:an event at which a person or group practices an activity (such as singing, dancing, or acting) in order to prepare for a public performance排演;排练;彩排
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She was 15 minutes late to rehearsal.她彩排迟到了15分钟。
The production of King Lear has been in rehearsal for nearly a month. [=the actors have been practicing their parts in the play together for nearly a month]《李尔王》这部戏剧已经排演了近一个月。
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There are only three more rehearsals before the concert.音乐会演出前,只剩下三次彩排。
— often used figuratively常用作比喻
This tournament is a rehearsal for the Olympics.这次锦标赛是本届奥运会的一次热身赛。
She was 15 minutes late to rehearsal. There are only three more rehearsals before the concert.
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ADJECTIVE | VERB + REHEARSAL | REHEARSAL + VERB | REHEARSAL + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤dress彩排◇a dress rehearsal for a Broadway play百老匯戲劇彩排➤wedding婚禮彩排◇I attended my friend's wedding rehearsal.我參加了朋友的婚禮彩排。➤band, choir, choral, orchestra, orchestral, play樂隊排練;合唱團排練;管弦樂隊排練;戲劇彩排◇I'll see you at band rehearsal on Monday!週一在樂隊排練時咱們再見!VERB + REHEARSAL➤conduct, do, have, hold排演;進行排練◇We only had one full rehearsal.我們只進行了一次全面排演。➤attend, go to參加排練;去排練REHEARSAL + VERB➤take place排練開始▸➤go排練進行◇How did the rehearsal go?排練進行得怎麼樣?REHEARSAL + NOUN➤hall, room, space, studio排演廳;排練室;排練場地;排練房▸➤schedule, time排練日程表/時間➤dinner (NAmE) 預演宴會◇The wedding rehearsal dinner is tonight.婚禮預演宴會今晚進行。PREPOSITION➤at (a/the) rehearsal排練時◇He apologized for his outburst at rehearsal.他為自己在排練時的失態道歉。➤during (a/the) rehearsal排練期間◇During the dress rehearsal she suddenly forgot her lines.彩排時,她突然忘了台詞。➤in rehearsal正在排練◇They're performing every night and they have another production in rehearsal.他們每天晚上都有演出,並且目前正排練着另一個節目。➤rehearsal for排練⋯◇rehearsals for 'Romeo and Juliet'《羅密歐與朱麗葉》的幾次排練➤rehearsal of⋯的排演◇a rehearsal of the final scene最後一場戲的排練