theatre

noun

/ˈθɪətə(r)/

/ˈθiːətər/

(US English theater)

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[countable] a building or an outdoor area where plays and similar types of entertainment are performed
- Broadway theatres
- an open-air theatre
- How often do you go to the theatre?
- She left the theatre a few minutes after the curtain fell.
see also community theater (2), lecture theatre
Wordfinder
- artistic director
- auditorium
- balcony
- box office
- circle
- director
- foyer
- stage
- the stalls
- theatre
Extra Examples
- I haven't been to the theatre for a long time.
- The city's first purpose-built theatre is nearing completion.
- The pier has a unique little puppet theatre.
- The theatre was packed for the opening night.
- There's a bar in the theatre.
- We were at the theatre last night.
Topics Buildingsa1, Film and theatrea1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- little
- small
- …
verb + theatre/theater
- go to
- visit
- enter
- …
theatre/theater + noun
- seat
- ticket
- design
- …
preposition
- at a/the theatre
- in a/the theatre
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(also movie theater)
(both North American English)
(British English cinema)
[countable] a building in which films are shown
- They arrived at the movie theater a few minutes later.
- I urge you to go see this film when it comes to a theater near you.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- little
- small
- …
verb + theatre/theater
- go to
- visit
- enter
- …
theatre/theater + noun
- seat
- ticket
- design
- …
preposition
- at a/the theatre
- in a/the theatre
See full entry
[uncountable] plays considered as entertainment
- an evening of live music and theatre
- (British English) I like music, theatre and cinema.
- current ideas about what makes good theatre (= what makes good entertainment when performed)
- We're huge fans of musical theatre.
- live/street/youth theatre
- a theatre critic
see also coup de théâtre, fringe theatre, street theatre
Extra Examples
- There was some good fringe theatre at the festival.
- an hour-long theatre piece
- the Toronto theatre scene
- (figurative) The Chancellor's speech was an absorbing piece of political theatre.
Topics Film and theatrea2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- great
- live
- …
… of theatre/theater
- piece
verb + theatre/theater
- study
theatre/theater + noun
- studies
- critic
- piece
- …
See full entry
[uncountable]
(also the theatre [singular])
the work of writing, producing and acting in plays
- I want to work in theatre.
- a theatre troupe/company
- He had never done musical theatre when he landed the lead role as the Phantom.
- He was essentially a man of the theatre.
- He wants to go into the theatre when he finishes university.
see also community theater (1)Topics Film and theatreb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + theatre/theater
- be in
- work in
- go into
- …
theatre/theater + noun
- director
- impresario
- producer
- …
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(also operating theatre (both British English), North American English operating room)
[countable, uncountable] a room in a hospital used for medical operations
- a theatre sister (= a nurse who helps during operations)
- in theatre He's still in theatre.
- He's already been taken to theatre for the operation.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- operating
verb + theatre
- take to
theatre + noun
- nurse
- sister
- staff
- …
preposition
- in (the) theatre
See full entry
[countable, usually singular] theatre (of war/operations) (formal) the place in which a war or fighting takes place
- an intelligence officer in the Pacific theatre
- Russia replied by opening up a new theatre of war in the Balkans.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin theatrum, from Greek theatron, from theasthai ‘behold’.

单词	theatre
释义	theatre noun /ˈθɪətə(r)/ /ˈθiːətər/ (US English theater) jump to other results [countable] a building or an outdoor area where plays and similar types of entertainment are performed Broadway theatres an open-air theatre How often do you go to the theatre? She left the theatre a few minutes after the curtain fell. see also community theater (2), lecture theatre Wordfinder artistic director auditorium balcony box office circle director foyer stage the stalls theatre Extra Examples I haven't been to the theatre for a long time. The city's first purpose-built theatre is nearing completion. The pier has a unique little puppet theatre. The theatre was packed for the opening night. There's a bar in the theatre. We were at the theatre last night. Topics Buildingsa1, Film and theatrea1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective large little small … verb + theatre/theater go to visit enter … theatre/theater + noun seat ticket design … preposition at a/the theatre in a/the theatre See full entry enlarge image (also movie theater) (both North American English) (British English cinema) [countable] a building in which films are shown They arrived at the movie theater a few minutes later. I urge you to go see this film when it comes to a theater near you. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective large little small … verb + theatre/theater go to visit enter … theatre/theater + noun seat ticket design … preposition at a/the theatre in a/the theatre See full entry [uncountable] plays considered as entertainment an evening of live music and theatre (British English) I like music, theatre and cinema. current ideas about what makes good theatre (= what makes good entertainment when performed) We're huge fans of musical theatre. live/street/youth theatre a theatre critic see also coup de théâtre, fringe theatre, street theatre Extra Examples There was some good fringe theatre at the festival. an hour-long theatre piece the Toronto theatre scene (figurative) The Chancellor's speech was an absorbing piece of political theatre. Topics Film and theatrea2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective good great live … … of theatre/theater piece verb + theatre/theater study theatre/theater + noun studies critic piece … See full entry [uncountable] (also the theatre [singular]) the work of writing, producing and acting in plays I want to work in theatre. a theatre troupe/company He had never done musical theatre when he landed the lead role as the Phantom. He was essentially a man of the theatre. He wants to go into the theatre when he finishes university. see also community theater (1)Topics Film and theatreb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + theatre/theater be in work in go into … theatre/theater + noun director impresario producer … See full entry (also operating theatre (both British English), North American English operating room) [countable, uncountable] a room in a hospital used for medical operations a theatre sister (= a nurse who helps during operations) in theatre He's still in theatre. He's already been taken to theatre for the operation. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective operating verb + theatre take to theatre + noun nurse sister staff … preposition in (the) theatre See full entry [countable, usually singular] theatre (of war/operations) (formal) the place in which a war or fighting takes place an intelligence officer in the Pacific theatre Russia replied by opening up a new theatre of war in the Balkans. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin theatrum, from Greek theatron, from theasthai ‘behold’.
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