box office
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈbox ˌoffice noun 1 [countable]APT the place in a theatre, cinema etc where tickets are sold 〔剧院、电影院等的〕售票处 → ticket officeat the box office Collect your tickets at the box office. 请到售票处取票。2 [singular]SUCCESSFUL used to describe how successful a film, play, or actor is, by the number of people who pay to see them 票房〔指电影、戏剧或演员能吸引多少人来观看〕a (huge) box office hit/success 高票房电影a (big) box office draw (=a successful actor who many people will pay to see) 很有票房号召力的演员box office receipts/takings etc (=the number of tickets sold or the money received) 票房收入
Examples from the Corpus
box office• It was finally released on September 23,1970 to disappointing reviews and box office results.• It broke box office records from New York to Rio.• The company also had its offices and its box office elsewhere except during performances.• Tickets, priced £2.50, are available from the National box office on 01-928 2252.• Tickets are available at the box office or by phone at 621-3341.• The winners will be notified tomorrow and they can pick up their tickets at the box office.• Reserve tickets in advance by calling the box office at 622-2823.• In the box office, which is occupied by two women with patient smiles, they blame the trains.at the box office• Tickets are available at the box office or by phone at 621-3341.• Tickets are available at the box office, 2202 W.. Anklam Road, or by calling 206-6988.• Tickets, available at the box office, are $ 10 general admission, $ 7 for students and seniors.• Book at the box office by phone or use the Month of Sundays Booking Form.• Please note that tickets will be held at the Box Office for collection if no s.a.e. is supplied.• Went into orbit at the box office, too.• Julia Roberts' beauty didn't stop Pretty Woman becoming a smash at the box office.• The winners will be notified tomorrow and they can pick up their tickets at the box office.box office receipts/takings etc• But just as the international community was beginning to catch on, quality began to drop and box office receipts went down.• The entire box office receipts were normally given to the lucky artiste.• He and Eng reasoned that box office receipts would help pay the way back to Los Angeles.From Longman Business Dictionarybox officeˈbox ˌoffice1[countable]COMMERCE the place at a cinema or theatre where people can buy tickets2[singular] if a film or show does well at the box office, it sells a lot of tickets and so makes a lot of moneyThe thriller was a hit at the box office.The group is suffering after a series of box-office flops. → officeˈbox ˌoffice nounChineseSyllable
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box office
ˈbox ˌoffice
noun
1. [countable] the place in a theatre, cinema etc where tickets are sold ⇨ ticket office
at the box office
Collect your tickets at the box office.
2. [singular] used to describe how successful a film, play, or actor is, by the number of people who pay to see them
a (huge) box office hit/success
a (big) box office draw (=a successful actor who many people will pay to see)
box office receipts/takings etc (=the number of tickets sold or the money received)
ˈbox ˌoffice
noun1. [countable] the place in a theatre, cinema etc where tickets are sold ⇨ ticket office
at the box office
2. [singular] used to describe how successful a film, play, or actor is, by the number of people who pay to see them
a (huge) box office hit/success
a (big) box office draw (=a successful actor who many people will pay to see)
box office receipts/takings etc (=the number of tickets sold or the money received)
Watching 观看
go to/take sb to (see) a film/movie去／带某人去看电影 go to/sit in ( the cinema/BrE ( the (movie) theaterNAmE 去／在看电影 rent a film/movie/DVD租借影片／DVD 光碟 download/stream a film/movie下载／用串流传输方式播放电影 burn/copy/rip a DVD刻录／复制／转压一张 DVD 碟片 see/watch a film/movie/DVD/preview/trailer观看电影／DVD 碟片／预映／预告片
Showing 放映；播放
show/screen a film/movie放映电影 promote/distribute/review a film/movie宣传／发行／评论电影 ( BrE be on at the cinema在电影院上映 be released on/come out on/be out on DVD发行 DVD captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience使观众着迷／高兴／感兴趣／激动 do well/badly at the box office票房好／不好 get a lot of/live up to the hype受到大肆炒作；与天花乱坠的广告宣传相符
Film-making 电影制作
write/co-write a film/movie/script/screenplay写／合写一部电影剧本 direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/movie/sequel导演／制作／拍摄／编辑电影／续集 make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie拍摄一部浪漫喜剧／惊悚片／动作片 do/work on a sequel/remake拍摄续集；重拍 film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of sth)拍摄（…的）开场戏／一套动作／连续镜头 compose/create/do/write the soundtrack制作电影声带 cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence剪辑掉一个镜头／一组镜头
Acting 表演
have/get/do an audition试演 get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role得以饰演／饰演主角／配角 play a character/James Bond/the bad guy饰演一个人物／詹姆斯 · 邦德／反面角色 act in/appear in/star in a film/movie/remake出演／主演一部影片／翻拍电影 do/perform/attempt a stunt做／尝试特技表演 work in/make it big in Hollywood在好莱坞工作／取得成功 forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood在好莱坞闯出／追求一番事业
Describing films 描述电影
the camera pulls back/pans over sth/zooms in (on sth) 摄影机拉回／追拍／推近… the camera focuses on sth/lingers on sth 摄影机聚焦于／长时间拍摄某物 shoot sb/show sb in extreme close-up用特写镜头拍摄／表现某人 use odd/unusual camera angles采用奇特的／不同寻常的摄影机角度 be filmed/shot on location/in a studio在外景地／摄影棚拍摄 be set/take place in London/in the '60s以伦敦／60 年代为背景 have a happy ending/plot twist有美满的结局／出人意料的情节转折