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单词 scene
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
scene /sin/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. the place where some action occurs or has occurred:the scene of the accident.
  2. a view or picture:an artist who paints scenes of the South.
  3. an embarrassing display of anger, etc.:Don't make a scene; let's discuss this when we get home.
  4. Literaturea division of a play, etc., that represents a single episode:In the first scene the characters are introduced.
  5. Literaturethe place where the action of a story or an episode occurs.
  6. an area of activity, interest, etc.:the fashion scene.
Idioms
  1. Idioms behind the scenes:
    • in secret or in private.
    • where the full operations of something take place:happy working behind the scenes to elect the next president.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
scene  (sēn),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the place where some action or event occurs:He returned to the scene of the murder.
  2. any view or picture.
  3. an incident or situation in real life.
  4. an embarrassing outbreak or display of anger, strong feeling, or bad manners:Please don't make a scene in such a public place.
  5. Literature, Show Businessa division of a play or of an act of a play, usually representing what passes between certain of the actors in one place.
  6. Show Business, Literaturea unit of action or a segment of a story in a play, motion picture, or television show.
  7. Show Business, Literaturethe place in which the action of a play or part of a play is supposed to occur.
  8. Show Businessscenery (def. 2).
  9. Literature
    • an episode, situation, or the like, as in a narrative.
    • the setting or locale of a story.
  10. Show Businessthe stage, esp. of an ancient Greek or Roman theater.
  11. an area or sphere of activity, current interest, etc.:the rock music scene; the fashion scene.
  12. Idioms behind the scenes, in secret or in private.
  13. make the scene, [Slang.]to appear in a particular place or engage in a particular activity:Let's make the scene downtown tonight. She was never one to make the drug scene.
  • Greek skēné̄ booth (where actors dressed)
  • Latin scēna background (of the stage)
  • 1530–40
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arena, stage, location; center, focus.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See view. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged episode.
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged demonstration, spectacle, show.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scene /siːn/ n
  1. the place where an action or event, real or imaginary, occurs
  2. the setting for the action of a play, novel, etc
  3. an incident or situation, real or imaginary, esp as described or represented
  4. a subdivision of an act of a play, in which the time is continuous and the setting fixed
  5. a single event, esp a significant one, in a play
  6. a shot or series of shots that constitutes a unit of the action
  7. the backcloths, stage setting, etc, for a play or film set; scenery
  8. the prospect of a place, landscape, etc
  9. a display of emotion, esp an embarrassing one to the onlookers
  10. informal the environment for a specific activity: the fashion scene
  11. informal interest or chosen occupation: classical music is not my scene
  12. rare the stage, esp of a theatre in ancient Greece or Rome
  13. behind the scenesout of public view; privately
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin scēna theatrical stage, from Greek skēnē tent, stage
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