Word familyadjectivetheatraltheatricalnountheatricalismtheatricalizationtheatricalnesstheatricalstheatricismtheatricstheatromaniatheatrophonetheatre-in-the-roundtheatreverbtheatricalizetheatricizeadverbtheatrically
He’s really interested in literature and the theatre.
他对文学和戏剧很感兴趣。
Yeats’ plays are great poetry but they are not good theatre (=good entertainment).
叶芝的剧作都是伟大的诗篇,但娱乐性不强。
b)APTthe work of acting in, writing, or organizing plays 戏剧事业,戏剧工作
classes in theater and music
戏剧和音乐班
in the theatre
She’s been working in the theatre over thirty years.
她从事戏剧工作已有三十余载。
3place to see a film 看电影的地方 [countableC]American EnglishAmEAMF a building where films are shown 电影院SYN American English movie theater, British English cinema
‘Bambi’ was the first movie I ever saw in the theater.
programmeBritish EnglishBrE, programAmerican EnglishAmE a small book that you buy when you go to the theatre that gives information about the play and the performers
His name is not in the programme.
Do you want me to buy you a program?
intervalBritish EnglishBrE, intermissionBritish EnglishBrE formal and American EnglishAmE a shortperiod of time between the parts of a play or show when the audience can talk or have a drink
in the theatre• Wonderful music, but in the theatre - well, I must say it is not to my taste.• A comparabletendency is to be found in the theatre.• By the early 1970s, partly preoccupied by family life, Tutin was seen far less in the theatre.• There is no trace of hunting music in the theatrescore at this point or anywhere else.• You've wanted for a long time to conduct Le Sacre in the theatre?• Unsurprising, you might argue, given the chequered history of popsingersin the theatre.• The musical opens with her trial; in the theatre on the first night, she was in tears.• Do you enjoy working in the theatre?
1 (BrE) (NAmEtheater) where you go to see plays, etc.劇院➡ see also cinemaADJECTIVE | VERB + THEATRE/THEATER | THEATRE/THEATER + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤large大劇院▸➤little, small小劇場;小劇院➤500-seat, etc. * 500 個座位等的劇院▸➤crowded, packed擁擠的劇場;座無虛席的劇院◇The theatre was packed for the opening night.演出首夜劇院裏座無虛席。➤community, local, provincial, regional社區劇院;地方劇院;省劇院;地區劇院➤off-Broadway, West End (= central London)外百老匯/倫敦西區劇院▸➤open-air露天劇場➤purpose-built (BrE) 專用劇場◇The city's first purpose-built theatre is nearing completion.該市第一座專用劇院已接近完工。➤puppet木偶劇院◇The pier has a unique little puppet theatre.碼頭有一個獨特的小木偶劇院。➤movie (NAmE) 電影院◇The documentary opens tomorrow in movie theatres nationwide.這部紀錄片明天起在全國電影院放映。➤drive-in (NAmE) 汽車電影院➤darkened (NAmE) 遮光的影院➤art-house (NAmE) 藝術電影院➤home (NAmE) 家庭影院VERB + THEATRE/THEATER➤go to, visit去劇院;上電影院◇I haven't been to the theatre for a long time.我很長時間沒去劇場了。➤enter, leave進入/離開劇院THEATRE/THEATER + NOUN➤seat, ticket劇院座位/入場券▸➤design, production劇院設計/製作▸➤audience劇院觀眾▸➤manager, owner劇院經理/業主➤scene戲劇界◇the Toronto theatre scene多倫多戲劇界PREPOSITION➤at a/the theatre在劇院看戲◇We were at the theatre last night.我們昨天晚上去看戲了。➤in a/the theatre在劇院裏◇There's a bar in the theatre.劇院裏有一個酒吧。theatre
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2 (BrE) (NAmEtheater) drama戲劇ADJECTIVE | ... OF THEATRE/THEATER | VERB + THEATRE/THEATER | THEATRE/THEATER + NOUNADJECTIVE➤good, great好劇;精彩的戲劇◇He writes the sort of dialogue that makes good theatre.他寫的對白戲劇效果很好。◇Under her direction, this difficult material is turned into great theatre.在她的指導下,這一棘手的材料變成了精彩的劇作。➤live現場舞台劇▸➤commercial, professional商業/專業戲劇▸➤amateur (especially BrE) 業餘戲劇▸➤fringe, repertory邊緣戲劇;輪演劇目◇There was some good fringe theatre at the festival.節日期間有一些不錯的邊緣戲劇。➤classical, contemporary, experimental, modern, popular古典/當代/實驗/現代/大眾戲劇➤dance舞蹈劇➤music, musical音樂劇▸➤street街頭劇◇We saw some good street theatre while we were in Paris.我們在巴黎期間看了一些不錯的街頭劇。➤children's, community, youth (especially BrE) 兒童/社區/青年戲劇➤Elizabethan, Jacobean, etc.伊麗莎白一世、詹姆斯一世等時期的戲劇▸➤political (figurative) 政治劇◇His speech was a great piece of political theatre.他的講演是一出傑出的政治劇。... OF THEATRE/THEATER➤piece一齣劇VERB + THEATRE/THEATER➤study研究戲劇◇He is studying Greek theatre.他正在研究希臘戲劇。THEATRE/THEATER + NOUN➤studies戲劇研究▸➤critic戲劇評論家➤piece (especially BrE) 戲劇演出◇an hour-long theatre piece時長一小時的戲劇演出theatre
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3 (BrE) (NAmEtheater) work of acting in/producing plays戲劇表演;戲劇創作VERB + THEATRE/THEATER | THEATRE/THEATER + NOUNVERB + THEATRE/THEATER➤be in, work in在戲劇界工作;搞戲劇工作▸➤go into進入戲劇界◇He wants to go into the theatre when he finishes university.他想讀完大學後進入戲劇界。THEATRE/THEATER + NOUN➤director, impresario, producer戲劇導演/經理人/製作人▸➤company, group, troupe劇團;劇社theatre
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4 (BrE) (NAmEtheater) (BrE) in a hospital醫院ADJECTIVE | VERB + THEATRE | THEATRE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤operating手術室VERB + THEATRE➤take to送進手術室◇He's already been taken to theatre for the operation.他已經被送進手術室接受手術了。THEATRE + NOUN➤nurse, sister手術室護士➤staff手術室工作人員PREPOSITION➤in (the) theatre在手術室◇She was in the operating theatre for two hours.她進手術室兩個小時了。