n.

1. 【主英】电影院[C]
2. （一部）电影[C]
3. （总称）电影；电影业；电影制作术[the S]
   He's worked in the cinema all his life.

   他一生从事电影事业。

n.

1. a theatre where films are shown.
2. the production of films as an art or industry.