theatre

noun

1. 戏院；剧场；露天剧场
   a building or an outdoor area where plays and similar types of entertainment are performed
2. 戏院；剧场；露天剧场
   a building or an outdoor area where plays and similar types of entertainment are performed
3. 戏剧
   plays considered as entertainment
   1. an evening of live music and theatre
      现场演奏音乐戏剧晚会
   2. I like music, theatre and cinema.
      我喜欢音乐、戏剧和电影。
   3. current ideas about what makes good theatre (= what makes good entertainment when performed)
      对什么才算好的戏剧的普遍看法
4. 戏剧工作；剧作；演出；上演
   the work of writing, producing and acting in plays
   1. a theatre sister (= a nurse who helps during operations)
      手术室护士长
   2. He's still in theatre .
      他仍在接受手术。
5. 戏剧工作；剧作；演出；上演
   the work of writing, producing and acting in plays
   1. a theatre sister (= a nurse who helps during operations)
      手术室护士长
   2. He's still in theatre .
      他仍在接受手术。
6. 战场；战区
   the place in which a war or fighting takes place

in AM, use 美国英语用 theater


1. N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 剧场;戏院
   A theatre is a building with a stage in it, on which plays, shows, and other performances take place.
   1. If we went to the theatre it was a very big event...
      我们要是去看场戏，那可是件大事。
   2. I worked at the Grand Theatre.
      我在大剧院上班。
2. N-SING 戏剧工作;舞台表演;戏剧创作
   You can refer to work in the theatre such as acting or writing plays as the theatre .
   1. You can move up to work in films and the theatre...
      你可以转行从事影视戏剧业。
   2. Very soon he took the first steps towards a career in the theatre.
      不久他便开始涉足戏剧。
3. N-UNCOUNT 演戏;戏剧表演
   Theatre is entertainment that involves the performance of plays.
   1. Companies across the country are beginning to show a healthy interest in theatre for children.
      全国有多家公司都开始对儿童戏剧表现出极大的兴趣。
4. 电影院;剧院
   A theater or a movie theater is a place where people go to watch films for entertainment.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 cinema


5. N-COUNT (医院的)手术室
   In a hospital, a theatre is a special room where surgeons carry out medical operations.
   1. She is back from theatre and her condition is comfortable.
      她从手术室出来了，身体状况良好。
6. N-COUNT 战区;战场;冲突地区
   A theatre of war or other conflict is the area or region in which the war or conflict is happening.
   1. The Middle East has often been a theatre of war.
      中东这一地区一直战乱频仍。

1. Laura is taking A levels next summer in theatre and religious studies.
   明年暑假劳拉将参加戏剧和宗教研究两门课的高级程度考试。
2. He had worked in the theatre for many years, starting at the bottom.
   他从最基础的干起，已经从事戏剧工作很多年了。
3. Not content with rescuing one theatre, Sally Green has taken on another.
   萨莉·格林不满足于挽救一家剧院，她又接手了另外一家。
4. His failures underline the difference between theatre and film direction.
   他的失败说明了导演戏剧和电影是不同的。
5. She has just been appointed artistic director of Queensland Theatre Company.
   她刚刚被任命为昆士兰剧团的艺术总监。
6. I'm disenchanted with the state of British theatre at the moment.
   我对英国戏剧当下的状况不再抱有幻想。
7. Numerous Umbrian towns hold their own summer festivals of music, theatre, and dance
   很多翁布里亚小镇举办自己的夏季音乐、戏剧和舞蹈节。
8. The theatre is a futuristic steel and glass structure.
   这家剧院是钢筋和玻璃结构的未来派建筑。
9. Reliance on sponsorship can have a malign effect on theatre groups.
   对赞助的依赖会给剧团带来不良的影响。
10. They endure as masterworks of American musical theatre.
    它们作为美国音乐剧舞台上的杰作流芳于世。
11. The culture minister once ran a theatre
    这位文化部长曾经经营过一家剧院。
12. Inside the theatre, they were giving a performance of Bizet's Carmen.
    在剧院里，他们正在演出比才的作品《卡门》。
13. I was already prepped for surgery so I went straight into theatre.
    我已经做好了接受外科手术的准备，于是就直接进入了手术室。
14. Jeremy Styles, 34, was the house manager for a provincial theatre for ten years.
    杰里米·斯泰尔斯，34岁，在一家地方剧院担任了10年经理。
15. She slipped in and out of the theatre by a side door.
    她从剧院的侧门溜进溜出。
16. The theatre will provide simultaneous translation in both English and Chinese.
    剧院将提供英语和汉语的同声翻译。
17. If we went to the theatre it was a very big event
    我们要是去看场戏，那可是件大事。
18. I worked at the Grand Theatre.
    我在大剧院上班。
19. You can move up to work in films and the theatre
    你可以转行从事影视戏剧业。
20. Very soon he took the first steps towards a career in the theatre.
    不久他便开始涉足戏剧。
21. Companies across the country are beginning to show a healthy interest in theatre for children.
    全国有多家公司都开始对儿童戏剧表现出极大的兴趣。
22. She is back from theatre and her condition is comfortable.
    她从手术室出来了，身体状况良好。
23. The Middle East has often been a theatre of war.
    中东这一地区一直战乱频仍。
24. The theatre was evacuated when rain poured through the roof at the Liverpool Playhouse
    雨从利物浦剧院的屋顶倾泻而入，剧院的观众被疏散了。
25. The theatre emptied rapidly after the show.
    剧场里的人很快走空了。
26. They have reserved a box for us in the theatre.
    他们在剧院为我们预订了一个包厢。
27. I coaxed my sister into taking me to the theatre.
    我用好话哄姐姐带我去看戏。
28. After the theatre let out, the street was at once thronged with people.
    戏院散场以后，街上顿时挤满了人。
29. He appointed to meet us at the entrance of the theatre.
    他约定在剧院门口和我们碰头。
30. This theatre is set up for children.
    这座剧院是为儿童设置的。

noun

1. a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
   1. the house was full

   Synonym:    theaterhouse

2. the art of writing and producing plays

   Synonym:    dramaturgydramatic artdramaticstheater

3. 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 operationstheatertheater of operationstheatre of operations