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

• 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。
• The theater emptied when the movie ended.
  电影结束了，剧院里的人就走空了。
• I was waiting for you at the theater.
  我在电影院等你。
• With which we began the action theater.
  我们在action剧院就开始了。
• Are you going to the movie theater with me tonight?
  今晚你计划和我一块去电影院吗？
• 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。
• She had recently taken a canvas from the theater and tacked it up on the wall.
  她最近从剧院拿回一幅油画，用图钉把它钉在了墙上。
• 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。
• Similar theater festivals have also been held in other cities including Jinan and Guangzhou in recent years.
  近年来，其它城市如济南和广州也举办了类似的戏剧节。
• He took an interest in going to the theater when he was young.
  他年轻时喜欢去影剧院。