peepshow

1. 西洋镜；拉洋片
   A peepshow is box containing moving pictures which you can look at through a small hole. Peepshows used to be a form of entertainment at fairs.

1. The cinema did not emerge as a form of mass consumption until its technology evolved from the initial "peepshow" format to the point where images were projected on a screen in a darkened treater.
   直到技术从最初的西洋镜形式到图像可以被投影到漆黑的影院上的屏幕时，电影才成为一种大众消费。

noun

1. a short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated booth

2. an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass

   Synonym:    raree-show