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amphitheater

/am-fuh-thee-uh-ter, -theeuh-ter, am-puh-/US // ˈæm fəˌθi ə tər, -ˌθiə tər, ˈæm pə- //

大剧院,大剧场,露天剧场,大教堂

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an open-air, oval or round building with tiers of seats around a central open area, as those used in ancient Rome for gladiatorial contests.
    • : any similar indoor or outdoor place for public contests, games, performances, exhibitions, etc.; an arena, stadium, or auditorium.
    • : a room having tiers of seats arranged around a central area, in which students and other observers can view surgery, hear lectures, etc.
    • : British. the first section of seats in the gallery of a theater.a designated section of seats in any part of a theater.
    • : a level area of oval or circular shape surrounded by rising ground.

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Examples

  • The eponymous Smith Falls, in the far north of the state, are the highest of the lot, dropping 70 feet over an amphitheater of rock.

  • The lawn was staked out in a grid of little numbered flags, and throughout the covered expanse of the amphitheater, “pods” of up to eight guests were separated by six feet and alternating dead rows.

  • It’s a gorgeous piece, thoughtfully composed in-line with a dry waterfall in a shallow amphitheater.

  • A semicircular columbarium was built in a natural amphitheater.

  • I caught one of two afternoon performances on Tuesday in Crystal City, where the truck had pulled into the cul-de-sac behind the Courtyard Green, employing the plaza of the National Cooperative Bank building as an ersatz amphitheater.

  • He roomed there with another kid, a goalie and all they did was walk to the old Amphitheater for practice and back again.

  • The place chosen to camp was a natural amphitheater which ran back into the mountains.

  • A broad terrace ran around the amphitheater at the height of the topmost row of seats.

  • After the amphitheater was devised the circus came to be used for races exclusively and the spna became permanent.

  • In the circus, too, combats of gladiators sometimes took place, but these were more frequently in the amphitheater.

  • The temple was built like a gigantic amphitheater, like some large bowl in which athletic contests were held.