theatre /ˋθIətɚ; ˈθIətə/BrE 【英】; theater AmE 【美】n 1 [C] a building with a stage where plays are performed 戏院﹐剧场: Shall we go to the theatre this evening? 我们今晚去看戏好吗?at a theatre There's a good play on at the Apollo Theatre. 在阿波罗剧院正上演一出好戏。TOPIC 主题You go to the theatre to see a play , musical , opera or ballet . The place that you pay to sit in is called a seat . You have seats in the stalls BrE or on the floor AmE (=lowest level) or in the circle BrE /balcony AmE (=highest level). You can buy a programme BrE /program AmE (=small book telling you about the play, the actors etc). In front of the audience (=people watching), there may be an orchestra (=group of musicians) below the stage . During the play there is usually an interval BrE /intermission AmE (=when the performance stops for a short time and people can have a drink). Before you go to the theatre, you can reserve/book tickets at the box office . 你到戏院(theatre)去看(see)戏剧(play)、音乐剧(musical)、歌剧(opera)或芭蕾舞剧(ballet)。 你付钱坐的地方叫座位(seat)。 你可以坐在正厅(the stalls BrE 【英】或 the floor AmE 【美】 )或楼厅(circle BrE 【英】或 balcony AmE 【美】)里。 你可以买节目单(programme BrE 【英】或 program AmE 【美】)。在观众席(audience)前方,舞台(stage)的下方可能有乐队(orchestra)。在表演中间通常有中场休息(interval BrE 【英】 或 intermission AmE 【美】)。 去戏院前你可以在售票处(box office)预订票(reserve/book tickets)。2 [U] writing or performing plays as entertainment 戏剧创作﹔戏剧演出: a study of modern Russian theatre 现代俄罗斯戏剧研究3 [C] AmE a building where you go to see films [ cinema BrE 【英】] 【美】电影院4 [C,U] BrE the room in a hospital where doctors do operations [ operating room AmE 【美】] 【英】手术室: in theatre The patient is in theatre now. 病人在接受手术。OPERATING THEATRE