| 单词 | theatre |
| 释义 | theatre —theatre UK (US theater) /ˈθɪə.tər/ aep /ˈθiː.ə.t̬ɚ/ noun (BUILDING/ROOM) A2 [C] a building, room, or outside structure with rows of seats, each row usually higher than the one in front, from which people can watch a performance or other activity: » the Lyceum Theatre» a lecture theatreThesaurus+: ↑Public entertainment venuesThesaurus+: ↑Theatres, cinemas and their partsF0 [C] UK → OPERATING THEATRE(Cf. ↑operating theatre) Thesaurus+: ↑Medical places and organizationsThesaurus+: ↑Surgery• • • Extra Examples:» Please exit the theatre by the side doors.» I'd far rather go to the theatre than watch a video.» All the major theatres now have sponsors, especially for high-cost productions.» We had seats in the front row of the theatre.» The theatre managed to boost its audiences by cutting ticket prices.noun [C] (MILITARY) ► F0 an area or place in which important military events happen: » a theatre of warThesaurus+: ↑Places involved in military activitynoun [S or U] (PERFORMING ARTS) ► F0 (the writing or performance of) plays, opera, etc., written to be performed in public: » His latest play has delighted theatre audiences and theatre critics alike.» She made her career in the theatre.Thesaurus+: ↑Theatre - general wordsThesaurus+: ↑Casting, roles and scripts• • • Extra Examples:» In the 70s he was the enfant terrible of the theatre.» He doesn't really know a thing about the theatre - he's just posing!» The arts festival is pre-eminently a festival of theatre.» She has shunned publicity since she retired from the theatre.» There's a lot of straight theatre at the festival as well as the newer, more experimental stuff.noun [U] (BEHAVIOUR) ► F0 behaviour that is not sincere and is intended just to produce a particular effect or to attract attention: » Her tears were pure theatre.Thesaurus+: ↑Attention-seeking, distracting and showing offThesaurus+: ↑Affected and insincere |
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