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

• Are you going to the movie theater with me tonight?
  今晚你计划和我一块去电影院吗？
• Besides film and record projects, I have continued to work in the theater.
  除了电影和唱片工作外，我还继续从事戏剧表演。
• 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。
• Theater owners lease films from film distributors.
  剧院老板从电影发行商处租电影放映。
• 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。
• I like the theater, and dancing* and playing tennis.
  我喜欢戏剧和舞蹈和打网球。
• 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。
• 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 took an interest in going to the theater when he was young.
  他年轻时喜欢去影剧院。
• 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。