Theatre

他约定在剧院门口和我们碰头。

她继承父业, 也从事戏剧工作.

这座大厅可当作极好的剧院.

她能像磁石般吸引剧院观众.

在粗糙的读经台后面，偏向一边，是一座挂着幕布的木偶戏台。

【记】※ theatre-剧场,amphitheatre-圆形剧场:古时候的剧场是个圆形剧场 ※ the-这个,at-在,re-谐音“热”:这个戏院正在演出,热闹非凡座无虚席

theatre (US theater), n 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. 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. 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）.

n. 戏院, 电影院, 剧场, 全体观众, 戏剧, 戏剧效果, 阶梯式讲堂, 场所

①手术室 ②剧场