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opera

noun
 
🔊/ˈɒprə/
🔊/ˈɑːprə/
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  1.  
    [countable, uncountable] a dramatic work in which all or most of the words are sung to music; works of this type as an art form or entertainment歌剧；歌剧剧本；歌剧艺术
    • Puccini’s operas普契尼的歌剧
    • to go to the opera去看歌剧
    • an opera singer歌剧演员
    • light/grand opera轻歌剧；大歌剧
    see also soap opera
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • comic
    • grand
    • light
    • …
    verb + opera
    • compose
    • write
    • sing
    • …
    opera + noun
    • singer
    • star
    • composer
    • …
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  2.  
    [countable] a company that performs opera; a building in which operas are performed歌剧团；歌剧院
    • the Vienna State Opera维也纳国家歌剧院
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • comic
    • grand
    • light
    • …
    verb + opera
    • compose
    • write
    • sing
    • …
    opera + noun
    • singer
    • star
    • composer
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Italian, from Latin, literally ‘labour, work’.