夜间娱乐场所，人们在此跳舞、饮酒或观看歌舞表演（名词）。

• nightclub 本词

  A general venue people go to at night to dance and drink; the focus is on socializing and moving to music, not on watching a staged performance.

  泛指人们夜间前去跳舞、饮酒的场所；重点在于社交和随音乐起舞，而不是观看编排好的表演。

  Every weekend young people flock to that nightclub to dance until dawn.

  每到周末，年轻人都涌向那家夜总会跳舞直到天亮。

• cabaret

  Emphasizes a staged show of singing and dancing that guests watch, often while seated and dining, rather than dancing themselves.

  强调有编排的歌舞表演，客人通常坐着观看（常伴随用餐），而不是自己上场跳舞。

  The old cabaret in Paris still stages a singing and dancing revue every night.

  巴黎那家老牌卡巴莱歌舞厅至今每晚都上演歌舞秀。

Nightclub and cabaret both mean a place for evening entertainment, but the focus differs. Nightclub is a general venue for dancing and drinking, focused on socializing, not watching a show. Cabaret emphasizes a staged performance that guests watch, often while seated and dining.

这两个词在此义项上意思相近，都指夜间的娱乐场所，但侧重不同：nightclub 强调顾客自己跳舞、社交饮酒的气氛，cabaret 强调有编排的歌舞表演，客人多是坐着（常伴用餐）观看演出。