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theatrical adj.剧场的；夸张的 (1) 她在剧团工作。(2) 专家正在写戏剧评论。(3) 剧团正在全国各地巡回演出。(4) 他说话非常夸张。 An actor who works on Broadway rather than in Hollywood is theatrical, and a play can be described as a theatrical production. If it happens in a theater, or is related to theater, it's theatrical. You can also use the adjective theatrical to talk about behavior that seems like it belongs on a stage, like a little boy's melodramatic weeping when he discovers a cheese sandwich in his lunch instead of peanut butter and jelly.

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英 [θi'ætrɪkl] 美 [θi'ætrɪkl] (1) She works in a theatrical company.(2) The expert is writing a theatrical review.(3) The theatrical troupe is touring the country.(4) He has a very theatrical style of speaking. If something happens on a stage, you can describe it as theatrical. Even reading a grocery list out loud can be theatrical, if you do it in dramatic voice with an audience watching. 1[ADJ 形容词]剧场的；剧院的；戏剧的 Theatrical means relating to the theatre.   [ADJ n]These are the prizes given for the most outstanding British theatrical performances of the year.这些奖项将要颁发给本年度英国最杰出的戏剧表演作品。...major theatrical productions.戏剧力作theatricallyShaffer's great gift lies in his ability to animate ideas theatrically.谢弗了不起的才能在于他能够把一些想法通过戏剧生动地表现出来。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](行为)夸张的，做作的，戏剧性的 Theatrical behaviour is exaggerated and unnatural, and intended to create an effect. In a theatrical gesture Glass clamped his hand over his eyes.格拉斯做了一个夸张的手势，用一只手将双眼紧紧捂上了。theatricalityThere was no theatricality in her long silence.她沉默了很长时间，这并非在做戏。theatricallyHe looked theatrically at his watch.他夸张地看看表。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]盛大的；壮观的；有戏剧效果的 Theatrical can be used to describe something that is grand and dramatic, as if it is part of a performance in a theatre. There was a theatrical air about the whole scene which had a great appeal for me...整个场面很宏大，深深吸引住了我。The clothes were very showy, very theatrical.那些衣服很艳丽很华美，像戏装一样。theatricalityI'd hate to miss out on the theatricality of a wedding.我不希望错过婚礼上的盛大场面。...the architectural theatricality of Venice.威尼斯建筑的恢宏壮观theatrically...a white hotel theatrically set along a ridge.沿着山脊建成的一家大气磅礴的白色宾馆4[N-PLURAL 复数名词](尤指业余的)戏剧表演，娱乐表演 Theatricals are performances of plays and other entertainments, especially when they are done by actors who act as a hobby rather than a profession.   [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]I always was good at amateur theatricals.我一向擅长业余表演。

英语单词	theatrical
英美音标	英 [θi'ætrɪkl] 美 [θi'ætrɪkl]
中文释义	adj.剧场的；夸张的
英语例句	(1) She works in a theatrical company. (2) The expert is writing a theatrical review. (3) The theatrical troupe is touring the country. (4) He has a very theatrical style of speaking.
中文例句	(1) 她在剧团工作。 (2) 专家正在写戏剧评论。 (3) 剧团正在全国各地巡回演出。 (4) 他说话非常夸张。
vocabulary简明	If something happens on a stage, you can describe it as theatrical. Even reading a grocery list out loud can be theatrical, if you do it in dramatic voice with an audience watching.
vocabulary扩展	An actor who works on Broadway rather than in Hollywood is theatrical, and a play can be described as a theatrical production. If it happens in a theater, or is related to theater, it's theatrical. You can also use the adjective theatrical to talk about behavior that seems like it belongs on a stage, like a little boy's melodramatic weeping when he discovers a cheese sandwich in his lunch instead of peanut butter and jelly.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]剧场的；剧院的；戏剧的 Theatrical means relating to the theatre. [ADJ n] These are the prizes given for the most outstanding British theatrical performances of the year. 这些奖项将要颁发给本年度英国最杰出的戏剧表演作品。 ...major theatrical productions. 戏剧力作 theatrically Shaffer's great gift lies in his ability to animate ideas theatrically. 谢弗了不起的才能在于他能够把一些想法通过戏剧生动地表现出来。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](行为)夸张的，做作的，戏剧性的 Theatrical behaviour is exaggerated and unnatural, and intended to create an effect. In a theatrical gesture Glass clamped his hand over his eyes. 格拉斯做了一个夸张的手势，用一只手将双眼紧紧捂上了。 theatricality There was no theatricality in her long silence. 她沉默了很长时间，这并非在做戏。 theatrically He looked theatrically at his watch. 他夸张地看看表。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]盛大的；壮观的；有戏剧效果的 Theatrical can be used to describe something that is grand and dramatic, as if it is part of a performance in a theatre. There was a theatrical air about the whole scene which had a great appeal for me... 整个场面很宏大，深深吸引住了我。 The clothes were very showy, very theatrical. 那些衣服很艳丽很华美，像戏装一样。 theatricality I'd hate to miss out on the theatricality of a wedding. 我不希望错过婚礼上的盛大场面。 ...the architectural theatricality of Venice. 威尼斯建筑的恢宏壮观 theatrically ...a white hotel theatrically set along a ridge. 沿着山脊建成的一家大气磅礴的白色宾馆 4 [N-PLURAL 复数名词](尤指业余的)戏剧表演，娱乐表演 Theatricals are performances of plays and other entertainments, especially when they are done by actors who act as a hobby rather than a profession. [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] I always was good at amateur theatricals. 我一向擅长业余表演。

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