auditorium

noun
🔊/ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriəm/
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(plural auditoriums, auditoria
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  1. the part of a theatre, concert hall, etc. in which the audience sits(剧院、音乐厅等的)听众席,观众席
    • The auditorium seats over a thousand people.这个礼堂可以容纳 1,000 多人。
    • You will be taken on a guided tour of the theatre, including the stage, auditorium and backstage areas.您将带队参观剧院,包括舞台,观众席和后台区域。
    Topics Film and theatrec2, Musicc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • huge
    • vast
    • 200-seat
    verb + auditorium
    • fill
    auditorium + verb
    • hold somebody
    • seat somebody
    • be filled with something
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  2. (especially North American English) a large building or room in which public meetings, concerts, etc. are held礼堂;会堂
    • He stood at the back of the packed auditorium.礼堂里挤满了人,他站在后面。
    • The new building will include an exhibition hall, auditorium, bookshop and restaurant.这座新楼里将有展厅、礼堂、书店和餐厅。
    Topics Buildingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • huge
    • vast
    • 200-seat
    verb + auditorium
    • fill
    auditorium + verb
    • hold somebody
    • seat somebody
    • be filled with something
    See full entry
  3. Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally in the general sense ‘a place for hearing’): from Latin, neuter of auditorius ‘relating to hearing’, from audire ‘hear’.