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scenescene /sin/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYsceneOrigin: 1500-1600 French scène, from Latin scena, scaena stage, scene ► the scene of the crime Police were called to the scene of the crime. ► on/at the scene Reporters were soon on the scene. ► the crime/murder scene His fingerprints were found at the murder scene. ► the music/fashion/political etc. scene She’s a newcomer to the political scene. the New Orleans jazz scene ► making a scene Be quiet. You’re making a scene. THESAURUSbook/tv etc.► part a piece of a book, story, television series, play, etc.: The book was adapted for TV in six parts. ► section one of the main separate parts of a piece of writing or speech: The test has two sections: true/false questions and multiple choice. ► chapter one of many separate parts that a book is divided into: I’ve read the first two chapters of the novel. ► scene a short part of a play or movie, during which the events happen in the same place: The opening scene of the play is inside a New York apartment. ► episode a television show that is one of a series of shows that tells a story, usually shown over a period of weeks or months: There is a special two-hour episode of the show on tonight. ► excerpt a short part that you take from a longer piece of writing, often used as an example of something: The author read an excerpt from her book during the lecture. ► passage a short piece of writing, that is taken from a longer piece, and is often used as an example of something. Used especially about famous works of literature: The book includes passages from the Bible, the Koran, and other holy books. ► clip a short part of a movie or other recording that is used in another movie or television program: During the interview, they showed several clips from Harrison Ford’s old movies. ► segment one part that a movie, television show, or radio show divides into: The first segment gives some of the history of the city. point/position► place any area, point, or position: Always keep your passport in a safe place. This is the place where the accident happened. ► position the exact place where someone or something is, in relation to other things: We need to know the enemy’s position. ► spot informal a place, especially a pleasant one where you spend time: It’s a favorite spot for picnics. ► point an exact place, for example on a map: At this point the path gets narrower. ► setting the place where something is and the area around it: The hotel is in a beautiful setting next to a lake. ► location the place where a building is, or where a planned event happens: The apartment’s in an ideal location near public transportation. ► site a place where something is going to be built, or where something important happened: This is the site for the new airport. ► scene a place where an accident or crime happened: Firefighters arrived at the scene within minutes. 1PLAY/MOVIE eng. lang. arts a)a single piece of action that happens in one place in a movie, book, etc.: a love scene That’s my favorite scene in the movie. b)part of a play during which there is no change in time or place: Act V, Scene 2 of “Hamlet” the opening scene of the play► see thesaurus at part12ACCIDENT/CRIME [usually singular] the place where an accident, crime, etc. happened: Emergency workers rushed to the scene. Police were called to the scene of the crime.on/at the scene Reporters were soon on the scene.the crime/murder scene His fingerprints were found at the murder scene.► see thesaurus at place13ACTIVITIES [singular] a particular set of activities and the people who are involved in them: I was tired of the same old scene.the music/fashion/political etc. scene She’s a newcomer to the political scene. the New Orleans jazz scene4WHAT YOU SEE a view of a place or the things happening there that someone sees: a lively street scenescene of There was a scene of utter confusion outside the courthouse.5PICTURE eng. lang. arts a picture showing a view of a place: framed desert scenes6ARGUMENT a loud angry argument, especially in a public place: Be quiet. You’re making a scene.7behind the scenes a)secretly, while other things are happening publicly: Brown worked behind the scenes on the deal. b)where work on a movie, play, TV program, etc. that is not seen by the public is done, as opposed to the acting8set the scene a)to provide the conditions in which an event can happen: His experiments set the scene for later discoveries. b)to describe the situation before you begin to tell a story: Let me just take a minute to set the scene.9not your scene spoken not the type of thing you like: Dance clubs aren’t really my scene.10be/come/appear on the scene to be or become involved in a situation, activity, etc.: By then, there was a new boyfriend on the scene.11a bad scene informal a difficult or bad situation[Origin: 1500–1600 French scène, from Latin scena, scaena stage, scene] |