| [/ˈθɪətə(r); ˋθɪətɚ/] n 用法:
1 [C] buildingor outdoor area for the performance of plays and similar entertainments 戏院; 剧院; 露天剧场:
West End theatres 伦敦西区的戏院 *
an open-air theatre 露天剧场 *
use the school gymnasium as a theatre 用学校的体育馆作剧场. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page ix.2 [C] (a) room or hall for lectures, etc with seats in rows rising one behind another （供演讲等用的）阶梯教室或礼堂.
(b) (also `operating-theatre) room in a hospital, etc where surgical operations are performed （医院等处的）手术室:
The patient is on her way to (the) theatre. 那个女病人马上就到手术室. *
[attrib 作定语] a theatre sister, ie a nurse assisting during operations手术室护士. 用法:
3 [C] ~ of sth (rhet 修辞) scene of important events (esp of war) 重大事件发生的场所; （尤指）战场, 战区:
the latest theatre of internal conflict 内战的最新战场. 用法:
4 (a) [U] dramatic literature or art; the writing, acting and producing of plays 戏剧; 戏剧文学或艺术; 剧本的写作、 演出及上演:
a study of Greek theatre 对希腊戏剧的研究 *
Do you often go to the theatre (ie go to see a play)? 你常去看戏吗? *
The play is well written but it is not/does not make good theatre, ie is not effective when performed. 这个剧本写得很好, 但演出效果不好.
(b) the theatre [sing] the theatrical world as a profession or way of life 戏剧界; 戏剧业:
She wants to go into the theatre, eg become an actress. 她想入戏剧界（如当演员）. |