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| 1 | C a building , room , or outside area used for performing plays 戏院；剧院；剧场 |
| the open-air theatre in London’ s Regents Park 伦敦摄政王公园的露天剧场 |
| go to the theatre We’ re going to the theatre tonight. 我们今晚要去看戏。 |
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| 2 | U the activity or job of writing , performing, or organizing performances of plays 戏剧写作；戏剧表演；戏剧业 |
| Jenny wanted to pursue a career in the theatre. 珍妮想从事戏剧业。 |
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| 3 | U plays considered as entertainment or art 戏剧 |
| a compelling piece of theatre 扣人心弦的一出戏剧 |
| the theatre I’ ve always loved the theatre. 我向来喜欢戏剧。 |
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| 4 | C/U BRITISH informal a room in a hospital used for medical operations. AMERICAN operating room （医院的）手术室 |
| He’ s in theatre at the moment. 他现在在手术室里。 |
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| 5 | C usually singular an area where there is fighting during a war 战场；战区 |
| theatre of war/operations the extension of the theatre of war to south-eastern Europe 战场往欧洲东南部的扩展 |
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| 6 | C AMERICAN a cinema |
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