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a revue
revue 是可数名词，单数形式前通常有冠词 a 或 the。
The theater group performed a revue on the closing night.
戏剧团在闭幕之夜表演了一部活报剧。
时事讽刺剧；活报剧
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
时事讽刺剧；活报剧
a theatrical entertainment with songs, dances, and comic sketches, often satirizing current events
The theater group performed a revue on the closing night.
戏剧团在闭幕之夜表演了一部活报剧。
时事讽刺剧,活报剧。
A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
含短剧、舞蹈和歌曲的娱乐表演。
Any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs.
We went to a small theatre to see a satirical revue about city life.
我们去了一家小剧院，看了一场关于城市生活的讽刺时事剧。
She wrote songs for the school revue last spring.
去年春天她为学校的活报剧写了歌曲。
The revue mixed comedy sketches with dance numbers.
这场时事讽刺剧把喜剧短剧和舞蹈节目融合在一起。
revue 是可数名词，单数形式前通常有冠词 a 或 the。
The theater group performed a revue on the closing night.
戏剧团在闭幕之夜表演了一部活报剧。
revues 是 revue 的复数形式，表示多部活报剧。
The festival showcases new revues every spring.
这个节日每年春天都会上演新的活报剧。
Not this
We watched a comedy review at the theater.
Use this
We watched a comedy revue at the theater.
此处指“时事讽刺剧/活报剧”，应使用名词 revue；review 是“评论/复习”等意思，二者同音但拼写和含义不同。
Not this
She revues her notes before the exam.
Use this
She reviews her notes before the exam.
revue 是名词，不能作动词。表示“复习/回顾”应使用动词 review，其第三人称单数为 reviews，不能误写成 revues。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
喜剧时事讽刺剧
The troupe performed a comedy revue that had the audience laughing.
剧团表演了一出让观众捧腹的喜剧时事讽刺剧。
音乐时事讽刺剧
She starred in a musical revue on Broadway.
她在百老汇的一出音乐时事讽刺剧中担任主角。
讽刺时事剧
The satirical revue mocked the latest political scandals.
这出讽刺时事剧嘲笑了最近的政治丑闻。
年度时事讽刺剧
The college's annual revue raises money for charity.
这所大学的年度时事讽刺剧为慈善筹款。
舞台时事讽刺剧
The stage revue featured several up-and-coming comics.
这出舞台时事讽刺剧由几位崭露头角的喜剧演员出演。
Use revue naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
音同review（重温），活报剧就是把时事新闻重新搬上舞台，看一遍笑一遍。
语域：mixed 常见场景：戏剧/演出评论、剧院节目单、文化历史叙述 该词多用于戏剧演出、节目介绍及文艺评论等较正式或书面场合；日常口语中比较少见，口语里通常说 variety show。
复数形式为 revues。
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