theatre
noun
ˈθɪətə
noun
1
BUILDING
建筑物
a
building
or
place
with
a
stage
where
plays
and
shows
are
performed
剧场，戏院
C
an
open-air
theatre
(=a
theatre
that
is
outside)
露天剧场
the
Mercury
Theater
墨丘利剧院
2
PLAYS
戏剧
a.
plays
as
a
form
of
entertainment
b.
the
work
of
acting
in,
writing,
or
organizing
plays
戏剧事业，戏剧工作
U
I
enjoy
theater
and
swimming.
我喜欢看戏和游泳。
the
theatre
He’s
really
interested
in
literature
and
the
theatre.
他对文学和戏剧很感兴趣。
Yeats’
plays
are
great
poetry
but
they
are
not
good
theatre
(=good
entertainment)
.
叶芝的剧作都是伟大的诗篇，但娱乐性不强。
classes
in
theater
and
music
戏剧和音乐班
in
the
theatre
She’s
been
working
in
the
theatre
over
thirty
years.
她从事戏剧工作已有三十余载。
3
PLACE TO SEE A FILM
看电影的地方
a
building
where
films
are
shown
[美] 电影院;
C | AmE AmE BrE
‘Bambi’
was
the
first
movie
I
ever
saw
in
the
theater.
《小鹿斑比》是我在电影院里看的第一部电影。
4
HOSPITAL
医院
a
special
room
in
a
hospital
where
medical
operations
are
done
[英] 〔医院里的〕手术室;
C,U | BrE AmE
in
theatre
Marilyn
is
still
in
theatre.
玛丽莲还在接受手术。
5
WAR
战争
a
large
area
where
a
war
is
being
fought
[正式] 战区; 战场
C | formal
the
Pacific
theater
during
World
War
II
第二次世界大战期间的太平洋战区