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    auditorium

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Theatre, Buildings, Leisure
    au·di·to·ri·um /ˌɔːdəˈtɔːriəm $ ˌɒː-/ ●○○ noun (plural auditoriums or auditoria /-riə/) [countable]  1. APTthe part of a theatre where people sit when watching a play, concert etc 听众席；观众席2. American EnglishTBBDL a large building used for concerts or public meetings 音乐厅；礼堂，会堂
    Examples from the Corpus
    auditorium• Rough terraces of seats were fashioned to serve as an auditorium.• We gathered in an auditorium and watched a videotape.• A few minutes late, I slipped into the half-full auditorium, spotted Sergei near the back, and sat beside him.• She will read at 8 tonight in the University of Arizona's Modern Languages auditorium.• the school auditorium• She hardly ventured beyond the auditorium, but all those windows that had been left broken through the winter were replaced.• The Moulin Rougestaff steer them all to their tables in the auditorium, which is lit with small pink lamps.• The walls were dark gray and bare, but Horton speckled and painted the floors of the auditorium aisles with free-form designs.• She hurried downstage and scampered down the makeshift gangway to the auditorium floor.    Origin auditorium (1600-1700) Latin “place for hearing”, from audire; → AUDIO
    au·di·to·ri·um nounChineseSyllable
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    auditorium
    au‧di‧to‧ri‧um /ˌɔːdəˈtɔːriəm, ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriəm $ ˌɒː-/ noun (plural auditoriums or auditoria /-riə/) [countable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Latin
     Origin: 'place for hearing', from audire; ⇨ audio
    1. the part of a theatre where people sit when watching a play, concert etc
    2. American English a large building used for concerts or public meetings


    audi·tor·iumBrE /ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriəm/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    audi·tor·iums     or
    audi·toria BrE /ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriə/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriə/ 🔊     )     the part of a theatre, concert hall, etc. in which the audience sits （剧院、音乐厅等的）听众席，观众席

    artistic director, auditorium, balcony, box office, circle, director, foyer, stage, the stalls, theatre

    (especially NAmE) a large building or room in which public meetings, concerts, etc. are held 礼堂；会堂<titled tranID="30" status="2">Television<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>电视</chn></titled>

    Watching 观看

    • watch television/TV/a show/(BrE) a programme/(NAmE) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat 看电视／电视节目／纪实电视节目／试播节目／重播的电视节目
    • see (especially BrE) an ad/(especially NAmE) a commercial/the news/the weather 看广告／新闻／天气节目
    • catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news 看／错过电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／新闻节目
    • pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control) 拿起／伸手去拿／抓起遥控器
    • change/switch channel 换频道
    • surf (through)/ (especially NAmE) flip through/ (especially BrE) flick through the channels 快速浏览电视频道
    • sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set 坐在电视机前；开／关电视
    • have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish 有／安装卫星电视／有线电视／卫星电视碟形天线

    Showing 播放

    • show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial 播放电视节目／纪实电视节目／广告
    • screen a programme/a documentary 播放电视节目／纪实电视节目
    • run an ad/a commercial 播放广告
    • broadcast/ (especially NAmE) air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series 播放／重播电视节目／纪实电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／系列节目
    • go out/air/be recorded live 现场直播／录制
    • attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers 吸引观众
    • be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics 受到电视观众／观众／评论家的喜爱
    • get (low/high) ratings 有（低／高）收视率

    Appearing 演出

    • be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show 在电视上／电视节目中露面
    • take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show 参与热线直播节目／游戏节目／智力游戏节目／电视真人秀
    • host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(BrE) a chat show 主持电视节目／系列节目／游戏节目／智力游戏节目／访谈节目
    • be/become/work as a/an (BrE) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(BrE) newsreader 是／成为／当电视节目主持人／访谈节目主持人／体育运动实况解说员／新闻节目主持人／新闻播音员
    • read/present the news 播报新闻
    • appear/perform live (on TV) （在电视上）现场表演

    Programme-making 节目制作

    • do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial 拍摄电视节目／纪实电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／试播节目／系列节目／广告
    • work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom 制作肥皂剧／试播节目（的一集）／情景喜剧
    • write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series 写／拍摄戏剧／情景喜剧／电视系列剧的派生作品／喜剧连续剧