drama noun ⇨drama (a drama critic)⇨play (a costume drama)drama
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drama ♦︎ theatre ♦︎ stage ♦︎ acting ♦︎ show business ♦︎ the performing arts ♦︎ showbizThese words are all used to talk about the activity or profession of performing plays.这些词均表示表演艺术或专业。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆improvisational / serious drama / theatre / acting◆classical / Elizabethan / modern drama / theatre◆to study drama / theatre / acting◆a drama / theatre / stage / acting / performing arts school◆a drama / theatre / acting / performing arts student◆a drama / theatre critic■drama ˈdrɑːmə [uncountable] the performing of plays, especially when considered as a form of literature戏剧;戏剧文学◆Television drama is a powerful cultural medium.电视剧是一种强有力的文化媒介。 see also drama ⇨ playnoun▸dramatic
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[usually before noun] ◆Students will study various plays and dramatic texts.学生将学习各种形式的戏剧和剧本。■theatre (BrE) (NAmEtheater) [uncountable] the performing of plays, especially when considered as a form of entertainment戏剧;戏剧表演◆ (BrE) I like music, theatre and cinema.我喜欢音乐、戏剧和电影。◆The play challenges current ideas about what makes good theatre(= what makes good entertainment when performed).这出戏对何谓好戏剧的普遍看法提出了质疑。▸theatrical
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[only before noun] ◆a theatrical career演艺生涯■stage (often the stage常作the stage) [singular] the theatre and the performing of plays as a profession or a form of entertainment戏剧;戏剧专业;戏剧表演◆His parents didn't want him to go on the stage(= to be an actor).他父母不想让他当演员。◆She was a popular star of stage and screen(= theatre and cinema).她是观众喜爱的舞台和银幕两栖明星。 see also stage ⇨ playverb3■acting [uncountable] the activity or profession of performing in plays, films, etc.(戏剧、电影等的)表演;演艺业◆She started her acting career while still at school.上学时她就开始了自己的演艺事业。 see also act ⇨ playverb3■ˈshow business [uncountable] the business of providing public entertainment, for example in the theatre, films or television娱乐行业;娱乐界;演艺界◆The whole family is in show business.这一家人都从事演艺工作。■the perˌforming ˈarts [countable, plural] (ratherformal) arts such as music, dance and drama which are performed for an audience表演艺术◆The book examines recent trends in the performing arts.该书探讨了表演艺术的最新发展趋势。■showbizˈʃəʊbɪz; NAmEˈʃoʊbɪz [uncountable] (informal) show business娱乐行业;娱乐界;演艺界◆The club is a favourite haunt of showbiz stars and celebrities.该俱乐部是演艺明星和社会名流很喜欢光顾的地方。◆That's showbiz!这就是娱乐界嘛!