| 单词 | through line of action |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthrough line of action 3. A connecting theme or characteristic in a film, play, book, etc. Also more fully through line of action. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > plot > subject or theme > types of love interest1778 subtext1862 sex interest1911 through line1936 1936 E. R. Hapgood tr. K. S. Stanislavsky Actor Prepares xv. 258 This through line [Rus. linija skvoznogo dejstvija] galvanizes all the small units and objectives of the play and directs them toward the super-objective. 1971 O. G. Brockett Perspectives on Contemp. Theatre iii. 58 There is no through-line of action, except perhaps the tenuous one revolving around whether Claude will burn his draft card or accept induction. 1990 Village Voice (N.Y.) 16 Oct. 33/4 By the time the so-called ‘freedom flights’ began, it looked like this subplot might swamp the main throughline, which I had begun to lose track of. 2015 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 24 July (Calendar section) e8 Although we sincerely root for Samba to surmount his deportation dilemma, his potential romance with Alice proves a far less compelling through line. < as lemmas |
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