Definition of scene in English:

scene

noun siːnsin

1The place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred.
（事件或故事的）发生地点；现场
the emergency team were among the first on the scene
抢险小组是最先赶到现场的人员之一。
relatives left floral tributes at the scene of the crash
亲属们在坠机地点献花寄托哀思。
Example sentencesExamples
- The estate, located on the main Kilkenny road out of the town, was the scene of a crash the week after Christmas.
- A controversial town centre pub, which has been the scene of three shootings, wants to extend its opening hours.
- Officers also received a call from a member of the public who spotted the youths fleeing the crime scene.
- The equipment will therefore be used at the scene of any major incident, such as road or rail crashes involving many injured people.
- They were the first people on the scene after the incident.
- Police were also on the scene to carry out their own investigations about the alleged incident.
- Despite the relative isolation of the area, around a dozen neighbours were quickly on the scene after the alarm was raised.
- We'll hear from reporters on the scene in Iraq's capital city and a lot more.
- The driver of the bus fled the scene of the accident.
- Police officers will issue the leaflet at the scene of an incident to victims of road collisions.
- Waves of panic seized the crowds in the narrow streets around the scene of the blast, near the central mosque.
- A CNN reporter, she is on the scene at the site of the search for the missing girl.
- As part of the operation a squad car will patrol Southend centre and west of the town to get to the scene of street robberies within minutes.
- Earlier this summer city centre nightclubs were the scene of two gangland-style drive-by shootings involving handguns.
- Police were quickly on the scene when the day centre's alarm went off at 12.30 pm on Sunday.
- The driver of the Sierra was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
- Rescue workers were on the scene in the Alpine town of Bramberg working to free eight people trapped in the wreckage.
- The student at the university lives in a street overlooking the scene of the shooting.
- The air ambulance, which was already in the area, was first on the scene and landed on the road after police closed it off.
- The emergency services were quickly on the scene including a special incident unit from the fire brigade.
Synonyms
location, site, place, position, point, spot
locale, whereabouts
arena, stage, set
technical locus
1. 1.1 A place or setting regarded as having a particular character or making a particular impression.
  场面
  a scene of carnage
  大屠杀的场面。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In its many scenes of devastation, the script shows intransigence on both sides.
  Several lorries then ploughed into the wreckage as the motorway was turned into a scene of chaos as cars and lorries collided with each other.
  Locations chosen had high numbers of speeding-related accidents and were the scenes of tragedy.
  The town centre is a scene of devastation, with the city theatre and other buildings burned out.
  He described chaotic scenes at airports on the islands.
  But none compared with the unforgettable scenes of jubilation witnessed on Saturday evening.
  The scene of carnage was described by one onlooker as " sheer hell".
  Set against the American Civil War, this city was the scene of another kind of slavery and subjugation.
  There were wonderful scenes of jubilation in Ballycroy on Sunday night, March 28.
  At the bottom, in what was a shopping centre, a scene of horror awaited him.
  His wife was seven months pregnant as she watched the horrific scenes unfold on television in London.
  The village centre is once again the scene of chaos as the roads are being dug up, filled in and tarmaced over.
  The officer said the roundabout was a scene of utter confusion.
  She returned to the family home at 2 am to be greeted by the scenes of devastation.
  When we arrived on Wednesday afternoon we witnessed scenes of almost indescribable devastation.
  For some time the region was the scene of struggles between Bulgarians, Romans and Byzantines.
  When Pitch scrambled through the opening, he found himself 40 feet above the worst scene of devastation imaginable.
  After fully examining the scene of utter chaos, Dizante came over to us and sat down as well.
2. 1.2 A landscape.
  景色；景象
  thick snow had turned the scene outside into a picture postcard
  厚厚的雪把外面的景色变得像画片一样美丽。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He specialises in watercolours - finely-observed landscapes and street scenes in soft, pastel colours.
  It depicts a beach scene outside The Hague with a boat setting off into a stormy sea.
  He achieved third place for his landscapes of woodland scenes.
  This photograph depicts the scene outside a house in Cherrygrove, Portlaoise.
  His murals, landscapes, and scenes of village life capture what it is to be St Lucian.
  The video begins as Hass records the night scene outside her Ramallah home.
  Park did not want to be a painter, though today he produces interior scenes and landscapes mostly populated with anthropomorphic animals.
  Croke Park was the scene of great colour all over with over 82,000 people.
  The posters depicted rolling stock, landscapes and other scenes including Blackpool, the Garrick Theatre in Southport and Brixham harbour in south Devon.
  The collection includes landscapes and urban scenes and the paintings are mainly acrylic on stretched box canvas.
  Lucy demonstrated great skill in her selection and application of colour to create landscape and water scenes.
  Locals will recognise street scenes from Tralee and landscapes from various local beauty spots.
  She picked the notebook up and flipped through it, finding various pictures of nature scenes and mythical beings and such.
  The winter scene of the old farm is in a unique solid white frame as is the family photo.
  The setting is a suburban scene of single-family houses, wide lawns and lush trees.
  This event will consist of an exhibition of paintings of relevance to the conference, especially landscape and rural scenes, a poetry reading and music.
  Fame and prosperity were just around the corner, although both depended on Monet painting landscapes and scenes that would appeal to buyers in the bourgeois market.
  Appropriate subject matter for art could include pastoral scenes, landscapes, florals or anything else that is calming and appealing.
  In 1952 he settled permanently in Santa Fe in New Mexico and spent the rest of his life painting landscapes and scenes from New Mexico.
  In recent years he has had three trips to Europe, and now a greater proportion of his paintings features scenes outside New Zealand.
  Synonyms
  view, vista, outlook, panorama, prospect, sight
  landscape, scenery
  picture, tableau, spectacle
3. 1.3 An incident of a specified nature.
  （特殊）事件
  there had already been some scenes of violence
  已经发生过几起暴力事件。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There is to be a Fifa investigation into the scenes of violence that marred the end of the World Cup qualifying playoff game between Turkey and Switzerland.
  Already the voices of protest are growing louder and scenes reminiscent of the poll tax rebellion may not be far away.
  It was a vote which lead to shocking scenes of ethnic violence against a tropical, picture-postcard island backdrop.
  And in Dublin, anti-war protestors clashed with gardaí in ugly scenes outside the Dáil last night.
  He said he hoped all the cases would send a clear message to prevent similar scenes of violence from ever happening again.
  A young mother is being treated in hospital after becoming a human fireball in a horrifying scene outside her home.
  He's trying to come to terms with the barbarity of the attack and is concerned that such scenes of violence are becoming more prevalent in cities.
  Thus we get images of dollar bills followed by cheering crowds, or scenes of violence matched with screenshots of video games.
  The warning to teenagers - whose ages range from about 14 - follows scenes of disturbance outside a fast food restaurant in the High Street.
  Synonyms
  incident, event, episode, happening, moment
4. 1.4 A representation of an incident, or the incident itself.
  scenes of 1930s America
  20世纪30年代的美国情景。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The county is to build a park where the scene of 180 million years ago, when dinosaurs lived freely, will be recreated.
  A nativity scene was set up beneath it.
  So this picture records for posterity a scene of village life that has been lost forever.
5. 1.5with adjective or noun modifier A specified area of activity or interest.
  活动领域；兴趣领域
  one of the biggest draws on the Irish music scene
  爱尔兰乐坛最有吸引力的演出之一。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We live a pretty low-key life - the party scene does not interest us.
  The party scene is starting to pick up here again, so let's go back a bit and hit on some of our city's happenings.
  The package represents the folk scene in all its diversity, from cult figures to uneasy fusion-flavoured outfits.
  He is a real advocate of citizen's political rights though, with no major changes in the political scenes.
  It has elected Cuban Americans to Congress and has dominated the local political scene in the Miami area.
  One way of bringing in new income is by promoting the company in the wider community outside the arts scene.
  Drawing in audiences from far outside the folk scene, does she still consider herself a folk artist or just an artist?
  China's economic and political scenes have been quite good after new leaders took over in Beijing.
  Outside of the fishing scene there has not been much happening around us.
  If that doesn't say something about the small-fry nature of our theatre scene, I don't know what does.
  Suddenly we are surrounded with reminders of just how interesting the post-punk musical scene was.
  The people he did business with were seriously linked to the Bay Area party scene in some way.
  A jazz musician and film extra who has moved from Southend to South Lakeland has been plugging into the area's music scene.
  Having lived in Shanghai for four years, he has noticed changes in the drinking scene.
  First-rate duos are a rarity of sorts in today's indie scene.
  He built up a career as a planning barrister and maintained an active interest in the political scene.
  The political scene has changed dramatically, twice in one year.
  The political scene in India has changed beyond recognition since my return.
  She said that in the future BTU would expand its activities onto the international scene.
  A traditional Egyptian art weaves its way onto the fashion scene, driving economic change.
  Synonyms
  area of interest, field of interest, field, interest, speciality, territory, province, preserve
  sphere, world, milieu, realm, domain
  informal thing
6. 1.6usually the sceneinformal A social environment frequented predominantly by homosexuals.
  〈非正式〉同性恋者常去的社交场所
  I don't go out into the scene now
  我现在不去“那里”了。
7. 1.7usually in singular A public display of emotion or anger.
  当众吵闹，发脾气
  she was loath to make a scene in the office
  她不愿在办公室里大吵大闹。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Kayla yelped in shock and embarrassment at the scene they were displaying to innocent bystanders.
  The wrong problem at just the right time could cause a public scene and possibly prevent him from getting any acting jobs.
  Although I felt a sudden temptation to slap her pretty face, I was too tired to make a scene right now.
  Our guide encourages us not to make a scene, but rather to pay the money and forget about it.
  ‘I saw you,’ he added, betting that she wouldn't attempt to deny it and cause a scene in public.
  I only meant that it's awfully late to start an emotional scene - a lover's quarrel.
  I knew he didn't like the smoke either, but he didn't want me to make a scene.
  The woman was practically spitting, although she was trying her best not to make a scene.
  I was crying and Peter picked me up and took me out the back door of the club so I wouldn't make a scene.
  I would have fallen on my knees and make a scene just to embarrass him, but it would have made me look like a complete idiot.
  She hesitated a second, wondering if Drake would yell at her or make a scene in front of the crew.
  I had learned a few things, but I really didn't want to make a scene right now.
  After our little scene outside this morning, Kai made me go with him back to his house.
  I could feel tears welling up in my eyes and I didn't want to make a scene.
  They were beginning to make a scene, and Kayleigh saw some uncertain security guards approaching.
  If you have to complain write to the airline and don't make a scene at the counter…
  It is difficult for women to retaliate in public without creating a scene and inviting stares when something like this happens.
  She shook her head gently at Angus, warning him not to make a scene.
  She didn't do anything as she didn't want to make a scene in front of the media, shattering her public image.
  His softly spoken admission reminded her of the scene in the hallway outside of his apartment.
  Synonyms
  fuss, exhibition of oneself, performance, tantrum, outburst, commotion, disturbance, row, upset, contretemps, furore, brouhaha
  informal song and dance, to-do
  British informal carry-on
2A sequence of continuous action in a play, film, opera, or book.
（戏剧、电影或故事等中的）一段情节
a scene from Tarantino's latest movie
Example sentencesExamples
- There are also storyboarded sequences for several scenes that did not make it into the finished film.
- The opening scene depicts Detroit as a city of smoke and industry, car manufacture, and boarded-up buildings.
- The cameraman would film the scene and take the shot back to the laboratory to check it and then he would re-shoot it again.
- A short scene of interracial romance between two characters in one of the flashbacks was surprising, too.
- The fight sequences and the main scenes have been filmed and only the songs are yet to be shot.
- Why doesn't he film nude sex scenes?
- The film begins with a scene to introduce each couple, then sticks them all together for the middle, ending with three more scenes to conclude each couple's story.
- The novel's last scene shows this beautifully, and horribly.
- I sat aghast as I watched the worst sex scenes ever filmed with some of the ugliest camera-work that I have ever seen.
- Similarly, Loach avoids the use of background music to heighten the emotion of a scene.
- Hackman meant, I believe, that no great dialogue scenes are shot outside.
- Next up are nearly 19-minutes of deleted scenes from the film.
- And at the end of the opera, the death scene is a faithful recreation of the state execution.
- The opening scene is set in the 1950s.
- The film, which is a narrative of what happened during the riots, does not have any scenes of violence.
- Disc two is a collection of behind-the-scenes footage, out-takes, and deleted scenes from this controversial film.
- I signed a contract beforehand, which clearly spelt out the number and nature of scenes I'd have to do.
- They shoot several more scenes in the grandstands outside.
- In the final scene, the representative tried to ensure future contacts.
- How awkward is it for actors to film love scenes?
Synonyms
section, segment, part, clip, sequence
1. 2.1 A subdivision of an act of a play in which the time is continuous and the setting fixed and which does not usually involve a change of characters.
  （戏剧的）一场
  beginning at Act One, Scene One
  从第一幕第一场开始。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There was only really one fault with this production, the change from scene three to four.
  Synonyms
  subdivision, division, section, segment
2. 2.2mass noun, usually as modifier The pieces of scenery used in a play or opera.
  （戏剧）布景
  scene changes
  大屠杀的场面。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The stage set, with its numerous moving parts, will allow Master of the Sword to be performed without any breaks for scene changes.
  The sound effect cue for that scene change is a series of camera clicks, as if many photographers are taking photos.
  Greig says Pyrenees is an actor-friendly piece of work, with no constant scene changes, no running on and off.
  Students learn about the Adler technique, voice and speech, movement, scene study and Shakespeare.
  Schimmelpfennig's script offers no scene descriptions or stage directions, only dialogue.
  Indeed, innovation in scene painting is associated with Sophocles, albeit in a passage of Aristotle which may be interpolated.
  He keeps the tension high, though many of the props marking scene changes are superfluous.

Phrases

behind the scenes

1Out of sight of the public at a theatre or organization.
在后台；在幕后
behind the scenes at London Zoo
Example sentencesExamples
- Much of his work in stimulating art activities in the borough was carried out modestly and behind the scenes.
- He will continue to be the main organiser but will work behind the scenes.
- A Swindon theatre company has given people a peek behind the scenes of its operations during an open day.
- The whole set has been rotated to reveal what it looks like from backstage, and we see what really goes on behind the scenes.
- While it was the players who produced the goods on the day, the Mayor did not forget the men behind the scenes.
- Blackmore pulled back his public image but redoubled his work behind the scenes.
- Two young brothers will soon be making their mark in the theatre both on stage and behind the scenes.
- As Damian gives me a guided tour behind the scenes at the Theatre Royal, I lose count of the animal parts lying around.
- Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in the theatre foyer?
- Organisers are working busily away behind the scenes to make sure it is a day to remember.
1. 1.1Secretly.
  〈喻〉秘密地，不公开地
  diplomatic manoeuvres going on behind the scenes
  秘密进行的外交活动。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The two cattlemen had extensive private dealings with politicians behind the scenes.
  Other things might have happened behind the scenes that the public has the right to know.
  Behind the scenes, representatives from the transport union had been meeting with drivers in Grangemouth.
  He believes the Government has done a lot of work behind the scenes in the past four years to make sure future fuel protests were thwarted.
  On the other hand, if there's a secret war going on behind the scenes it could be a number of things.
  Why would they talk to you in such detail about what went on behind the scenes?
  Downing St is officially neutral, though intensive preparations are being made behind the scenes.
  Since last summer a fierce political argument has been going on behind the scenes over whether to go for reprocessing or storage.
  Yet behind the scenes, the whips' office is making all sorts of threats in a bid to persuade them not to gut the Bill and turn it into an outright ban.
  The dispute then went quiet, but behind the scenes Boeing was lobbying hard.
  Synonyms
  secretly, in secret, privately, in private, behind closed doors, clandestinely, surreptitiously
  secret, private, clandestine, surreptitious

change of scene

A move to different surroundings.
改换环境
he decided he needed a change of scene
Example sentencesExamples
- The nice thing about being in a two-island nation is that you don't need to leave the country in order to enjoy a complete change of scene.
- We want some warm weather and a change of scene, but we both love Manchester.
- ‘I might come inside for a bit, just for a change of scene,’ I said as we parked across from the entrance.
- When Rodgers moved to Los Angeles - after training as a hairdresser in Scotland - he was really only looking for a change of scene.
- We could both do with a change of scene, a little adventure.
- Something about being in Melbourne has made me need a change of scene though - so I'm moving to Auckland this winter.
- It also offered a change of scene from familiar places that were perhaps haunted by the memory of his wife.
- We went down to Chinatown today for a change of scene and to grab some lunch.
- My mother's sorrowful voice comes back to me, ‘Why don't you go outside for a while, why don't you try a change of scene, do some travelling…?’
- A couple of years later came a job offer to run a school in Yiwu, China; always up for a challenge and a change of scene, he accepted.

come (or appear or arrive) on the scene

Arrive; appear.
到场；出现
the family had gone by the time I came on the scene
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘We do ask investment bankers on occasion to review our status and we did it long before Mr. Smith came on the scene,’ he conceded.
- There is usually quite a bit of social realigning once children come on the scene.
- Some of Spencer's stuff reminds me eerily of Marc Bolan and early T-Rex, - who didn't come on the scene until a bit later.
- Maytag came to the homemakers' rescue in the early 1900s when the first gas-powered washing machine came on the scene.
- With the necessity for both parents to work nowadays, many children return home to an empty house having to fend for themselves until an adult comes on the scene.
- Getting a divorce is fraught with complex issues, particularly when second families come on the scene, she writes.
- A number of local residents had by then come on the scene.
- Prior to coming on the scene, Paul, Cam, Andrew and Riche performed and recorded together in relative obscurity - perfecting their craft.
- When the president came on the scene in 2000, he made it clear that big business should mind its own business.
- Is Barbie responsible for so many girls' obsession with the perfect white wedding, long before the man in question comes on the scene?

hit the scene

informal Arrive; appear.
到场；出现
the series has done obscenely well since it first hit the scene
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the trendiest looks to hit the scene this year is wearing sneakers with a suit.
- The artist has had a seminal influence on the development of modern Irish music, since he first hit the scene in Dublin in the 1960s.
- Once the paramedics hit the scene, things calmed down a little.
- I don't know whether it was summer or autumn of 1963 that music really hit the scene.
- It hit the scene in the early eighties and went on to become the longest running musical on New York's Broadway and London's West End.
- Now, as international agreements hit the scene, the accountability question becomes cloudy.
- Low-fat diets worked like a charm when they first hit the scene, too.
- With a new crop of players about to hit the scene, we hopefully have exciting times ahead.
- Formula 1 really hit the scene in 1970's with TV Coverage live on the BBC.
- Go back 100 years, before the safety razor hit the scene, and every man was expected to expose his neck to an edge he had sharpened himself.

not one's scene

informal Not something one enjoys or is interested in.
〈非正式〉非某人的兴趣所在
as for that job you mention, not my scene
至于你提到的工作，我不感兴趣。
Example sentencesExamples
- Just come with me, we'll party and if it's not your scene than we'll leave.
- I've never heard them play before because they always play late at night at shady bars, and that is just not my scene.
- From her unenviable position of bringing up a young daughter alone, she decided that to sit around scrounging off the state was not her scene.
- I knew the moment I set foot into the club that this was not my scene.
- Oh dear, gardening is not my scene at all!
- If rafts are not your scene you can try sailing for a day at Mullaghmore Sailing Club, from 11 am to 1 pm.
- Those who have read these pages will know that political parties are not my scene.
- Leaving the theatre after midnight, all the clubs were going off, and I am pretty sure Kelly and I came to the conclusion that Hollywood is definitely not our scene.
- I always avoid the spa pool everywhere, it's really not my scene sitting in a brine which has been bathed in by countless other bodies.
- Friday is Hip Hop night - so don't go if that's not your scene.

set the scene

1Describe a place or situation in which something is about to happen.
作事前的现场（或情况）描述
he set the scene by describing the general vicinity and its history
Example sentencesExamples
- In an attempt to set the scene, the author describes the IWW on the mainland as being ‘bomb throwers,’ drawing on the Haymarket affair.
- First of all, set the scene for us, captain, about why it's so important to clear these waterways that are clogged by massive debris.
- Why don't you tell us exactly where you are, sort of set the scene, and describe the conditions you're dealing with?
- The book begins with a chapter that sets the scene and describes the paucity of research into what prison officers do and how they feel about their work.
- This is a well-dressed and erudite character who sets the scene for us by describing Grovers Corner and the characters we'll meet, as each enters the action.
- Mark, could you just set the scene for us for people who haven't been there, and just explain who's who?
- Jeremy writes with experience to set the scene for a mountaineering tragedy.
- Wells sets the scene for this chapter by describing the 1920s Oparin / Haldane idea that lightning in the primitive atmosphere could have produced the chemical building blocks of life.
- I'll just quickly set the scene for this novel.
- Ed, set the scene for us and tell us what you've been dealing with every day embedded with the Marines, especially there in the cemetery area.
1. 1.1Create the conditions for a future event.
  （为未来的事情）作准备
  she jumped a flawless round and set the scene for a hair-raising jump-off
  她无可挑剔地跳完一轮，为最后惊心动魄的一跳创造了条件。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Monthly meetings by a huge committee of up to 40 people throughout the year have set the scene for this, the culmination of all their effort.
  The excellent weather and pitch conditions in Colt combined with some excellent play in the first half set the scene for a good second half on the cards.
  ‘I thought he set the scene for a great game,’ he said.
  One senior radio industry source said that last week's events set the scene for a bid, but he also said the industry was not expecting anything imminent.
  The organisers went to great lengths to dress up the hall and create a club-like atmosphere, which set the scene for a truly memorable night.
  Suffice it to say that our existing ties have set the scene for future collaborations.
  The minister said the budget ‘will be strategic and will set the scene for future economic recovery’.
  A quick succession of Eastern and Western dances by energetic youths set the scene for the fashion show, which proceeded with professional panache.
  Now, with Labour weakened and the opposition parties strengthened, the scene is set for some tough political bargaining.
  The 34-year-old editor's public ridicule of the state's most senior judges has set the scene for an epic courtroom showdown on 22 July.

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting a subdivision of a play, or (a piece of) stage scenery): from Latin scena, from Greek skēnē 'tent, stage'.

The scenes in behind the scenes, ‘in private’, are the pieces of scenery on a theatre stage. This reflects the origin of scene, which is ultimately from Greek skēnē ‘tent, stage’, source also of scenario (late 19th century), scenery (mid 18th century), and scenic (mid 17th century). The theatrical associations of scene gave us the meaning ‘a public display of emotion or anger’, which is from the middle of the 18th century.

Rhymes

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Definition of scene in US English:

scene

nounsinsēn

1The place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred.
（事件或故事的）发生地点；现场
the emergency team were among the first on the scene
抢险小组是最先赶到现场的人员之一。
relatives left flowers at the scene of the crash
亲属们在坠机地点献花寄托哀思。
Example sentencesExamples
- The driver of the Sierra was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
- The equipment will therefore be used at the scene of any major incident, such as road or rail crashes involving many injured people.
- Rescue workers were on the scene in the Alpine town of Bramberg working to free eight people trapped in the wreckage.
- We'll hear from reporters on the scene in Iraq's capital city and a lot more.
- A controversial town centre pub, which has been the scene of three shootings, wants to extend its opening hours.
- The air ambulance, which was already in the area, was first on the scene and landed on the road after police closed it off.
- A CNN reporter, she is on the scene at the site of the search for the missing girl.
- Despite the relative isolation of the area, around a dozen neighbours were quickly on the scene after the alarm was raised.
- Officers also received a call from a member of the public who spotted the youths fleeing the crime scene.
- They were the first people on the scene after the incident.
- The estate, located on the main Kilkenny road out of the town, was the scene of a crash the week after Christmas.
- Waves of panic seized the crowds in the narrow streets around the scene of the blast, near the central mosque.
- As part of the operation a squad car will patrol Southend centre and west of the town to get to the scene of street robberies within minutes.
- Police officers will issue the leaflet at the scene of an incident to victims of road collisions.
- Police were quickly on the scene when the day centre's alarm went off at 12.30 pm on Sunday.
- The driver of the bus fled the scene of the accident.
- Police were also on the scene to carry out their own investigations about the alleged incident.
- The student at the university lives in a street overlooking the scene of the shooting.
- Earlier this summer city centre nightclubs were the scene of two gangland-style drive-by shootings involving handguns.
- The emergency services were quickly on the scene including a special incident unit from the fire brigade.
Synonyms
location, site, place, position, point, spot
1. 1.1 A place, with the people, objects, and events in it, regarded as having a particular character or making a particular impression.
  场面
  a scene of carnage
  大屠杀的场面。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She returned to the family home at 2 am to be greeted by the scenes of devastation.
  After fully examining the scene of utter chaos, Dizante came over to us and sat down as well.
  His wife was seven months pregnant as she watched the horrific scenes unfold on television in London.
  The officer said the roundabout was a scene of utter confusion.
  Several lorries then ploughed into the wreckage as the motorway was turned into a scene of chaos as cars and lorries collided with each other.
  The town centre is a scene of devastation, with the city theatre and other buildings burned out.
  Locations chosen had high numbers of speeding-related accidents and were the scenes of tragedy.
  When Pitch scrambled through the opening, he found himself 40 feet above the worst scene of devastation imaginable.
  When we arrived on Wednesday afternoon we witnessed scenes of almost indescribable devastation.
  At the bottom, in what was a shopping centre, a scene of horror awaited him.
  But none compared with the unforgettable scenes of jubilation witnessed on Saturday evening.
  For some time the region was the scene of struggles between Bulgarians, Romans and Byzantines.
  In its many scenes of devastation, the script shows intransigence on both sides.
  The scene of carnage was described by one onlooker as " sheer hell".
  The village centre is once again the scene of chaos as the roads are being dug up, filled in and tarmaced over.
  Set against the American Civil War, this city was the scene of another kind of slavery and subjugation.
  There were wonderful scenes of jubilation in Ballycroy on Sunday night, March 28.
  He described chaotic scenes at airports on the islands.
2. 1.2 A landscape.
  景色；景象
  thick snow had turned the scene outside into a picture postcard
  厚厚的雪把外面的景色变得像画片一样美丽。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Park did not want to be a painter, though today he produces interior scenes and landscapes mostly populated with anthropomorphic animals.
  This photograph depicts the scene outside a house in Cherrygrove, Portlaoise.
  The video begins as Hass records the night scene outside her Ramallah home.
  It depicts a beach scene outside The Hague with a boat setting off into a stormy sea.
  In recent years he has had three trips to Europe, and now a greater proportion of his paintings features scenes outside New Zealand.
  The setting is a suburban scene of single-family houses, wide lawns and lush trees.
  The winter scene of the old farm is in a unique solid white frame as is the family photo.
  He achieved third place for his landscapes of woodland scenes.
  Appropriate subject matter for art could include pastoral scenes, landscapes, florals or anything else that is calming and appealing.
  His murals, landscapes, and scenes of village life capture what it is to be St Lucian.
  He specialises in watercolours - finely-observed landscapes and street scenes in soft, pastel colours.
  The collection includes landscapes and urban scenes and the paintings are mainly acrylic on stretched box canvas.
  Croke Park was the scene of great colour all over with over 82,000 people.
  In 1952 he settled permanently in Santa Fe in New Mexico and spent the rest of his life painting landscapes and scenes from New Mexico.
  The posters depicted rolling stock, landscapes and other scenes including Blackpool, the Garrick Theatre in Southport and Brixham harbour in south Devon.
  Fame and prosperity were just around the corner, although both depended on Monet painting landscapes and scenes that would appeal to buyers in the bourgeois market.
  She picked the notebook up and flipped through it, finding various pictures of nature scenes and mythical beings and such.
  Lucy demonstrated great skill in her selection and application of colour to create landscape and water scenes.
  This event will consist of an exhibition of paintings of relevance to the conference, especially landscape and rural scenes, a poetry reading and music.
  Locals will recognise street scenes from Tralee and landscapes from various local beauty spots.
  Synonyms
  view, vista, outlook, panorama, prospect, sight
3. 1.3 An incident of a specified nature.
  （特殊）事件
  there had already been some scenes of violence
  已经发生过几起暴力事件。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There is to be a Fifa investigation into the scenes of violence that marred the end of the World Cup qualifying playoff game between Turkey and Switzerland.
  It was a vote which lead to shocking scenes of ethnic violence against a tropical, picture-postcard island backdrop.
  The warning to teenagers - whose ages range from about 14 - follows scenes of disturbance outside a fast food restaurant in the High Street.
  Thus we get images of dollar bills followed by cheering crowds, or scenes of violence matched with screenshots of video games.
  He's trying to come to terms with the barbarity of the attack and is concerned that such scenes of violence are becoming more prevalent in cities.
  And in Dublin, anti-war protestors clashed with gardaí in ugly scenes outside the Dáil last night.
  Already the voices of protest are growing louder and scenes reminiscent of the poll tax rebellion may not be far away.
  A young mother is being treated in hospital after becoming a human fireball in a horrifying scene outside her home.
  He said he hoped all the cases would send a clear message to prevent similar scenes of violence from ever happening again.
  Synonyms
  incident, event, episode, happening, moment
4. 1.4 A place or representation of an incident.
  情景
  scenes of 1930s America
  20世纪30年代的美国情景。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A nativity scene was set up beneath it.
  So this picture records for posterity a scene of village life that has been lost forever.
  The county is to build a park where the scene of 180 million years ago, when dinosaurs lived freely, will be recreated.
5. 1.5with adjective or noun modifier A specified area of activity or interest.
  活动领域；兴趣领域
  the country music scene
  Example sentencesExamples
  First-rate duos are a rarity of sorts in today's indie scene.
  She said that in the future BTU would expand its activities onto the international scene.
  He is a real advocate of citizen's political rights though, with no major changes in the political scenes.
  He built up a career as a planning barrister and maintained an active interest in the political scene.
  Suddenly we are surrounded with reminders of just how interesting the post-punk musical scene was.
  The people he did business with were seriously linked to the Bay Area party scene in some way.
  The package represents the folk scene in all its diversity, from cult figures to uneasy fusion-flavoured outfits.
  We live a pretty low-key life - the party scene does not interest us.
  Having lived in Shanghai for four years, he has noticed changes in the drinking scene.
  It has elected Cuban Americans to Congress and has dominated the local political scene in the Miami area.
  The political scene has changed dramatically, twice in one year.
  Outside of the fishing scene there has not been much happening around us.
  If that doesn't say something about the small-fry nature of our theatre scene, I don't know what does.
  One way of bringing in new income is by promoting the company in the wider community outside the arts scene.
  China's economic and political scenes have been quite good after new leaders took over in Beijing.
  Drawing in audiences from far outside the folk scene, does she still consider herself a folk artist or just an artist?
  The political scene in India has changed beyond recognition since my return.
  The party scene is starting to pick up here again, so let's go back a bit and hit on some of our city's happenings.
  A traditional Egyptian art weaves its way onto the fashion scene, driving economic change.
  A jazz musician and film extra who has moved from Southend to South Lakeland has been plugging into the area's music scene.
  Synonyms
  area of interest, field of interest, field, interest, speciality, territory, province, preserve
6. 1.6usually in singular A public display of emotion or anger.
  当众吵闹，发脾气
  she was loath to make a scene in the office
  她不愿在办公室里大吵大闹。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Kayla yelped in shock and embarrassment at the scene they were displaying to innocent bystanders.
  After our little scene outside this morning, Kai made me go with him back to his house.
  I could feel tears welling up in my eyes and I didn't want to make a scene.
  The wrong problem at just the right time could cause a public scene and possibly prevent him from getting any acting jobs.
  ‘I saw you,’ he added, betting that she wouldn't attempt to deny it and cause a scene in public.
  She didn't do anything as she didn't want to make a scene in front of the media, shattering her public image.
  I was crying and Peter picked me up and took me out the back door of the club so I wouldn't make a scene.
  She hesitated a second, wondering if Drake would yell at her or make a scene in front of the crew.
  I had learned a few things, but I really didn't want to make a scene right now.
  She shook her head gently at Angus, warning him not to make a scene.
  I would have fallen on my knees and make a scene just to embarrass him, but it would have made me look like a complete idiot.
  Although I felt a sudden temptation to slap her pretty face, I was too tired to make a scene right now.
  I knew he didn't like the smoke either, but he didn't want me to make a scene.
  Our guide encourages us not to make a scene, but rather to pay the money and forget about it.
  It is difficult for women to retaliate in public without creating a scene and inviting stares when something like this happens.
  They were beginning to make a scene, and Kayleigh saw some uncertain security guards approaching.
  His softly spoken admission reminded her of the scene in the hallway outside of his apartment.
  If you have to complain write to the airline and don't make a scene at the counter…
  I only meant that it's awfully late to start an emotional scene - a lover's quarrel.
  The woman was practically spitting, although she was trying her best not to make a scene.
  Synonyms
  fuss, exhibition of oneself, performance, tantrum, outburst, commotion, disturbance, row, upset, contretemps, furore, brouhaha
2A sequence of continuous action in a play, movie, opera, or book.
（戏剧、电影或故事等中的）一段情节
a scene from Brando's first film
Example sentencesExamples
- Disc two is a collection of behind-the-scenes footage, out-takes, and deleted scenes from this controversial film.
- I sat aghast as I watched the worst sex scenes ever filmed with some of the ugliest camera-work that I have ever seen.
- They shoot several more scenes in the grandstands outside.
- Similarly, Loach avoids the use of background music to heighten the emotion of a scene.
- The opening scene depicts Detroit as a city of smoke and industry, car manufacture, and boarded-up buildings.
- How awkward is it for actors to film love scenes?
- The novel's last scene shows this beautifully, and horribly.
- There are also storyboarded sequences for several scenes that did not make it into the finished film.
- The film, which is a narrative of what happened during the riots, does not have any scenes of violence.
- Next up are nearly 19-minutes of deleted scenes from the film.
- Why doesn't he film nude sex scenes?
- And at the end of the opera, the death scene is a faithful recreation of the state execution.
- The film begins with a scene to introduce each couple, then sticks them all together for the middle, ending with three more scenes to conclude each couple's story.
- Hackman meant, I believe, that no great dialogue scenes are shot outside.
- In the final scene, the representative tried to ensure future contacts.
- The fight sequences and the main scenes have been filmed and only the songs are yet to be shot.
- The cameraman would film the scene and take the shot back to the laboratory to check it and then he would re-shoot it again.
- A short scene of interracial romance between two characters in one of the flashbacks was surprising, too.
- The opening scene is set in the 1950s.
- I signed a contract beforehand, which clearly spelt out the number and nature of scenes I'd have to do.
Synonyms
section, segment, part, clip, sequence
1. 2.1 A subdivision of an act of a play in which the time is continuous and the setting fixed and which does not usually involve a change of characters.
  （戏剧的）一场
  beginning at Act One, Scene One
  从第一幕第一场开始。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There was only really one fault with this production, the change from scene three to four.
  Synonyms
  subdivision, division, section, segment
2. 2.2usually as modifier The pieces of scenery used in a play or opera.
  （戏剧）布景
  scene changes
  大屠杀的场面。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Schimmelpfennig's script offers no scene descriptions or stage directions, only dialogue.
  The stage set, with its numerous moving parts, will allow Master of the Sword to be performed without any breaks for scene changes.
  He keeps the tension high, though many of the props marking scene changes are superfluous.
  Greig says Pyrenees is an actor-friendly piece of work, with no constant scene changes, no running on and off.
  Indeed, innovation in scene painting is associated with Sophocles, albeit in a passage of Aristotle which may be interpolated.
  The sound effect cue for that scene change is a series of camera clicks, as if many photographers are taking photos.
  Students learn about the Adler technique, voice and speech, movement, scene study and Shakespeare.

Phrases

behind the scenes

1Out of sight of the public at a theater or organization.
在后台；在幕后
Example sentencesExamples
- As Damian gives me a guided tour behind the scenes at the Theatre Royal, I lose count of the animal parts lying around.
- A Swindon theatre company has given people a peek behind the scenes of its operations during an open day.
- The whole set has been rotated to reveal what it looks like from backstage, and we see what really goes on behind the scenes.
- Organisers are working busily away behind the scenes to make sure it is a day to remember.
- Two young brothers will soon be making their mark in the theatre both on stage and behind the scenes.
- While it was the players who produced the goods on the day, the Mayor did not forget the men behind the scenes.
- Blackmore pulled back his public image but redoubled his work behind the scenes.
- Much of his work in stimulating art activities in the borough was carried out modestly and behind the scenes.
- He will continue to be the main organiser but will work behind the scenes.
- Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in the theatre foyer?
1. 1.1Secretly.
  〈喻〉秘密地，不公开地
  diplomatic maneuvers going on behind the scenes
  秘密进行的外交活动。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Behind the scenes, representatives from the transport union had been meeting with drivers in Grangemouth.
  Yet behind the scenes, the whips' office is making all sorts of threats in a bid to persuade them not to gut the Bill and turn it into an outright ban.
  Downing St is officially neutral, though intensive preparations are being made behind the scenes.
  On the other hand, if there's a secret war going on behind the scenes it could be a number of things.
  The dispute then went quiet, but behind the scenes Boeing was lobbying hard.
  He believes the Government has done a lot of work behind the scenes in the past four years to make sure future fuel protests were thwarted.
  Other things might have happened behind the scenes that the public has the right to know.
  Since last summer a fierce political argument has been going on behind the scenes over whether to go for reprocessing or storage.
  The two cattlemen had extensive private dealings with politicians behind the scenes.
  Why would they talk to you in such detail about what went on behind the scenes?
  Synonyms
  secretly, in secret, privately, in private, behind closed doors, clandestinely, surreptitiously
  secret, private, clandestine, surreptitious

change of scene

A move to different surroundings.
改换环境
he decided he needed a change of scene
Example sentencesExamples
- We went down to Chinatown today for a change of scene and to grab some lunch.
- My mother's sorrowful voice comes back to me, ‘Why don't you go outside for a while, why don't you try a change of scene, do some travelling…?’
- When Rodgers moved to Los Angeles - after training as a hairdresser in Scotland - he was really only looking for a change of scene.
- The nice thing about being in a two-island nation is that you don't need to leave the country in order to enjoy a complete change of scene.
- We could both do with a change of scene, a little adventure.
- Something about being in Melbourne has made me need a change of scene though - so I'm moving to Auckland this winter.
- ‘I might come inside for a bit, just for a change of scene,’ I said as we parked across from the entrance.
- It also offered a change of scene from familiar places that were perhaps haunted by the memory of his wife.
- A couple of years later came a job offer to run a school in Yiwu, China; always up for a challenge and a change of scene, he accepted.
- We want some warm weather and a change of scene, but we both love Manchester.

come (or appear or arrive) on the scene

Arrive; appear.
到场；出现
Example sentencesExamples
- Some of Spencer's stuff reminds me eerily of Marc Bolan and early T-Rex, - who didn't come on the scene until a bit later.
- Maytag came to the homemakers' rescue in the early 1900s when the first gas-powered washing machine came on the scene.
- Is Barbie responsible for so many girls' obsession with the perfect white wedding, long before the man in question comes on the scene?
- With the necessity for both parents to work nowadays, many children return home to an empty house having to fend for themselves until an adult comes on the scene.
- Prior to coming on the scene, Paul, Cam, Andrew and Riche performed and recorded together in relative obscurity - perfecting their craft.
- A number of local residents had by then come on the scene.
- When the president came on the scene in 2000, he made it clear that big business should mind its own business.
- Getting a divorce is fraught with complex issues, particularly when second families come on the scene, she writes.
- There is usually quite a bit of social realigning once children come on the scene.
- ‘We do ask investment bankers on occasion to review our status and we did it long before Mr. Smith came on the scene,’ he conceded.

hit the scene

informal Arrive; appear.
到场；出现
the series has done obscenely well since it first hit the scene
Example sentencesExamples
- It hit the scene in the early eighties and went on to become the longest running musical on New York's Broadway and London's West End.
- Once the paramedics hit the scene, things calmed down a little.
- Low-fat diets worked like a charm when they first hit the scene, too.
- Formula 1 really hit the scene in 1970's with TV Coverage live on the BBC.
- The artist has had a seminal influence on the development of modern Irish music, since he first hit the scene in Dublin in the 1960s.
- Go back 100 years, before the safety razor hit the scene, and every man was expected to expose his neck to an edge he had sharpened himself.
- One of the trendiest looks to hit the scene this year is wearing sneakers with a suit.
- I don't know whether it was summer or autumn of 1963 that music really hit the scene.
- With a new crop of players about to hit the scene, we hopefully have exciting times ahead.
- Now, as international agreements hit the scene, the accountability question becomes cloudy.

not one's scene

informal Not something one enjoys or is interested in.
〈非正式〉非某人的兴趣所在
sorry, that witchcraft stuff is not my scene
Example sentencesExamples
- Friday is Hip Hop night - so don't go if that's not your scene.
- I've never heard them play before because they always play late at night at shady bars, and that is just not my scene.
- Just come with me, we'll party and if it's not your scene than we'll leave.
- Those who have read these pages will know that political parties are not my scene.
- From her unenviable position of bringing up a young daughter alone, she decided that to sit around scrounging off the state was not her scene.
- Oh dear, gardening is not my scene at all!
- If rafts are not your scene you can try sailing for a day at Mullaghmore Sailing Club, from 11 am to 1 pm.
- I knew the moment I set foot into the club that this was not my scene.
- I always avoid the spa pool everywhere, it's really not my scene sitting in a brine which has been bathed in by countless other bodies.
- Leaving the theatre after midnight, all the clubs were going off, and I am pretty sure Kelly and I came to the conclusion that Hollywood is definitely not our scene.

set the scene

1Describe a place or situation in which something is about to happen.
作事前的现场（或情况）描述
Example sentencesExamples
- Mark, could you just set the scene for us for people who haven't been there, and just explain who's who?
- In an attempt to set the scene, the author describes the IWW on the mainland as being ‘bomb throwers,’ drawing on the Haymarket affair.
- Jeremy writes with experience to set the scene for a mountaineering tragedy.
- Wells sets the scene for this chapter by describing the 1920s Oparin / Haldane idea that lightning in the primitive atmosphere could have produced the chemical building blocks of life.
- Why don't you tell us exactly where you are, sort of set the scene, and describe the conditions you're dealing with?
- The book begins with a chapter that sets the scene and describes the paucity of research into what prison officers do and how they feel about their work.
- This is a well-dressed and erudite character who sets the scene for us by describing Grovers Corner and the characters we'll meet, as each enters the action.
- Ed, set the scene for us and tell us what you've been dealing with every day embedded with the Marines, especially there in the cemetery area.
- I'll just quickly set the scene for this novel.
- First of all, set the scene for us, captain, about why it's so important to clear these waterways that are clogged by massive debris.
1. 1.1Create the conditions for a future event.
  （为未来的事情）作准备
  the congressman's speech set the scene for a bitter debate
  Example sentencesExamples
  A quick succession of Eastern and Western dances by energetic youths set the scene for the fashion show, which proceeded with professional panache.
  One senior radio industry source said that last week's events set the scene for a bid, but he also said the industry was not expecting anything imminent.
  ‘I thought he set the scene for a great game,’ he said.
  The minister said the budget ‘will be strategic and will set the scene for future economic recovery’.
  Suffice it to say that our existing ties have set the scene for future collaborations.
  Monthly meetings by a huge committee of up to 40 people throughout the year have set the scene for this, the culmination of all their effort.
  The excellent weather and pitch conditions in Colt combined with some excellent play in the first half set the scene for a good second half on the cards.
  The 34-year-old editor's public ridicule of the state's most senior judges has set the scene for an epic courtroom showdown on 22 July.
  The organisers went to great lengths to dress up the hall and create a club-like atmosphere, which set the scene for a truly memorable night.
  Now, with Labour weakened and the opposition parties strengthened, the scene is set for some tough political bargaining.

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting a subdivision of a play, or (a piece of) stage scenery): from Latin scena, from Greek skēnē ‘tent, stage’.

单词	scene
释义	Definition of scene in English: scene noun siːnsin 1The place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred. （事件或故事的）发生地点；现场 the emergency team were among the first on the scene 抢险小组是最先赶到现场的人员之一。 relatives left floral tributes at the scene of the crash 亲属们在坠机地点献花寄托哀思。 Example sentencesExamples The estate, located on the main Kilkenny road out of the town, was the scene of a crash the week after Christmas. A controversial town centre pub, which has been the scene of three shootings, wants to extend its opening hours. Officers also received a call from a member of the public who spotted the youths fleeing the crime scene. The equipment will therefore be used at the scene of any major incident, such as road or rail crashes involving many injured people. They were the first people on the scene after the incident. Police were also on the scene to carry out their own investigations about the alleged incident. Despite the relative isolation of the area, around a dozen neighbours were quickly on the scene after the alarm was raised. We'll hear from reporters on the scene in Iraq's capital city and a lot more. The driver of the bus fled the scene of the accident. Police officers will issue the leaflet at the scene of an incident to victims of road collisions. Waves of panic seized the crowds in the narrow streets around the scene of the blast, near the central mosque. A CNN reporter, she is on the scene at the site of the search for the missing girl. As part of the operation a squad car will patrol Southend centre and west of the town to get to the scene of street robberies within minutes. Earlier this summer city centre nightclubs were the scene of two gangland-style drive-by shootings involving handguns. Police were quickly on the scene when the day centre's alarm went off at 12.30 pm on Sunday. The driver of the Sierra was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Rescue workers were on the scene in the Alpine town of Bramberg working to free eight people trapped in the wreckage. The student at the university lives in a street overlooking the scene of the shooting. The air ambulance, which was already in the area, was first on the scene and landed on the road after police closed it off. The emergency services were quickly on the scene including a special incident unit from the fire brigade. Synonyms location, site, place, position, point, spot locale, whereabouts arena, stage, set technical locus 1.1 A place or setting regarded as having a particular character or making a particular impression. 场面 a scene of carnage 大屠杀的场面。 Example sentencesExamples In its many scenes of devastation, the script shows intransigence on both sides. Several lorries then ploughed into the wreckage as the motorway was turned into a scene of chaos as cars and lorries collided with each other. Locations chosen had high numbers of speeding-related accidents and were the scenes of tragedy. The town centre is a scene of devastation, with the city theatre and other buildings burned out. He described chaotic scenes at airports on the islands. But none compared with the unforgettable scenes of jubilation witnessed on Saturday evening. The scene of carnage was described by one onlooker as " sheer hell". Set against the American Civil War, this city was the scene of another kind of slavery and subjugation. There were wonderful scenes of jubilation in Ballycroy on Sunday night, March 28. At the bottom, in what was a shopping centre, a scene of horror awaited him. His wife was seven months pregnant as she watched the horrific scenes unfold on television in London. The village centre is once again the scene of chaos as the roads are being dug up, filled in and tarmaced over. The officer said the roundabout was a scene of utter confusion. She returned to the family home at 2 am to be greeted by the scenes of devastation. When we arrived on Wednesday afternoon we witnessed scenes of almost indescribable devastation. For some time the region was the scene of struggles between Bulgarians, Romans and Byzantines. When Pitch scrambled through the opening, he found himself 40 feet above the worst scene of devastation imaginable. After fully examining the scene of utter chaos, Dizante came over to us and sat down as well. 1.2 A landscape. 景色；景象 thick snow had turned the scene outside into a picture postcard 厚厚的雪把外面的景色变得像画片一样美丽。 Example sentencesExamples He specialises in watercolours - finely-observed landscapes and street scenes in soft, pastel colours. It depicts a beach scene outside The Hague with a boat setting off into a stormy sea. He achieved third place for his landscapes of woodland scenes. This photograph depicts the scene outside a house in Cherrygrove, Portlaoise. His murals, landscapes, and scenes of village life capture what it is to be St Lucian. The video begins as Hass records the night scene outside her Ramallah home. Park did not want to be a painter, though today he produces interior scenes and landscapes mostly populated with anthropomorphic animals. Croke Park was the scene of great colour all over with over 82,000 people. The posters depicted rolling stock, landscapes and other scenes including Blackpool, the Garrick Theatre in Southport and Brixham harbour in south Devon. The collection includes landscapes and urban scenes and the paintings are mainly acrylic on stretched box canvas. Lucy demonstrated great skill in her selection and application of colour to create landscape and water scenes. Locals will recognise street scenes from Tralee and landscapes from various local beauty spots. She picked the notebook up and flipped through it, finding various pictures of nature scenes and mythical beings and such. The winter scene of the old farm is in a unique solid white frame as is the family photo. The setting is a suburban scene of single-family houses, wide lawns and lush trees. This event will consist of an exhibition of paintings of relevance to the conference, especially landscape and rural scenes, a poetry reading and music. Fame and prosperity were just around the corner, although both depended on Monet painting landscapes and scenes that would appeal to buyers in the bourgeois market. Appropriate subject matter for art could include pastoral scenes, landscapes, florals or anything else that is calming and appealing. In 1952 he settled permanently in Santa Fe in New Mexico and spent the rest of his life painting landscapes and scenes from New Mexico. In recent years he has had three trips to Europe, and now a greater proportion of his paintings features scenes outside New Zealand. Synonyms view, vista, outlook, panorama, prospect, sight landscape, scenery picture, tableau, spectacle 1.3 An incident of a specified nature. （特殊）事件 there had already been some scenes of violence 已经发生过几起暴力事件。 Example sentencesExamples There is to be a Fifa investigation into the scenes of violence that marred the end of the World Cup qualifying playoff game between Turkey and Switzerland. Already the voices of protest are growing louder and scenes reminiscent of the poll tax rebellion may not be far away. It was a vote which lead to shocking scenes of ethnic violence against a tropical, picture-postcard island backdrop. And in Dublin, anti-war protestors clashed with gardaí in ugly scenes outside the Dáil last night. He said he hoped all the cases would send a clear message to prevent similar scenes of violence from ever happening again. A young mother is being treated in hospital after becoming a human fireball in a horrifying scene outside her home. He's trying to come to terms with the barbarity of the attack and is concerned that such scenes of violence are becoming more prevalent in cities. Thus we get images of dollar bills followed by cheering crowds, or scenes of violence matched with screenshots of video games. The warning to teenagers - whose ages range from about 14 - follows scenes of disturbance outside a fast food restaurant in the High Street. Synonyms incident, event, episode, happening, moment 1.4 A representation of an incident, or the incident itself. scenes of 1930s America 20世纪30年代的美国情景。 Example sentencesExamples The county is to build a park where the scene of 180 million years ago, when dinosaurs lived freely, will be recreated. A nativity scene was set up beneath it. So this picture records for posterity a scene of village life that has been lost forever. 1.5with adjective or noun modifier A specified area of activity or interest. 活动领域；兴趣领域 one of the biggest draws on the Irish music scene 爱尔兰乐坛最有吸引力的演出之一。 Example sentencesExamples We live a pretty low-key life - the party scene does not interest us. The party scene is starting to pick up here again, so let's go back a bit and hit on some of our city's happenings. The package represents the folk scene in all its diversity, from cult figures to uneasy fusion-flavoured outfits. He is a real advocate of citizen's political rights though, with no major changes in the political scenes. It has elected Cuban Americans to Congress and has dominated the local political scene in the Miami area. One way of bringing in new income is by promoting the company in the wider community outside the arts scene. Drawing in audiences from far outside the folk scene, does she still consider herself a folk artist or just an artist? China's economic and political scenes have been quite good after new leaders took over in Beijing. Outside of the fishing scene there has not been much happening around us. If that doesn't say something about the small-fry nature of our theatre scene, I don't know what does. Suddenly we are surrounded with reminders of just how interesting the post-punk musical scene was. The people he did business with were seriously linked to the Bay Area party scene in some way. A jazz musician and film extra who has moved from Southend to South Lakeland has been plugging into the area's music scene. Having lived in Shanghai for four years, he has noticed changes in the drinking scene. First-rate duos are a rarity of sorts in today's indie scene. He built up a career as a planning barrister and maintained an active interest in the political scene. The political scene has changed dramatically, twice in one year. The political scene in India has changed beyond recognition since my return. She said that in the future BTU would expand its activities onto the international scene. A traditional Egyptian art weaves its way onto the fashion scene, driving economic change. Synonyms area of interest, field of interest, field, interest, speciality, territory, province, preserve sphere, world, milieu, realm, domain informal thing 1.6usually the sceneinformal A social environment frequented predominantly by homosexuals. 〈非正式〉同性恋者常去的社交场所 I don't go out into the scene now 我现在不去“那里”了。 1.7usually in singular A public display of emotion or anger. 当众吵闹，发脾气 she was loath to make a scene in the office 她不愿在办公室里大吵大闹。 Example sentencesExamples Kayla yelped in shock and embarrassment at the scene they were displaying to innocent bystanders. The wrong problem at just the right time could cause a public scene and possibly prevent him from getting any acting jobs. Although I felt a sudden temptation to slap her pretty face, I was too tired to make a scene right now. Our guide encourages us not to make a scene, but rather to pay the money and forget about it. ‘I saw you,’ he added, betting that she wouldn't attempt to deny it and cause a scene in public. I only meant that it's awfully late to start an emotional scene - a lover's quarrel. I knew he didn't like the smoke either, but he didn't want me to make a scene. The woman was practically spitting, although she was trying her best not to make a scene. I was crying and Peter picked me up and took me out the back door of the club so I wouldn't make a scene. I would have fallen on my knees and make a scene just to embarrass him, but it would have made me look like a complete idiot. She hesitated a second, wondering if Drake would yell at her or make a scene in front of the crew. I had learned a few things, but I really didn't want to make a scene right now. After our little scene outside this morning, Kai made me go with him back to his house. I could feel tears welling up in my eyes and I didn't want to make a scene. They were beginning to make a scene, and Kayleigh saw some uncertain security guards approaching. If you have to complain write to the airline and don't make a scene at the counter… It is difficult for women to retaliate in public without creating a scene and inviting stares when something like this happens. She shook her head gently at Angus, warning him not to make a scene. She didn't do anything as she didn't want to make a scene in front of the media, shattering her public image. His softly spoken admission reminded her of the scene in the hallway outside of his apartment. Synonyms fuss, exhibition of oneself, performance, tantrum, outburst, commotion, disturbance, row, upset, contretemps, furore, brouhaha informal song and dance, to-do British informal carry-on 2A sequence of continuous action in a play, film, opera, or book. （戏剧、电影或故事等中的）一段情节 a scene from Tarantino's latest movie Example sentencesExamples There are also storyboarded sequences for several scenes that did not make it into the finished film. The opening scene depicts Detroit as a city of smoke and industry, car manufacture, and boarded-up buildings. The cameraman would film the scene and take the shot back to the laboratory to check it and then he would re-shoot it again. A short scene of interracial romance between two characters in one of the flashbacks was surprising, too. The fight sequences and the main scenes have been filmed and only the songs are yet to be shot. Why doesn't he film nude sex scenes? The film begins with a scene to introduce each couple, then sticks them all together for the middle, ending with three more scenes to conclude each couple's story. The novel's last scene shows this beautifully, and horribly. I sat aghast as I watched the worst sex scenes ever filmed with some of the ugliest camera-work that I have ever seen. Similarly, Loach avoids the use of background music to heighten the emotion of a scene. Hackman meant, I believe, that no great dialogue scenes are shot outside. Next up are nearly 19-minutes of deleted scenes from the film. And at the end of the opera, the death scene is a faithful recreation of the state execution. The opening scene is set in the 1950s. The film, which is a narrative of what happened during the riots, does not have any scenes of violence. Disc two is a collection of behind-the-scenes footage, out-takes, and deleted scenes from this controversial film. I signed a contract beforehand, which clearly spelt out the number and nature of scenes I'd have to do. They shoot several more scenes in the grandstands outside. In the final scene, the representative tried to ensure future contacts. How awkward is it for actors to film love scenes? Synonyms section, segment, part, clip, sequence 2.1 A subdivision of an act of a play in which the time is continuous and the setting fixed and which does not usually involve a change of characters. （戏剧的）一场 beginning at Act One, Scene One 从第一幕第一场开始。 Example sentencesExamples There was only really one fault with this production, the change from scene three to four. Synonyms subdivision, division, section, segment 2.2mass noun, usually as modifier The pieces of scenery used in a play or opera. （戏剧）布景 scene changes 大屠杀的场面。 Example sentencesExamples The stage set, with its numerous moving parts, will allow Master of the Sword to be performed without any breaks for scene changes. The sound effect cue for that scene change is a series of camera clicks, as if many photographers are taking photos. Greig says Pyrenees is an actor-friendly piece of work, with no constant scene changes, no running on and off. Students learn about the Adler technique, voice and speech, movement, scene study and Shakespeare. Schimmelpfennig's script offers no scene descriptions or stage directions, only dialogue. Indeed, innovation in scene painting is associated with Sophocles, albeit in a passage of Aristotle which may be interpolated. He keeps the tension high, though many of the props marking scene changes are superfluous. Phrases behind the scenes 1Out of sight of the public at a theatre or organization. 在后台；在幕后 behind the scenes at London Zoo Example sentencesExamples Much of his work in stimulating art activities in the borough was carried out modestly and behind the scenes. He will continue to be the main organiser but will work behind the scenes. A Swindon theatre company has given people a peek behind the scenes of its operations during an open day. The whole set has been rotated to reveal what it looks like from backstage, and we see what really goes on behind the scenes. While it was the players who produced the goods on the day, the Mayor did not forget the men behind the scenes. Blackmore pulled back his public image but redoubled his work behind the scenes. Two young brothers will soon be making their mark in the theatre both on stage and behind the scenes. As Damian gives me a guided tour behind the scenes at the Theatre Royal, I lose count of the animal parts lying around. Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in the theatre foyer? Organisers are working busily away behind the scenes to make sure it is a day to remember. 1.1Secretly. 〈喻〉秘密地，不公开地 diplomatic manoeuvres going on behind the scenes 秘密进行的外交活动。 Example sentencesExamples The two cattlemen had extensive private dealings with politicians behind the scenes. Other things might have happened behind the scenes that the public has the right to know. Behind the scenes, representatives from the transport union had been meeting with drivers in Grangemouth. He believes the Government has done a lot of work behind the scenes in the past four years to make sure future fuel protests were thwarted. On the other hand, if there's a secret war going on behind the scenes it could be a number of things. Why would they talk to you in such detail about what went on behind the scenes? Downing St is officially neutral, though intensive preparations are being made behind the scenes. Since last summer a fierce political argument has been going on behind the scenes over whether to go for reprocessing or storage. Yet behind the scenes, the whips' office is making all sorts of threats in a bid to persuade them not to gut the Bill and turn it into an outright ban. The dispute then went quiet, but behind the scenes Boeing was lobbying hard. Synonyms secretly, in secret, privately, in private, behind closed doors, clandestinely, surreptitiously secret, private, clandestine, surreptitious change of scene A move to different surroundings. 改换环境 he decided he needed a change of scene Example sentencesExamples The nice thing about being in a two-island nation is that you don't need to leave the country in order to enjoy a complete change of scene. We want some warm weather and a change of scene, but we both love Manchester. ‘I might come inside for a bit, just for a change of scene,’ I said as we parked across from the entrance. When Rodgers moved to Los Angeles - after training as a hairdresser in Scotland - he was really only looking for a change of scene. We could both do with a change of scene, a little adventure. Something about being in Melbourne has made me need a change of scene though - so I'm moving to Auckland this winter. It also offered a change of scene from familiar places that were perhaps haunted by the memory of his wife. We went down to Chinatown today for a change of scene and to grab some lunch. My mother's sorrowful voice comes back to me, ‘Why don't you go outside for a while, why don't you try a change of scene, do some travelling…?’ A couple of years later came a job offer to run a school in Yiwu, China; always up for a challenge and a change of scene, he accepted. come (or appear or arrive) on the scene Arrive; appear. 到场；出现 the family had gone by the time I came on the scene Example sentencesExamples ‘We do ask investment bankers on occasion to review our status and we did it long before Mr. Smith came on the scene,’ he conceded. There is usually quite a bit of social realigning once children come on the scene. Some of Spencer's stuff reminds me eerily of Marc Bolan and early T-Rex, - who didn't come on the scene until a bit later. Maytag came to the homemakers' rescue in the early 1900s when the first gas-powered washing machine came on the scene. With the necessity for both parents to work nowadays, many children return home to an empty house having to fend for themselves until an adult comes on the scene. Getting a divorce is fraught with complex issues, particularly when second families come on the scene, she writes. A number of local residents had by then come on the scene. Prior to coming on the scene, Paul, Cam, Andrew and Riche performed and recorded together in relative obscurity - perfecting their craft. When the president came on the scene in 2000, he made it clear that big business should mind its own business. Is Barbie responsible for so many girls' obsession with the perfect white wedding, long before the man in question comes on the scene? hit the scene informal Arrive; appear. 到场；出现 the series has done obscenely well since it first hit the scene Example sentencesExamples One of the trendiest looks to hit the scene this year is wearing sneakers with a suit. The artist has had a seminal influence on the development of modern Irish music, since he first hit the scene in Dublin in the 1960s. Once the paramedics hit the scene, things calmed down a little. I don't know whether it was summer or autumn of 1963 that music really hit the scene. It hit the scene in the early eighties and went on to become the longest running musical on New York's Broadway and London's West End. Now, as international agreements hit the scene, the accountability question becomes cloudy. Low-fat diets worked like a charm when they first hit the scene, too. With a new crop of players about to hit the scene, we hopefully have exciting times ahead. Formula 1 really hit the scene in 1970's with TV Coverage live on the BBC. Go back 100 years, before the safety razor hit the scene, and every man was expected to expose his neck to an edge he had sharpened himself. not one's scene informal Not something one enjoys or is interested in. 〈非正式〉非某人的兴趣所在 as for that job you mention, not my scene 至于你提到的工作，我不感兴趣。 Example sentencesExamples Just come with me, we'll party and if it's not your scene than we'll leave. I've never heard them play before because they always play late at night at shady bars, and that is just not my scene. From her unenviable position of bringing up a young daughter alone, she decided that to sit around scrounging off the state was not her scene. I knew the moment I set foot into the club that this was not my scene. Oh dear, gardening is not my scene at all! If rafts are not your scene you can try sailing for a day at Mullaghmore Sailing Club, from 11 am to 1 pm. Those who have read these pages will know that political parties are not my scene. Leaving the theatre after midnight, all the clubs were going off, and I am pretty sure Kelly and I came to the conclusion that Hollywood is definitely not our scene. I always avoid the spa pool everywhere, it's really not my scene sitting in a brine which has been bathed in by countless other bodies. Friday is Hip Hop night - so don't go if that's not your scene. set the scene 1Describe a place or situation in which something is about to happen. 作事前的现场（或情况）描述 he set the scene by describing the general vicinity and its history Example sentencesExamples In an attempt to set the scene, the author describes the IWW on the mainland as being ‘bomb throwers,’ drawing on the Haymarket affair. First of all, set the scene for us, captain, about why it's so important to clear these waterways that are clogged by massive debris. Why don't you tell us exactly where you are, sort of set the scene, and describe the conditions you're dealing with? The book begins with a chapter that sets the scene and describes the paucity of research into what prison officers do and how they feel about their work. This is a well-dressed and erudite character who sets the scene for us by describing Grovers Corner and the characters we'll meet, as each enters the action. Mark, could you just set the scene for us for people who haven't been there, and just explain who's who? Jeremy writes with experience to set the scene for a mountaineering tragedy. Wells sets the scene for this chapter by describing the 1920s Oparin / Haldane idea that lightning in the primitive atmosphere could have produced the chemical building blocks of life. I'll just quickly set the scene for this novel. Ed, set the scene for us and tell us what you've been dealing with every day embedded with the Marines, especially there in the cemetery area. 1.1Create the conditions for a future event. （为未来的事情）作准备 she jumped a flawless round and set the scene for a hair-raising jump-off 她无可挑剔地跳完一轮，为最后惊心动魄的一跳创造了条件。 Example sentencesExamples Monthly meetings by a huge committee of up to 40 people throughout the year have set the scene for this, the culmination of all their effort. The excellent weather and pitch conditions in Colt combined with some excellent play in the first half set the scene for a good second half on the cards. ‘I thought he set the scene for a great game,’ he said. One senior radio industry source said that last week's events set the scene for a bid, but he also said the industry was not expecting anything imminent. The organisers went to great lengths to dress up the hall and create a club-like atmosphere, which set the scene for a truly memorable night. Suffice it to say that our existing ties have set the scene for future collaborations. The minister said the budget ‘will be strategic and will set the scene for future economic recovery’. A quick succession of Eastern and Western dances by energetic youths set the scene for the fashion show, which proceeded with professional panache. Now, with Labour weakened and the opposition parties strengthened, the scene is set for some tough political bargaining. The 34-year-old editor's public ridicule of the state's most senior judges has set the scene for an epic courtroom showdown on 22 July. Origin Mid 16th century (denoting a subdivision of a play, or (a piece of) stage scenery): from Latin scena, from Greek skēnē 'tent, stage'. The scenes in behind the scenes, ‘in private’, are the pieces of scenery on a theatre stage. This reflects the origin of scene, which is ultimately from Greek skēnē ‘tent, stage’, source also of scenario (late 19th century), scenery (mid 18th century), and scenic (mid 17th century). The theatrical associations of scene gave us the meaning ‘a public display of emotion or anger’, which is from the middle of the 18th century. Rhymes Aberdeen, Amin, aquamarine, baleen, bean, been, beguine, Benin, between, canteen, careen, Claudine, clean, contravene, convene, cuisine, dean, Dene, e'en, eighteen, fascine, fedayeen, fifteen, figurine, foreseen, fourteen, Francine, gean, gene, glean, gombeen, green, Greene, Halloween, intervene, Janine, Jean, Jeannine, Jolene, Kean, keen, Keene, Ladin, langoustine, latrine, lean, limousine, machine, Maclean, magazine, Malines, margarine, marine, Mascarene, Massine, Maxine, mean, Medellín, mesne, mien, Moline, moreen, mujahedin, Nadine, nankeen, Nazarene, Nene, nineteen, nougatine, obscene, palanquin, peen, poteen, preen, quean, Rabin, Racine, ramin, ravine, routine, Sabine, saltine, sardine, sarin, sateen, screen, seen, serene, seventeen, shagreen, shebeen, sheen, sixteen, spleen, spring-clean, squireen, Steen, submarine, supervene, tambourine, tangerine, teen, terrine, thirteen, transmarine, treen, tureen, Tyrrhene, ultramarine, umpteen, velveteen, wean, ween, Wheen, yean noun.1 phr. Definition of scene in US English: scene nounsinsēn 1The place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred. （事件或故事的）发生地点；现场 the emergency team were among the first on the scene 抢险小组是最先赶到现场的人员之一。 relatives left flowers at the scene of the crash 亲属们在坠机地点献花寄托哀思。 Example sentencesExamples The driver of the Sierra was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The equipment will therefore be used at the scene of any major incident, such as road or rail crashes involving many injured people. Rescue workers were on the scene in the Alpine town of Bramberg working to free eight people trapped in the wreckage. We'll hear from reporters on the scene in Iraq's capital city and a lot more. A controversial town centre pub, which has been the scene of three shootings, wants to extend its opening hours. The air ambulance, which was already in the area, was first on the scene and landed on the road after police closed it off. A CNN reporter, she is on the scene at the site of the search for the missing girl. Despite the relative isolation of the area, around a dozen neighbours were quickly on the scene after the alarm was raised. Officers also received a call from a member of the public who spotted the youths fleeing the crime scene. They were the first people on the scene after the incident. The estate, located on the main Kilkenny road out of the town, was the scene of a crash the week after Christmas. Waves of panic seized the crowds in the narrow streets around the scene of the blast, near the central mosque. As part of the operation a squad car will patrol Southend centre and west of the town to get to the scene of street robberies within minutes. Police officers will issue the leaflet at the scene of an incident to victims of road collisions. Police were quickly on the scene when the day centre's alarm went off at 12.30 pm on Sunday. The driver of the bus fled the scene of the accident. Police were also on the scene to carry out their own investigations about the alleged incident. The student at the university lives in a street overlooking the scene of the shooting. Earlier this summer city centre nightclubs were the scene of two gangland-style drive-by shootings involving handguns. The emergency services were quickly on the scene including a special incident unit from the fire brigade. Synonyms location, site, place, position, point, spot 1.1 A place, with the people, objects, and events in it, regarded as having a particular character or making a particular impression. 场面 a scene of carnage 大屠杀的场面。 Example sentencesExamples She returned to the family home at 2 am to be greeted by the scenes of devastation. After fully examining the scene of utter chaos, Dizante came over to us and sat down as well. His wife was seven months pregnant as she watched the horrific scenes unfold on television in London. The officer said the roundabout was a scene of utter confusion. Several lorries then ploughed into the wreckage as the motorway was turned into a scene of chaos as cars and lorries collided with each other. The town centre is a scene of devastation, with the city theatre and other buildings burned out. Locations chosen had high numbers of speeding-related accidents and were the scenes of tragedy. When Pitch scrambled through the opening, he found himself 40 feet above the worst scene of devastation imaginable. When we arrived on Wednesday afternoon we witnessed scenes of almost indescribable devastation. At the bottom, in what was a shopping centre, a scene of horror awaited him. But none compared with the unforgettable scenes of jubilation witnessed on Saturday evening. For some time the region was the scene of struggles between Bulgarians, Romans and Byzantines. In its many scenes of devastation, the script shows intransigence on both sides. The scene of carnage was described by one onlooker as " sheer hell". The village centre is once again the scene of chaos as the roads are being dug up, filled in and tarmaced over. Set against the American Civil War, this city was the scene of another kind of slavery and subjugation. There were wonderful scenes of jubilation in Ballycroy on Sunday night, March 28. He described chaotic scenes at airports on the islands. 1.2 A landscape. 景色；景象 thick snow had turned the scene outside into a picture postcard 厚厚的雪把外面的景色变得像画片一样美丽。 Example sentencesExamples Park did not want to be a painter, though today he produces interior scenes and landscapes mostly populated with anthropomorphic animals. This photograph depicts the scene outside a house in Cherrygrove, Portlaoise. The video begins as Hass records the night scene outside her Ramallah home. It depicts a beach scene outside The Hague with a boat setting off into a stormy sea. In recent years he has had three trips to Europe, and now a greater proportion of his paintings features scenes outside New Zealand. The setting is a suburban scene of single-family houses, wide lawns and lush trees. The winter scene of the old farm is in a unique solid white frame as is the family photo. He achieved third place for his landscapes of woodland scenes. Appropriate subject matter for art could include pastoral scenes, landscapes, florals or anything else that is calming and appealing. His murals, landscapes, and scenes of village life capture what it is to be St Lucian. He specialises in watercolours - finely-observed landscapes and street scenes in soft, pastel colours. The collection includes landscapes and urban scenes and the paintings are mainly acrylic on stretched box canvas. Croke Park was the scene of great colour all over with over 82,000 people. In 1952 he settled permanently in Santa Fe in New Mexico and spent the rest of his life painting landscapes and scenes from New Mexico. The posters depicted rolling stock, landscapes and other scenes including Blackpool, the Garrick Theatre in Southport and Brixham harbour in south Devon. Fame and prosperity were just around the corner, although both depended on Monet painting landscapes and scenes that would appeal to buyers in the bourgeois market. She picked the notebook up and flipped through it, finding various pictures of nature scenes and mythical beings and such. Lucy demonstrated great skill in her selection and application of colour to create landscape and water scenes. This event will consist of an exhibition of paintings of relevance to the conference, especially landscape and rural scenes, a poetry reading and music. Locals will recognise street scenes from Tralee and landscapes from various local beauty spots. Synonyms view, vista, outlook, panorama, prospect, sight 1.3 An incident of a specified nature. （特殊）事件 there had already been some scenes of violence 已经发生过几起暴力事件。 Example sentencesExamples There is to be a Fifa investigation into the scenes of violence that marred the end of the World Cup qualifying playoff game between Turkey and Switzerland. It was a vote which lead to shocking scenes of ethnic violence against a tropical, picture-postcard island backdrop. The warning to teenagers - whose ages range from about 14 - follows scenes of disturbance outside a fast food restaurant in the High Street. Thus we get images of dollar bills followed by cheering crowds, or scenes of violence matched with screenshots of video games. He's trying to come to terms with the barbarity of the attack and is concerned that such scenes of violence are becoming more prevalent in cities. And in Dublin, anti-war protestors clashed with gardaí in ugly scenes outside the Dáil last night. Already the voices of protest are growing louder and scenes reminiscent of the poll tax rebellion may not be far away. A young mother is being treated in hospital after becoming a human fireball in a horrifying scene outside her home. He said he hoped all the cases would send a clear message to prevent similar scenes of violence from ever happening again. Synonyms incident, event, episode, happening, moment 1.4 A place or representation of an incident. 情景 scenes of 1930s America 20世纪30年代的美国情景。 Example sentencesExamples A nativity scene was set up beneath it. So this picture records for posterity a scene of village life that has been lost forever. The county is to build a park where the scene of 180 million years ago, when dinosaurs lived freely, will be recreated. 1.5with adjective or noun modifier A specified area of activity or interest. 活动领域；兴趣领域 the country music scene Example sentencesExamples First-rate duos are a rarity of sorts in today's indie scene. She said that in the future BTU would expand its activities onto the international scene. He is a real advocate of citizen's political rights though, with no major changes in the political scenes. He built up a career as a planning barrister and maintained an active interest in the political scene. Suddenly we are surrounded with reminders of just how interesting the post-punk musical scene was. The people he did business with were seriously linked to the Bay Area party scene in some way. The package represents the folk scene in all its diversity, from cult figures to uneasy fusion-flavoured outfits. We live a pretty low-key life - the party scene does not interest us. Having lived in Shanghai for four years, he has noticed changes in the drinking scene. It has elected Cuban Americans to Congress and has dominated the local political scene in the Miami area. The political scene has changed dramatically, twice in one year. Outside of the fishing scene there has not been much happening around us. If that doesn't say something about the small-fry nature of our theatre scene, I don't know what does. One way of bringing in new income is by promoting the company in the wider community outside the arts scene. China's economic and political scenes have been quite good after new leaders took over in Beijing. Drawing in audiences from far outside the folk scene, does she still consider herself a folk artist or just an artist? The political scene in India has changed beyond recognition since my return. The party scene is starting to pick up here again, so let's go back a bit and hit on some of our city's happenings. A traditional Egyptian art weaves its way onto the fashion scene, driving economic change. A jazz musician and film extra who has moved from Southend to South Lakeland has been plugging into the area's music scene. Synonyms area of interest, field of interest, field, interest, speciality, territory, province, preserve 1.6usually in singular A public display of emotion or anger. 当众吵闹，发脾气 she was loath to make a scene in the office 她不愿在办公室里大吵大闹。 Example sentencesExamples Kayla yelped in shock and embarrassment at the scene they were displaying to innocent bystanders. After our little scene outside this morning, Kai made me go with him back to his house. I could feel tears welling up in my eyes and I didn't want to make a scene. The wrong problem at just the right time could cause a public scene and possibly prevent him from getting any acting jobs. ‘I saw you,’ he added, betting that she wouldn't attempt to deny it and cause a scene in public. She didn't do anything as she didn't want to make a scene in front of the media, shattering her public image. I was crying and Peter picked me up and took me out the back door of the club so I wouldn't make a scene. She hesitated a second, wondering if Drake would yell at her or make a scene in front of the crew. I had learned a few things, but I really didn't want to make a scene right now. She shook her head gently at Angus, warning him not to make a scene. I would have fallen on my knees and make a scene just to embarrass him, but it would have made me look like a complete idiot. Although I felt a sudden temptation to slap her pretty face, I was too tired to make a scene right now. I knew he didn't like the smoke either, but he didn't want me to make a scene. Our guide encourages us not to make a scene, but rather to pay the money and forget about it. It is difficult for women to retaliate in public without creating a scene and inviting stares when something like this happens. They were beginning to make a scene, and Kayleigh saw some uncertain security guards approaching. His softly spoken admission reminded her of the scene in the hallway outside of his apartment. If you have to complain write to the airline and don't make a scene at the counter… I only meant that it's awfully late to start an emotional scene - a lover's quarrel. The woman was practically spitting, although she was trying her best not to make a scene. Synonyms fuss, exhibition of oneself, performance, tantrum, outburst, commotion, disturbance, row, upset, contretemps, furore, brouhaha 2A sequence of continuous action in a play, movie, opera, or book. （戏剧、电影或故事等中的）一段情节 a scene from Brando's first film Example sentencesExamples Disc two is a collection of behind-the-scenes footage, out-takes, and deleted scenes from this controversial film. I sat aghast as I watched the worst sex scenes ever filmed with some of the ugliest camera-work that I have ever seen. They shoot several more scenes in the grandstands outside. Similarly, Loach avoids the use of background music to heighten the emotion of a scene. The opening scene depicts Detroit as a city of smoke and industry, car manufacture, and boarded-up buildings. How awkward is it for actors to film love scenes? The novel's last scene shows this beautifully, and horribly. There are also storyboarded sequences for several scenes that did not make it into the finished film. The film, which is a narrative of what happened during the riots, does not have any scenes of violence. Next up are nearly 19-minutes of deleted scenes from the film. Why doesn't he film nude sex scenes? And at the end of the opera, the death scene is a faithful recreation of the state execution. The film begins with a scene to introduce each couple, then sticks them all together for the middle, ending with three more scenes to conclude each couple's story. Hackman meant, I believe, that no great dialogue scenes are shot outside. In the final scene, the representative tried to ensure future contacts. The fight sequences and the main scenes have been filmed and only the songs are yet to be shot. The cameraman would film the scene and take the shot back to the laboratory to check it and then he would re-shoot it again. A short scene of interracial romance between two characters in one of the flashbacks was surprising, too. The opening scene is set in the 1950s. I signed a contract beforehand, which clearly spelt out the number and nature of scenes I'd have to do. Synonyms section, segment, part, clip, sequence 2.1 A subdivision of an act of a play in which the time is continuous and the setting fixed and which does not usually involve a change of characters. （戏剧的）一场 beginning at Act One, Scene One 从第一幕第一场开始。 Example sentencesExamples There was only really one fault with this production, the change from scene three to four. Synonyms subdivision, division, section, segment 2.2usually as modifier The pieces of scenery used in a play or opera. （戏剧）布景 scene changes 大屠杀的场面。 Example sentencesExamples Schimmelpfennig's script offers no scene descriptions or stage directions, only dialogue. The stage set, with its numerous moving parts, will allow Master of the Sword to be performed without any breaks for scene changes. He keeps the tension high, though many of the props marking scene changes are superfluous. Greig says Pyrenees is an actor-friendly piece of work, with no constant scene changes, no running on and off. Indeed, innovation in scene painting is associated with Sophocles, albeit in a passage of Aristotle which may be interpolated. The sound effect cue for that scene change is a series of camera clicks, as if many photographers are taking photos. Students learn about the Adler technique, voice and speech, movement, scene study and Shakespeare. Phrases behind the scenes 1Out of sight of the public at a theater or organization. 在后台；在幕后 Example sentencesExamples As Damian gives me a guided tour behind the scenes at the Theatre Royal, I lose count of the animal parts lying around. A Swindon theatre company has given people a peek behind the scenes of its operations during an open day. The whole set has been rotated to reveal what it looks like from backstage, and we see what really goes on behind the scenes. Organisers are working busily away behind the scenes to make sure it is a day to remember. Two young brothers will soon be making their mark in the theatre both on stage and behind the scenes. While it was the players who produced the goods on the day, the Mayor did not forget the men behind the scenes. Blackmore pulled back his public image but redoubled his work behind the scenes. Much of his work in stimulating art activities in the borough was carried out modestly and behind the scenes. He will continue to be the main organiser but will work behind the scenes. Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in the theatre foyer? 1.1Secretly. 〈喻〉秘密地，不公开地 diplomatic maneuvers going on behind the scenes 秘密进行的外交活动。 Example sentencesExamples Behind the scenes, representatives from the transport union had been meeting with drivers in Grangemouth. Yet behind the scenes, the whips' office is making all sorts of threats in a bid to persuade them not to gut the Bill and turn it into an outright ban. Downing St is officially neutral, though intensive preparations are being made behind the scenes. On the other hand, if there's a secret war going on behind the scenes it could be a number of things. The dispute then went quiet, but behind the scenes Boeing was lobbying hard. He believes the Government has done a lot of work behind the scenes in the past four years to make sure future fuel protests were thwarted. Other things might have happened behind the scenes that the public has the right to know. Since last summer a fierce political argument has been going on behind the scenes over whether to go for reprocessing or storage. The two cattlemen had extensive private dealings with politicians behind the scenes. Why would they talk to you in such detail about what went on behind the scenes? Synonyms secretly, in secret, privately, in private, behind closed doors, clandestinely, surreptitiously secret, private, clandestine, surreptitious change of scene A move to different surroundings. 改换环境 he decided he needed a change of scene Example sentencesExamples We went down to Chinatown today for a change of scene and to grab some lunch. My mother's sorrowful voice comes back to me, ‘Why don't you go outside for a while, why don't you try a change of scene, do some travelling…?’ When Rodgers moved to Los Angeles - after training as a hairdresser in Scotland - he was really only looking for a change of scene. The nice thing about being in a two-island nation is that you don't need to leave the country in order to enjoy a complete change of scene. We could both do with a change of scene, a little adventure. Something about being in Melbourne has made me need a change of scene though - so I'm moving to Auckland this winter. ‘I might come inside for a bit, just for a change of scene,’ I said as we parked across from the entrance. It also offered a change of scene from familiar places that were perhaps haunted by the memory of his wife. A couple of years later came a job offer to run a school in Yiwu, China; always up for a challenge and a change of scene, he accepted. We want some warm weather and a change of scene, but we both love Manchester. come (or appear or arrive) on the scene Arrive; appear. 到场；出现 Example sentencesExamples Some of Spencer's stuff reminds me eerily of Marc Bolan and early T-Rex, - who didn't come on the scene until a bit later. Maytag came to the homemakers' rescue in the early 1900s when the first gas-powered washing machine came on the scene. Is Barbie responsible for so many girls' obsession with the perfect white wedding, long before the man in question comes on the scene? With the necessity for both parents to work nowadays, many children return home to an empty house having to fend for themselves until an adult comes on the scene. Prior to coming on the scene, Paul, Cam, Andrew and Riche performed and recorded together in relative obscurity - perfecting their craft. A number of local residents had by then come on the scene. When the president came on the scene in 2000, he made it clear that big business should mind its own business. Getting a divorce is fraught with complex issues, particularly when second families come on the scene, she writes. There is usually quite a bit of social realigning once children come on the scene. ‘We do ask investment bankers on occasion to review our status and we did it long before Mr. Smith came on the scene,’ he conceded. hit the scene informal Arrive; appear. 到场；出现 the series has done obscenely well since it first hit the scene Example sentencesExamples It hit the scene in the early eighties and went on to become the longest running musical on New York's Broadway and London's West End. Once the paramedics hit the scene, things calmed down a little. Low-fat diets worked like a charm when they first hit the scene, too. Formula 1 really hit the scene in 1970's with TV Coverage live on the BBC. The artist has had a seminal influence on the development of modern Irish music, since he first hit the scene in Dublin in the 1960s. Go back 100 years, before the safety razor hit the scene, and every man was expected to expose his neck to an edge he had sharpened himself. One of the trendiest looks to hit the scene this year is wearing sneakers with a suit. I don't know whether it was summer or autumn of 1963 that music really hit the scene. With a new crop of players about to hit the scene, we hopefully have exciting times ahead. Now, as international agreements hit the scene, the accountability question becomes cloudy. not one's scene informal Not something one enjoys or is interested in. 〈非正式〉非某人的兴趣所在 sorry, that witchcraft stuff is not my scene Example sentencesExamples Friday is Hip Hop night - so don't go if that's not your scene. I've never heard them play before because they always play late at night at shady bars, and that is just not my scene. Just come with me, we'll party and if it's not your scene than we'll leave. Those who have read these pages will know that political parties are not my scene. From her unenviable position of bringing up a young daughter alone, she decided that to sit around scrounging off the state was not her scene. Oh dear, gardening is not my scene at all! If rafts are not your scene you can try sailing for a day at Mullaghmore Sailing Club, from 11 am to 1 pm. I knew the moment I set foot into the club that this was not my scene. I always avoid the spa pool everywhere, it's really not my scene sitting in a brine which has been bathed in by countless other bodies. Leaving the theatre after midnight, all the clubs were going off, and I am pretty sure Kelly and I came to the conclusion that Hollywood is definitely not our scene. set the scene 1Describe a place or situation in which something is about to happen. 作事前的现场（或情况）描述 Example sentencesExamples Mark, could you just set the scene for us for people who haven't been there, and just explain who's who? In an attempt to set the scene, the author describes the IWW on the mainland as being ‘bomb throwers,’ drawing on the Haymarket affair. Jeremy writes with experience to set the scene for a mountaineering tragedy. Wells sets the scene for this chapter by describing the 1920s Oparin / Haldane idea that lightning in the primitive atmosphere could have produced the chemical building blocks of life. Why don't you tell us exactly where you are, sort of set the scene, and describe the conditions you're dealing with? The book begins with a chapter that sets the scene and describes the paucity of research into what prison officers do and how they feel about their work. This is a well-dressed and erudite character who sets the scene for us by describing Grovers Corner and the characters we'll meet, as each enters the action. Ed, set the scene for us and tell us what you've been dealing with every day embedded with the Marines, especially there in the cemetery area. I'll just quickly set the scene for this novel. First of all, set the scene for us, captain, about why it's so important to clear these waterways that are clogged by massive debris. 1.1Create the conditions for a future event. （为未来的事情）作准备 the congressman's speech set the scene for a bitter debate Example sentencesExamples A quick succession of Eastern and Western dances by energetic youths set the scene for the fashion show, which proceeded with professional panache. One senior radio industry source said that last week's events set the scene for a bid, but he also said the industry was not expecting anything imminent. ‘I thought he set the scene for a great game,’ he said. The minister said the budget ‘will be strategic and will set the scene for future economic recovery’. Suffice it to say that our existing ties have set the scene for future collaborations. Monthly meetings by a huge committee of up to 40 people throughout the year have set the scene for this, the culmination of all their effort. The excellent weather and pitch conditions in Colt combined with some excellent play in the first half set the scene for a good second half on the cards. The 34-year-old editor's public ridicule of the state's most senior judges has set the scene for an epic courtroom showdown on 22 July. The organisers went to great lengths to dress up the hall and create a club-like atmosphere, which set the scene for a truly memorable night. Now, with Labour weakened and the opposition parties strengthened, the scene is set for some tough political bargaining. Origin Mid 16th century (denoting a subdivision of a play, or (a piece of) stage scenery): from Latin scena, from Greek skēnē ‘tent, stage’. noun.1 phr.
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