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Xem thêm: theater, house, dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre of operations
theatre noun
1 where you go to see plays, etc.
ADJ. large | little, small | crowded, packed The theatre was packed for the opening night. | open-air | puppet The pier has a unique little puppet theatre.
VERB + THEATRE go to, visit I haven't been to the theatre for ages.
THEATRE + NOUN ticket | production | audience | manager, staff
PREP. at a/the ~ We were at the theatre last night. | in a/the ~ There's a bar in the theatre.
2 drama
ADJ. good, great He writes the sort of dialogue that makes great theatre. | live | amateur | commercial, professional | fringe, provincial, repertory There was some good fringe theatre at the festival. | classical, contemporary, experimental, modern, music/musical, popular | street We saw some good street theatre while we were in Paris. | community, youth | political (often figurative) The Chancellor's speech was an absorbing piece of political theatre.
QUANT. piece
VERB + THEATRE study He is studying Greek theatre.
THEATRE + NOUN studies | critic
3 work of acting in/ producing plays
VERB + THEATRE be in, work in | go into He wants to go into the theatre when he finishes university.
THEATRE + NOUN director, producer | company, group
4 in a hospital
ADJ. operating
VERB + THEATRE take to He's already been taken to theatre for the operation.
THEATRE + NOUN nurse, sister
PREP. in (the) ~ She was in the operating theatre for two hours.
n.
the house was full
the army was in the field awaiting action
he served in the Vietnam theater for three years