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revue

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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re·vue /rɪˈvjuː/ noun [countable]  APTa show in a theatre that includes songs, dances, and jokes about recent events 〔穿插歌舞和时事讽刺的〕表演剧
Examples from the Corpus
revueKing's Theatre Presents opera, ballet, visiting productions and revues.Converted from a Baptist church built in 1911, the Cabaret offers patrons a full dinner followed by a colorful revue.After graduating, she concentrated on comedy, touring in revues and writing and performing in fringe venues.It would last for another six months, but by the time it ended, intimate revue was finally dead.Steen continued presenting revues, with an increasing reliance on scripted comedy rather than just dancing girls, until the outbreak of war.Dancers held hands as they bowed at the end of one weekly television revue.Actually, it was Cook who killed off the revue form.
Origin revue (1800-1900) French revoir to look over, from voir to see
re·vue nounChineseSyllable
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revue
revue /rɪˈvjuː/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: revoir 'to look over', from voir 'to see'
a show in a theatre that includes songs, dances, and jokes about recent events


revueBrE /rɪˈvjuː/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈvjuː/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] a show in a theatre, with songs, dances, jokes, short plays, etc., often about recent events 时事讽刺剧;活报剧