theater

英 [ˈθɪətə(r)]

美 [ˈθiːətər]

n.  剧场; 戏剧; 战场; (某一国,某一作家的)戏剧作品

考研TOEFL

BNC.39534 / COCA.1535

英英释义

noun

• a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
  1. the house was full
  Synonym:theatrehouse
• the art of writing and producing plays
  Synonym:dramaturgydramatic artdramaticstheatre
• 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 operationstheater of operationstheatretheatre of operations

双语例句

• STEVEN: Are you more interested in theater or in television?
  史蒂文：你是对戏剧还是对电视剧更感兴趣？
• When I got to the theater I found that they had sold all the tickets.
  当我到剧场的时候，我发现所有的票都卖没了。
• He also composed for theater, films, and dance.
  他还用戏剧，电影和舞蹈。
• The Commission for the new theater was given to a well-known architect.
  建造新剧院之权已委托给一位著名的建筑师。
• We used a crane to lift the piano into the theater.
  我们使用起重机将钢琴搬进剧场。
• But I started managing a movie theater there and that was exposing me more.
  但我开始管理一家电影院有，那就是暴露了我更多。
• We are writers of books and music, actors in the theater, and we home-school the boys.
  我们是书籍和乐曲的作者，是剧院里的演员，我们也给孩子们提供了家庭教学。
• Seldom did I go to theater, but now it is different.
  以前我很少去剧院，但是现在不同了。
• Last month, I waited in front of the theater for an hour without seeing her shadow.
  上个月，我在电影院门口等了一个小时还不见她的人影。
• Poetry and the theater play an important role in contemporary Romanian life.
  诗歌和戏剧在当代罗马尼亚人生活中扮演了重要的角色。