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单词 amphitheatre
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amphitheatre

(æmfiθɪətəʳ)
Word forms: plural amphitheatresregional note: in AM, use amphitheater
1. countable noun
An amphitheatre is a large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upwards. Amphitheatres were built mainly in Greek and Roman times for the performance of plays.
2. countable noun
You can describe land which partly or completely surrounds an open area as an amphitheatre.
...a natural amphitheatre of mountains.

amphitheatre in British English

or US amphitheater (ˈæmfɪˌθɪətə)
noun
1. 
a building, usually circular or oval, in which tiers of seats rise from a central open arena, as in those of ancient Rome
2. 
a place where contests are held; arena
3. 
any level circular area of ground surrounded by higher ground
4. 
a. 
the first tier of seats in the gallery of a theatre
b. 
any similarly designated seating area in a theatre
5. 
a lecture room in which seats are tiered away from a central area
Derived forms
amphitheatric (ˌæmfɪθɪˈætrɪk) or amphitheatrical (ˌamphitheˈatrical)
adjective
amphitheatrically (ˌamphitheˈatrically)
adverb

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Examples of 'amphitheatre' in a sentence
amphitheatre

Its spa is set in the ruins of an ancient amphitheatre.
The Sun (2015)
At the top beneath the castle is a tiny ancient amphitheatre.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It sits in a natural amphitheatre in a dip in the surrounding fells.
The Sun (2015)
But what makes this most compelling is the perfect view of the whole curve of that ancient amphitheatre.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The Roman amphitheatre is one of the finest and best preserved anywhere in the world.
Millon, Kim & Millon, Marc The Wine Roads of France (1989)
There is also a large open-air amphitheatre.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It also features a walled kitchen garden and an amphitheatre for open-air performances in the summer.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We also visit the Roman amphitheatre.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
As in a Greek amphitheatre, the effect is of considerable height and unavoidable focus.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
The city boasts museums, art galleries and a Roman amphitheatre still used for summer concerts.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Some say it was built on the site of a Roman amphitheatre in Chester.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Free musical performance in the amphitheatre next to Tower Bridge.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Music flows from live performances in local bars, although the main concerts are held at the Roman amphitheatre.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In thirteen weeks the builders demolished the old gallery and amphitheatre, and constructed a new large amphitheatre with 600 seats instead of benches.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since1945 (2003)

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