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orchestra

noun
 
🔊/ˈɔːkɪstrə/
🔊/ˈɔːrkɪstrə/
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  1.  
    [countable + singular or plural verb] a large group of people who play various musical instruments together, led by a conductor管弦乐队
    • She plays the flute in the school orchestra.她在校管弦乐队里吹长笛。🔊🔊
    • the Scottish Symphony Orchestra苏格兰交响乐团
    • The competition gave the young composer her first opportunity to write for a full orchestra.比赛为这位年轻的作曲家提供了首次为一支完整的乐队创作的机会。
    see also chamber orchestra, symphony orchestra
    Extra Examples
    • The full orchestra includes two harps.完整的管弦乐队包括两架竖琴。
    • The orchestra struck up a lively march.管弦乐队开始演奏一首轻快的进行曲。
    Topics Musicb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • large
    • small
    • full
    • …
    verb + orchestra
    • conduct
    • lead
    • join
    • …
    orchestra + verb
    • perform (something)
    • play (something)
    • strike up (something)
    • …
    orchestra + noun
    • pit
    preposition
    • in a/​the orchestra
    • orchestra under
    phrases
    • the leader of the orchestra
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  2. the orchestra
     [singular] (North American English)
    (British English the orchestra stalls, the stalls)
    the seats that are nearest to the stage in a theatre（剧场的）正厅前排座位Topics Film and theatrec2
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek orkhēstra, from orkheisthai ‘to dance’.