| 单词 | two-night stand |
| 释义 | > as lemmastwo-night stand 10. Originally U.S. Theatre. Any of various places or stops on the tour of a play, concert, etc.; a performance or performances given at such a place. Frequently with modifier denoting the duration of such a visit, as one-week stand, two-night stand, etc.Recorded earliest in one-night stand n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > a performance > other types début1751 vehicle1785 benefit1802 showpiece1810 ticket-night1812 yatra1827 command1839 lollipopa1849 party piece1851 roadshow1874 one-night stand1878 stand1878 one-man show1879 small1886 command performance1897 ticket benefit1898 frivol1903 run-through1905 pre-production1906 riot1909 one-nighter1916 gala performance1932 improv1953 warm-up1958 workshopping1966 impro1979 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > circuit > halt on tour stand1878 1878 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 24 June 1/3 An extended tour of the country next season, embracing all the smallest cities and one-night stands. 1884 Graphic 6 Sept. 262/3 At our third stand, luckily, we were more successful. 1895 N.Y. Dramatic News 19 Oct. 11/1 Denver was the second stand of the week. 1938 D. Baker Young Man with Horn iii. ii. 177 He'd been making stands at moving-picture houses all over the country. 1959 Times 16 Dec. 3/2 A number of travelling road-shows do one or two-night stands at such unlikely places as the Constitution Hall. 2015 C. E. Lauterbach Jolly Della Pringle x. 114 On March 13 Della's group began a one-week stand at Lewiston, Idaho's, Temple Theatre. < as lemmas |
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