arena

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

a·re·na /əˈriːnə/ noun [countable] 1 DSAPa building with a large flat central area surrounded by seats, where sports or entertainments take place 〔四周设有座位供比赛或表演的〕场地 a sports arena 运动场 an indoor arena 室内剧场2 the political/international/public etc arena DOall the activities and people connected with politics, public life etc 政治/国际/公众等舞台 Women are entering the political arena in larger numbers. 越来越多的女性进入政界。 American economic activity in the international arena 美国在国际舞台上的经济活动

Examples from the Corpus

arena• An exhibition may be aimed at creating new marketing ideas or providing an arena for marketing.• The concept of free will belongs to a different arena from that of fundamental laws of science.• At this point, Cohan and Baggett still expected a proposal for a new arena.• He would therefore argue that conventions are established by their acceptance by those who participate in the political arena.• The city is planning to build a new sports arena.• The percentage varies widely from stadium to stadium, arena to arena, depending on what criteria is used by tax boards.• I am the arena of their power contest.• They could eat early and all go to the arena.indoor arena• The majestic indoor arena holds its premier four-day championship show from Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 September.Origin arena (1600-1700) Latin “sand, sandy place”