opening night

noun

1. （戏剧的）首夜演出；（电影的）首夜放映
   the first night that, for example, a play is performed or a film/movie is shown to the public

1. （戏剧、歌剧等的）首场演出之夜
   The opening night of a play or an opera is the first night on which a particular production is performed.

1. Chen ( not his real name) chose the opening night of the World Cup to pull his stunt.
   陈勇（化名）选择在世界杯开幕当晚实施这一惊人之举。
2. Laurens grandfather had been dead for several years, but in honor of him, she bought him a seat for the opening night. Throughout the performance, she looked at the empty seat and imagined her grandfather sitting in it with a big smile on his face.
   萝兰的祖父已经过世多年，不过为了向他致敬，她为他买了张开幕夜的票，整场演出她都看着那张空椅子，想象祖父就坐在那里，脸上挂满了笑容。
3. But these opening night gifts of yours are becoming more and more intricate.
   但你夜幕中的这些礼物却让事情越来越复杂。
4. Not that Cronenberg has stopped making new films; his Russian Mafia story Eastern Promises premiered at the opening night of the festival.
   并非柯南伯格停拍新片了；他的俄罗斯黑手党故事片《巨塔杀机》（easternpromises）在电影节开幕当晚进行了首映。
5. On opening night, I have to sleep with the duke.
   首演夜，我得陪他过夜。
6. When my first play, A Cyst for Gus, was produced at the Lyceum, he attended opening night in tails and a gas mask.
   我的首部戏剧《格斯的囊肿》在吕克昂剧院上演时，他身穿燕尾服，戴着防毒面具参加了首演。
7. Opening night, doctors, lawyers, businessmen and their wives.
   首演的晚上，医生、律师、商人和他们的妻子。
8. Before the opening night, fans camped outside the theatres in sleeping bags, afraid to miss an early screening.
   首映前夜，影迷们露宿在电影院外，在睡袋里过夜，生怕错过了先睹为快的机会。
9. The player blew up in lines on opening night.
   这个演员第一夜上台就忘了台词。
10. As Opening Night approaches,'It's Time'will also serve as a reminder about the start of the season.
    随着开赛之夜的来临，‘该出手了’同样也象征着新赛季的开始。
11. The audience was/ were enthusiastic on the opening night of the play.
    那出戏首次公演之夜观众非常热情。
12. There were long lines outside the theatre on the opening night.
    新戏首演之夜，剧场外排起了长队。
13. That theater was bursting at the seams on the opening night.
    首演之夜，那家戏院观众爆满。
14. Thanks to our patient, and not to mention, free training to Lantung's staff last week at the opening night, the service this time has improved tremendously by setting a separate bar on the terrace.
    多亏了我们给兰棠员工们上周免费上的一课，当晚的服务跟上周相比有了质的飞跃。
15. The queen attended the opening night of the theatre.
    女王观看了这家剧院的首夜演出。
16. Opening night is in one week.
    还有一个星期就要演出了。
17. Opening night receptions at dealers'galleries were also packed.
    晚上在交易商画廊举行的开幕酒会也是无人缺席。
18. She said she'd be here in time to get dressed on opening night.
    她说她会准时在首演之夜上台的。
19. There's a party at the gallery. It's the opening night of the new exhibition.
    A在展览馆有个晚会。这是新展览的开幕之夜。
20. The actress was very nervous on opening night.
    在首映之夜，那个女演员很紧张。
21. There was a full house at the opening night of the play.
    该剧首次上演的那个晚上，剧场客满。
22. She had wangled an invitation to the opening night.
    她弄到了一张首映之夜的请柬。
23. 'It's a good start,'Lu Chi, a Shanghai artist who works in glass said of the exhibits on opening night last week.'This maybe can help people know this kind of art.
    从事玻璃艺术的上海艺术家LuChi谈及上周开馆仪式当天晚上的展览时说，这是个好的开始，也许能帮人们理解这种艺术。
24. Here are some photos from the red carpet and the premiere of the opening night at the Cannes Film Festival.
    下面是戛纳电影节开幕式上众星亮相红毯的图片。
25. Many people go to movie theaters to see films on the opening night, where they will pay a hefty price to see a film that later will be available for free, or almost free, via rental or download.
    许多人在首映式的时候前去电影院花大价钱看那些以后会通过下载和租赁方式变得免费，或者几乎免费的电影。
26. A band of young steel drum players are practicing for opening night on June11th in Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium when South Africa plays Mexico.
    一位年轻的钢鼓乐队球员在六月十一日约翰内斯堡足球体育场南非队墨西哥比赛开幕式上演奏。
27. Make it the opening night of a brand new, multi-million pound arts festival of original work and show it 200 miles from London.
    把它作为一场全新的、斥资数百万英镑的原创艺术节的开幕夜重头戏，在距离伦敦200英里的地方上演。
28. I was at the opening night with my parents.
    我和父母一起出席了第一夜的首场演出。
29. In addition to the man-made light installations, visitors on opening night were treated to a natural wonder – a lunar eclipse.
    除了人造的灯光设备，开幕之夜的游客还观赏到自然的奇观&月食。
30. On the opening night it looked to Carrie as if there were nothing to her part, after all.
    开演的那天晚上，嘉莉觉得似乎自己演的角色终究还是无足轻重。

noun

1. the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
   1. the opening received good critical reviews

   Synonym:    openingcurtain raising