| 单词 | revolving stage |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrevolving stage revolving stage n. Theatre a turntable set into a stage floor on which scenery is placed, enabling one setting to turn out of sight as the next one appears. ΚΠ 1860 Christian Examiner July 318 There is a magnificent tableau.., which, by a revolving stage, studied from a cider-mill, and worked by an unseen operator below, contrasts Paganism with Christianity. 1912 G. B. Shaw Let. 27 Oct. in Bernard Shaw & Mrs. P. Campbell (1952) 51 Revolving stages present no difficulty... They are made in Germany. 1974 ‘E. Lathen’ Sweet & Low ii. 23 Appeals for..a revolving stage at the repertory theater. 1991 A. Hayward Phantom Unmasked (1992) (BNC) 12 A revolving stage with five sets helped to keep the pace fast and furious. < as lemmas |
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