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dress circle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Theatre
ˈdress ˌcircle noun [countable] British English  APTthe lowest of the curved rows of seats upstairs in a theatre 楼厅前座 SYN American English first balcony
Examples from the Corpus
dress circleBabes in the Wood tickets are priced from £4.50£10.50, and dress circle boxes at £15.Richard Rice was in an office tucked away high up in the dress circle and had left Charlie to organize things.The conflagration necessitated new carpeting on that level and new upholstery in the dress circle and balcony areas.And the scaffolding that surrounded the dress circle has now encroached on to the stage.
ˈdress ˌcircle nounChineseSyllable
of curved rows in upstairs seats the Corpus of the lowest


dress circle
ˈdress ˌcircle noun [countable] British English
the lowest of the curved rows of seats upstairs in a theatre
   SYN  first balcony American English


dress circleBrE /ˌdres ˈsɜːkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdres ˈsɜːrkl/ 🔊 (especially BrE) (NAmE usually ˌfirst ˈbalcony) nounthe first level of seats above the ground floor in a theatre (剧院)楼厅前座,二楼正座