scene
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++scene /siːn/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 play/film 戏剧/电影 [countable] a) APTpart of a play during which there is no change in time or place 〔戏剧中的〕一场 Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2 《哈姆雷特》第5幕第2场 the opening scene 开场 b) Aa single piece of action that happens in one place in a film, book etc 〔电影、书等中的〕场景，场面 battle scenes 战斗场面 tender love scenes 柔情蜜意的爱情戏 The film contains some violent scenes. 这部影片有几处暴力场面。 colourful pictures depicting scenes from the Bible 描绘《圣经》场景的色彩丰富的图画► see thesaurus at part2 SITUATIONactivities 活动 [singular] a particular set of activities and the people who are involved in them 〔某种活动的〕圈子，活动领域，…界，…坛 I’m not into the club scene (=going to night clubs). 我不喜欢逛夜店。 LA’s music scene 洛杉矶的音乐圈 the drug scene 毒品圈子 a newcomer to the political scene 政坛新人3 accident/crime 事故/罪行 [singular]SEE the place where an accident, crime etc happened 发生地点，现场 The police soon arrived at the scene of the crime. 警察很快就到达了案发现场。at the scene Investigators are now at the scene, searching for clues. 调查人员正在现场寻找线索。on the scene Journalists were on the scene within minutes. 新闻记者几分钟后就到了事发现场。► see thesaurus at place4 view/picture 风景/图画 [countable]SEE a view of a place as you see it, or as it appears in a picture 〔某地方或图画中的〕景色，景象 He photographed a wide range of street scenes. 他拍下了丰富多彩的街景。scene of She returned home to find a scene of devastation. 她回到家里，看到的是一片狼藉的景象。► see thesaurus at sight5 event/situation 事件/情况 [countable]HAPPEN what is happening in a place, or what can be seen happening 情景，景象scene of There were scenes of rejoicing after the election. 大选之后是一片欢庆的景象。bad scene American English ‘It’s a bad scene here, ’ she said. ‘Jamie is very sick.’ “情况不妙，”她说，“杰米病得很重。”6 argument 争辩 [countable]ANGRY a loud angry argument, especially in a public place 〔尤指在公开场合的〕争吵，吵嘴 There were angry scenes in parliament today. 议会今天出现了愤怒的争吵场面。 I was mad, but I didn’t want to make a scene. 我气疯了，但我不想大吵大闹。7 not be your scene informalDON'T LIKE to not be the type of thing you like 并非某人喜爱的事物，不合某人口味8 behind the scenes SECRETsecretly, while other things are happening publicly 秘密地，在幕后9 set the scene 10 be/come on the scene THEREto be or become involved in a situation, activity etc 出现，到来；参与，卷进 → a change of scene at change2(3), → steal the scene at steal1(4)n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a particular set of activities and the people who are involved in themADJECTIVES/NOUN + scene the political sceneThis issue is going to continue to dominate the political scene.the social sceneShe loved the city, and really enjoyed the social scene.the music/jazz etc sceneShe’s still involved in the music scene in London.the arts sceneBritain has a lively contemporary arts scene.the literary sceneHe had a huge influence on the literary scene.the club scene (=going to nightclubs)I was really into the club scene.the drug scene (=taking illegal drugs)He regrets getting caught up in the drug scene.the gay scene (=clubs and pubs where gay people go)He knew his way around the New York gay scene.the national sceneThe magazine gives an overview of the national music scene.the international/world sceneHe is still a major figure on the international political scene.verbsbe part of a sceneFormal receptions were an important part of the social scene.be involved in a sceneI knew that he was involved in the drugs scene.appear/arrive on a scene (=become known)He first appeared on the arts scene in the 1960s.
Examples from the Corpus
scene• The ghost appears in Act 2, Scene 1.• The village is a scene of devastation after the heavy rains.• There are scenes of confusion here as refugees pour out of the city.• But be warned: The battle scenes are as fierce and brutal as the reality of bladed warfare.• the death scene• In the final scene, Harry tells Sabrina he loves her.• On the wall were several framed floral scenes.• Reporters described the horrific scenes which followed the bombing.• The opening scene of the movie features the gangsters discussing their next heist.• I saw him again that evening and the same scene was repeated until he collapsed in complete exhaustion.• The sex scenes between Depardieu and Brochet are sensitively filmed.• She stared out the window at the lively street scene.• She was down at the scene of the picket.• I had to laugh at the absurdity of the scene.• The Dunblane Primary School, the scene of the massacre, was closed until Monday.• The interpretation of Mannheim's project that von Schelting initiated set the scene for its incorporation into mainstream functionalist sociology.• The scene inside the lobby restaurant of the studio did nothing to make me less self-conscious.• Act V, Scene 2 of Hamletlove scenes• The message is clear and concise and displays no verbosity that one would expect to find in more courtly love scenes.• I had never had to do love scenes and neither had Kylie.• Her love scenes in this voyeuristic thriller are with the hot new actor Billy Baldwin.• Not even the love scenes between Guillaume Depardieu and Anne Brochet can lift the deeply entrenched gloom.• Were there any special rules for the love scenes?• For a while it was enough to heckle the love scenes and cackle at disasters.• These bits were the love scenes.• The love scenes between Fawcett and Boothe are straight out of a Harlequin novel, all romance and yearning and aching passion.political scene• Under her leadership, our chapter also became a major player on the local political scene.• Silber is an impatient, some might say petulant, player on the local political scene.• Such a confident assertion of local feeling against nuclear power was in tune with shifts in the national political scene.• And that basic insight leads us to why the national political scene is so totally screwed up.• The party political scene remains fluid, with parties merging and forming alliances in the run-up to the March 1991 general elections.• Some of these, for example the popular fronts in the republics, established themselves as significant features of the political scene.• Kostunica had been on the political scene for years and had never attracted such support.• No wonder prime ministers treated him as their equal, and lesser mortals on the political scene regarded him with awe.on the scene• In 1958 the three actors in the process were all on the scene.• Steve was just cleaning up when staff from inside Orsett Hospital at Grays, Essex, arrived on the scene.• Meanwhile, unless his senses were awry from fear and pain, a newcomer had arrived on the scene.• But we must keep in mind that millions of species arose and disappeared long before mankind came on the scene.• Castro was exploding on the scene.• No, we didn't see it, but we were on the scene soon afterwards.scene of• Harriet's house was a scene of utter confusion.bad scene• I mean, I was on stage when he left and it didn't look like a particularly bad scene to me.• Murdered on the street, strung out, a very bad scene.• It was a very bad scene at work today.make a scene• I hate it when people make a scene in public.• Please don't talk so loudly. You're making a scene.• Rather than make a scene , I kept quiet and climbed in the back.Origin scene (1500-1600) French scène, from Latin scena, scaena “stage, scene”, from Greek skene “tent, building against which a play is performed, stage”scene noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese
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scene S2 W2 /siːn/
noun
a. part of a play during which there is no change in time or place:
Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2
the opening scene
b. a single piece of action that happens in one place in a film, book etc:
battle scenes
tender love scenes
The film contains some violent scenes.
colourful pictures depicting scenes from the Bible
2. ACTIVITIES [singular] a particular set of activities and the people who are involved in them:
I’m not into the club scene (=going to night clubs).
LA’s music scene
the drug scene
a newcomer to the political scene
3. ACCIDENT/CRIME [singular] the place where an accident, crime etc happened:
The police soon arrived at the scene of the crime.
at the scene
Investigators are now at the scene, searching for clues.
on the scene
Journalists were on the scene within minutes.
4. VIEW/PICTURE [countable] a view of a place as you see it, or as it appears in a picture:
He photographed a wide range of street scenes.
scene of
She returned home to find a scene of devastation.
5. EVENT/SITUATION [countable] what is happening in a place, or what can be seen happening
scene of
There were scenes of rejoicing after the election.
bad scene American English:
‘It’s a bad scene here,’ she said. ‘Jamie is very sick.’
6. ARGUMENT [countable] a loud angry argument, especially in a public place:
There were angry scenes in parliament today.
I was mad, but I didn’t want to make a scene.
7. not be your scene informal to not be the type of thing you like:
Loud discos aren’t really my scene.
8. behind the scenes secretly, while other things are happening publicly:
Behind the scenes, both sides are working towards an agreement.
9. set the scene
a. to provide the conditions in which an event can happen
set the scene for
The prison riots have set the scene for major reform.
b. to describe the situation before you begin to tell a story:
A few words on the rules of English law will help to set the scene.
10. be/come on the scene to be or become involved in a situation, activity etc:
By then, there was a boyfriend on the scene.
⇨ a change of scene at change2(3), ⇨ steal the scene at steal1(4)
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + scene
▪the political scene This issue is going to continue to dominate the political scene.
▪the social scene She loved the city, and really enjoyed the social scene.
▪the music/jazz etc scene She’s still involved in the music scene in London.
▪the arts scene Britain has a lively contemporary arts scene.
▪the literary scene He had a huge influence on the literary scene.
▪the club scene (=going to nightclubs) I was really into the club scene.
▪the drug scene (=taking illegal drugs) He regrets getting caught up in the drug scene.
▪the gay scene (=clubs and pubs where gay people go) He knew his way around the New York gay scene.
▪the national scene The magazine gives an overview of the national music scene.
▪the international/world scene He is still a major figure on the international political scene.
■ verbs
▪be part of a scene Formal receptions were an important part of the social scene.
▪be involved in a scene I knew that he was involved in the drugs scene.
▪appear/arrive on a scene (=become known) He first appeared on the arts scene in the 1960s.
scene S2 W2 /siːn/
noun Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: scène, from Latin scena, scaena 'stage, scene', from Greek skene 'tent, building against which a play is performed, stage'
1. PLAY/FILM [countable]Language: French
Origin: scène, from Latin scena, scaena 'stage, scene', from Greek skene 'tent, building against which a play is performed, stage'
a. part of a play during which there is no change in time or place:
b. a single piece of action that happens in one place in a film, book etc:
2. ACTIVITIES [singular] a particular set of activities and the people who are involved in them:
3. ACCIDENT/CRIME [singular] the place where an accident, crime etc happened:
at the scene
on the scene
4. VIEW/PICTURE [countable] a view of a place as you see it, or as it appears in a picture:
scene of
5. EVENT/SITUATION [countable] what is happening in a place, or what can be seen happening
scene of
bad scene American English:
6. ARGUMENT [countable] a loud angry argument, especially in a public place:
7. not be your scene informal to not be the type of thing you like:
8. behind the scenes secretly, while other things are happening publicly:
9. set the scene
a. to provide the conditions in which an event can happen
set the scene for
b. to describe the situation before you begin to tell a story:
10. be/come on the scene to be or become involved in a situation, activity etc:
⇨ a change of scene at change2(3), ⇨ steal the scene at steal1(4)
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place a particular point, area, city, town, building, etc., especially one used for a particular purpose or where a particular thing happens 指有特定用途或事情发生的地点、场所、城镇、建筑物、地方 ：◆ This would be a good place for a picnic. 这可是个野餐的好地方。 site the place where sth, especially a building, is or will be situated; a place where sth happened or that is used for a particular purpose 尤指建筑物的地点、位置，事情发生或有特定用途的地点、场所 ：◆ They've chosen a site for the new school. 他们为新学校选了校址。 area a part of a room, building or particular space that is used for a special purpose; a particular place on an object 指（房间、建筑物、处所内划为某用途的）地方、场地，物体上的区、部位 ：◆ the hotel reception area 旅馆接待处 ◆ Move the cursor to a blank area on the screen. 把光标移至电脑屏幕的空白区。 position the place where a person or thing is situated; the place where sb/sth is meant to be 指位置、方位、恰当的位置 ：◆ From his position at the top of the hill, he could see the harbour. 他在山头那个位置可以俯瞰海港。 NOTE Theposition of sb/sth is often temporary: the place where sb/sth is at a particular time.* position 指人／物所处的位置常常是暂时性的，即在某段时间所在的位置。 point a particular place within an area, where sth happens or is supposed to happen 指某事发生或将要发生的地点、某个地方 ：◆ the point at which the river divides 河流分岔点 location a place where sth happens or exists, especially a place that is not named or not known 指事情发生或存在的地方、地点、位置，尤指无名或鲜为人知的地方 ：◆ The company is moving to a new location. 公司准备迁移新址。 scene a place where sth happens, especially sth unpleasant 尤指不愉快事件发生的地点、现场 ：◆ the scene of the accident 事故现场 spot a particular point or area, especially one that has a particular character or where sth particular happens 尤指具有某种特点或某一事件发生的地点、场所 ：◆ The lake is one of the local beauty spots .这个湖是当地的一个风景点。 venue the place where people meet for an organized event such as a performance or sports event 指演出、体育比赛等的聚会地点、场馆、会场
Patterns
at a place/site/position/point/location/scene/spot/venuein a(n) place/area/position/location/venuethe place/site/point/location/spot/venue where… the right place/site/position/location/spot/venuea central site/position/location/venuethe/sb's/sth's exact/precise place/site/position/point/location/spot
view what you can see from a particular place or position, especially beautiful natural scenery 指从某处看到的景色、风景，尤指自然美景 ：◆ The cottage had a delightful sea view. 这小屋可以看到宜人的海景。 sight a thing that you see or can see, especially sth that is impressive or unusual 指看见或看得见的事物、景象，尤指壮观、奇特的景象 ：◆ It's a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air. 一群红鹳飞向空中，景象十分壮观。 scene a view that you see, especially one with people and/or animals moving about and doing things 指景象、景色，尤指有人和／或动物活动的风光 ：◆ It was a delightful rural scene. 那是赏心悦目的乡村风光。 panorama a view of a wide area of land 指全景 ：◆ The tower offers a breathtaking panorama of Prague. 从塔上可看到壮丽的布拉格全景。
Patterns
a view/panorama of stha beautiful/breathtaking view/sight/scene/panoramaa magnificent/spectacular view/sight/panoramato take in the view/sight/sceneto admire the view/sight
view what you can see from a particular place or position, especially beautiful natural scenery 指从某处看到的景色、风景，尤指自然美景 ：◆ The cottage had a delightful sea view. 这小屋可以看到宜人的海景。 sight a thing that you see or can see, especially sth that is impressive or unusual 指看见或看得见的事物、景象，尤指壮观、奇特的景象 ：◆ It's a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air. 一群红鹳飞向空中，景象十分壮观。 scene a view that you see, especially one with people and/or animals moving about and doing things 指景象、景色，尤指有人和／或动物活动的风光 ：◆ It was a delightful rural scene. 那是赏心悦目的乡村风光。 panorama a view of a wide area of land 指全景 ：◆ The tower offers a breathtaking panorama of Prague. 从塔上可看到壮丽的布拉格全景。
Patterns
a view/panorama of stha beautiful/breathtaking view/sight/scene/panoramaa magnificent/spectacular view/sight/panoramato take in the view/sight/sceneto admire the view/sight
