1 (BrE) (NAmEtheater) where you go to see plays, etc.劇院➡ see also cinemaADJECTIVE | VERB + THEATRE/THEATER | THEATRE/THEATER + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤large大劇院▸➤little, small小劇場;小劇院➤500-seat, etc. * 500 個座位等的劇院▸➤crowded, packed擁擠的劇場;座無虛席的劇院◇The theatre was packed for the opening night.演出首夜劇院裏座無虛席。➤community, local, provincial, regional社區劇院;地方劇院;省劇院;地區劇院➤off-Broadway, West End (= central London)外百老匯/倫敦西區劇院▸➤open-air露天劇場➤purpose-built (BrE) 專用劇場◇The city's first purpose-built theatre is nearing completion.該市第一座專用劇院已接近完工。➤puppet木偶劇院◇The pier has a unique little puppet theatre.碼頭有一個獨特的小木偶劇院。➤movie (NAmE) 電影院◇The documentary opens tomorrow in movie theatres nationwide.這部紀錄片明天起在全國電影院放映。➤drive-in (NAmE) 汽車電影院➤darkened (NAmE) 遮光的影院➤art-house (NAmE) 藝術電影院➤home (NAmE) 家庭影院VERB + THEATRE/THEATER➤go to, visit去劇院;上電影院◇I haven't been to the theatre for a long time.我很長時間沒去劇場了。➤enter, leave進入/離開劇院THEATRE/THEATER + NOUN➤seat, ticket劇院座位/入場券▸➤design, production劇院設計/製作▸➤audience劇院觀眾▸➤manager, owner劇院經理/業主➤scene戲劇界◇the Toronto theatre scene多倫多戲劇界PREPOSITION➤at a/the theatre在劇院看戲◇We were at the theatre last night.我們昨天晚上去看戲了。➤in a/the theatre在劇院裏◇There's a bar in the theatre.劇院裏有一個酒吧。theatre
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2 (BrE) (NAmEtheater) drama戲劇ADJECTIVE | ... OF THEATRE/THEATER | VERB + THEATRE/THEATER | THEATRE/THEATER + NOUNADJECTIVE➤good, great好劇;精彩的戲劇◇He writes the sort of dialogue that makes good theatre.他寫的對白戲劇效果很好。◇Under her direction, this difficult material is turned into great theatre.在她的指導下,這一棘手的材料變成了精彩的劇作。➤live現場舞台劇▸➤commercial, professional商業/專業戲劇▸➤amateur (especially BrE) 業餘戲劇▸➤fringe, repertory邊緣戲劇;輪演劇目◇There was some good fringe theatre at the festival.節日期間有一些不錯的邊緣戲劇。➤classical, contemporary, experimental, modern, popular古典/當代/實驗/現代/大眾戲劇➤dance舞蹈劇➤music, musical音樂劇▸➤street街頭劇◇We saw some good street theatre while we were in Paris.我們在巴黎期間看了一些不錯的街頭劇。➤children's, community, youth (especially BrE) 兒童/社區/青年戲劇➤Elizabethan, Jacobean, etc.伊麗莎白一世、詹姆斯一世等時期的戲劇▸➤political (figurative) 政治劇◇His speech was a great piece of political theatre.他的講演是一出傑出的政治劇。... OF THEATRE/THEATER➤piece一齣劇VERB + THEATRE/THEATER➤study研究戲劇◇He is studying Greek theatre.他正在研究希臘戲劇。THEATRE/THEATER + NOUN➤studies戲劇研究▸➤critic戲劇評論家➤piece (especially BrE) 戲劇演出◇an hour-long theatre piece時長一小時的戲劇演出theatre
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3 (BrE) (NAmEtheater) work of acting in/producing plays戲劇表演;戲劇創作VERB + THEATRE/THEATER | THEATRE/THEATER + NOUNVERB + THEATRE/THEATER➤be in, work in在戲劇界工作;搞戲劇工作▸➤go into進入戲劇界◇He wants to go into the theatre when he finishes university.他想讀完大學後進入戲劇界。THEATRE/THEATER + NOUN➤director, impresario, producer戲劇導演/經理人/製作人▸➤company, group, troupe劇團;劇社theatre
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4 (BrE) (NAmEtheater) (BrE) in a hospital醫院ADJECTIVE | VERB + THEATRE | THEATRE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤operating手術室VERB + THEATRE➤take to送進手術室◇He's already been taken to theatre for the operation.他已經被送進手術室接受手術了。THEATRE + NOUN➤nurse, sister手術室護士➤staff手術室工作人員PREPOSITION➤in (the) theatre在手術室◇She was in the operating theatre for two hours.她進手術室兩個小時了。