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

• The theater emptied when the movie ended.
  电影结束了，剧院里的人就走空了。
• 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。
• I like the theater, and dancing* and playing tennis.
  我喜欢戏剧和舞蹈和打网球。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You came by our theater?
  你经过我们的剧院了？
• 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？
• He became known as the enfant terrible of British theater.
  他成为英国戏剧界让人头痛的天才。
• Oh, that theater was chronic.
  哦，那家戏院可糟透呢。