Word · Frequency #4027
orchestras
管弦乐队；管弦乐团
orchestras is the plural of orchestra.
A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, especially strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
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A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.
由多种乐器组成的大型乐队,通常包括弦乐、木管、铜管和/或打击乐器
- 2.
a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
由乐器演奏者组成的音乐组织
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A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
古希腊和希腊化剧院中舞台前的半圆形空间,供合唱团使用
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seating on the main floor in a theater
剧院主层的座位
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The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.
剧院或音乐厅中乐队坐的区域,位于舞台前方和下方,有时也供其他表演者使用
剧院正厅座位；乐池；乐队席；（古希腊剧院的）合唱队席；由多种乐器组成的大型乐队,通常包括弦乐、木管、铜管和/或打击乐器；由乐器演奏者组成的音乐组织
In use
The orchestra played a beautiful symphony at the concert last night.
She joined the school orchestra and now practices the violin every day.
The audience applauded as the orchestra finished its final piece.
play in an orchestra
表示作为成员在乐队中演奏乐器。
She has played in the orchestra for five years.
她已经在管弦乐队里演奏五年了。
the orchestra plays/performs
描述乐队演出某个作品。
The orchestra performed Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.
管弦乐队演奏了贝多芬第五交响曲。
Common mistakes
She plays in orchestra.
Connections
Collocations
- symphony orchestra
- 交响乐团
- The symphony orchestra performed Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.交响乐团演奏了贝多芬的第五交响曲。
- orchestra conductor
- 管弦乐队指挥
- The orchestra conductor raised his baton to begin the piece.管弦乐队指挥举起指挥棒开始演奏。
- play in an orchestra
- 在管弦乐队演奏
- She has been playing in the school orchestra for three years.她在学校管弦乐队演奏已经三年了。
- orchestra pit
- 乐池
- The musicians took their places in the orchestra pit before the opera started.歌剧开始前，乐师们在乐池中就座。
- orchestra seat
- 正厅前排座位
- They bought orchestra seats for the concert.他们买了音乐会正厅前排的座位。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将'orchestra'拆成'or chest ra'，想象乐手们拉开（ra）乐器箱子（chest）演奏管弦乐。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
复数形式为 orchestras。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme exactly with 'orchestra'. The word 'extra' shares the '-stra' spelling but has a different vowel sound in the first syllable.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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