They disagreed with the pageant judges.他们不同意选美比赛裁判们的意见。
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:a play or performance made of scenes from a historical event or a legend(以历史事件或传奇为题材的)戏剧,演出
Their church puts on an annual Christmas pageant.他们的教堂上演了一年一度的圣诞演出。
— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
The museum celebrates the rich pageant of the town's history. [=celebrates all the interesting things that have happened in the town's history]这家博物馆颂扬小镇丰富有趣的历史。