the final practice of a play in the theatre, using the clothes and lights that will be used for the real performance 彩排 - (figurative)
The earlier protests had just been dress rehearsals for full-scale revolution. 早期的抗议仅仅是大革命开始前的预演。 a dress rehearsal for a Broadway play 百老汇戏剧彩排
- (figurative)