Word · Frequency #1464
theatres
剧场；戏院；电影院
theatres is the plural of theatre.
核心释义
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows are presented
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戏院；电影院
n a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented；n the art of writing and producing plays；n a region in which active military operations are in progress
戏剧；戏剧艺术；战区；战场；戏院；电影院；剧场
用法In use
We booked tickets to see a play at the theatre tonight.
用法提示：此处 theatre 为名词，表示‘剧院、剧场’，指演出场所。
The theatre was packed for the opening night of the musical.
用法提示：theatre 指‘剧院’建筑，在句中作主语。
She works at the city theatre as a lighting technician.
用法提示：theatre 与介词 at 搭配，表示工作地点。
go to the theatre
常见搭配，指去剧院观看演出。
We went to the theatre to see a play.
我们去剧院看了一场戏。
at the theatre
表示在剧院这个地点。
She met her friend at the theatre yesterday.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- go to the theatre
- 去看戏
- We often go to the theatre on weekends.我们周末经常去看戏。
- theatre company
- 剧团
- The theatre company is performing a new play.这个剧团正在上演一部新戏。
- theatre tickets
- 戏票
- I bought two theatre tickets for tonight.我买了两张今晚的戏票。
- theatre performance
- 戏剧表演
- The theatre performance was excellent.这场戏剧表演非常精彩。
- in the theatre
- 在剧场里
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象theatre中的'atre'像'art'，剧院是艺术场所。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：戏剧表演场所、电影放映场所 theatre 一词既可以指戏院（戏剧表演），也可以指电影院，具体意义取决于语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与定冠词连用，如 go to the theatre
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in '-tre' in British spelling, but they do not rhyme with 'theatre' (UK /ˈθɪətə/) because the stressed vowel sound differs. 'Theatre' has the /ɪə/ diphthong, while these have vowels such as /ɛ/, /iː/, /aɪ/, /eɪ/, and /ɛ/. Learners should not assume rhyme based on spelling.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.