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

• 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。
• I saw Andy and another girl in the movie theater last night.
  但昨晚我看见Andy和另一个女生在电影院里。
• 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。
• He took an interest in going to the theater when he was young.
  他年轻时喜欢去影剧院。
• I was waiting for you at the theater.
  我在电影院等你。
• Theater owners lease films from film distributors.
  剧院老板从电影发行商处租电影放映。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。