theatre

英 [ˈθɪətə(r)]

美 [ˈθiːətər]

n.  戏院; 剧场; 露天剧场; 戏剧; 戏剧工作; 剧作; 演出; 上演

复数：theatres　

中考高考CET4CET6IELTSTEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1464

牛津词典

noun

• 戏院；剧场；露天剧场
  a building or an outdoor area where plays and similar types of entertainment are performed
• 戏院；剧场；露天剧场
  a building or an outdoor area where plays and similar types of entertainment are performed
• 戏剧
  plays considered as entertainment
  1. an evening of live music and theatre
     现场演奏音乐戏剧晚会
  2. I like music, theatre and cinema.
     我喜欢音乐、戏剧和电影。
  3. current ideas about what makes good theatre (= what makes good entertainment when performed)
     对什么才算好的戏剧的普遍看法
• 戏剧工作；剧作；演出；上演
  the work of writing, producing and acting in plays
  1. a theatre sister (= a nurse who helps during operations)
     手术室护士长
  2. He's still in theatre .
     他仍在接受手术。
• 戏剧工作；剧作；演出；上演
  the work of writing, producing and acting in plays
  1. a theatre sister (= a nurse who helps during operations)
     手术室护士长
  2. He's still in theatre .
     他仍在接受手术。
• 战场；战区
  the place in which a war or fighting takes place

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 theater


• N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 剧场;戏院
  Atheatreis a building with a stage in it, on which plays, shows, and other performances take place.
  1. If we went to the theatre it was a very big event...
     我们要是去看场戏，那可是件大事。
  2. I worked at the Grand Theatre.
     我在大剧院上班。
• N-SING 戏剧工作;舞台表演;戏剧创作
  You can refer to work in the theatre such as acting or writing plays asthe theatre.
  1. You can move up to work in films and the theatre...
     你可以转行从事影视戏剧业。
  2. Very soon he took the first steps towards a career in the theatre.
     不久他便开始涉足戏剧。
• N-UNCOUNT 演戏;戏剧表演
  Theatreis entertainment that involves the performance of plays.
  1. Companies across the country are beginning to show a healthy interest in theatre for children.
     全国有多家公司都开始对儿童戏剧表现出极大的兴趣。
• 电影院;剧院
  Atheateror amovie theateris a place where people go to watch films for entertainment.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 cinema


• N-COUNT (医院的)手术室
  In a hospital, atheatreis a special room where surgeons carry out medical operations.
  1. She is back from theatre and her condition is comfortable.
     她从手术室出来了，身体状况良好。
• N-COUNT 战区;战场;冲突地区
  Atheatre ofwar or other conflict is the area or region in which the war or conflict is happening.
  1. The Middle East has often been a theatre of war.
     中东这一地区一直战乱频仍。

英英释义

noun

• a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
  1. the house was full
  Synonym:theaterhouse
• the art of writing and producing plays
  Synonym:dramaturgydramatic artdramaticstheater
• a region in which active military operations are in progress
  1. the army was in the field awaiting action
  2. he served in the Vietnam theater for three years
  Synonym:fieldfield of operationstheatertheater of operationstheatre of operations

双语例句

• Very soon he took the first steps towards a career in the theatre.
  不久他便开始涉足戏剧。
• They have reserved a box for us in the theatre.
  他们在剧院为我们预订了一个包厢。
• The theatre is a futuristic steel and glass structure.
  这家剧院是钢筋和玻璃结构的未来派建筑。
• This theatre is set up for children.
  这座剧院是为儿童设置的。
• Reliance on sponsorship can have a malign effect on theatre groups.
  对赞助的依赖会给剧团带来不良的影响。
• She slipped in and out of the theatre by a side door.
  她从剧院的侧门溜进溜出。
• She has just been appointed artistic director of Queensland Theatre Company.
  她刚刚被任命为昆士兰剧团的艺术总监。
• The culture minister once ran a theatre
  这位文化部长曾经经营过一家剧院。
• Jeremy Styles, 34, was the house manager for a provincial theatre for ten years.
  杰里米·斯泰尔斯，34岁，在一家地方剧院担任了10年经理。
• Numerous Umbrian towns hold their own summer festivals of music, theatre, and dance
  很多翁布里亚小镇举办自己的夏季音乐、戏剧和舞蹈节。