0 a building, room, or outside structure with rows of seats, each row usually higher than the one in front, from which people can watch a performance or other activity -- 剧院，戏院；电影院
the Lyceum Theatre 兰心剧院
a lecture theatre 报告厅
1 (the writing or performance of) plays, opera, etc., written to be performed in public -- 戏剧；剧本，剧作；演出
2 behaviour that is not sincere and is intended just to produce a particular effect or to attract attention -- 做戏；夸张做作
3 an area or place in which important military events happen -- 战区，战场
a theatre of war 战场
All the major theatres now have sponsors, especially for high-cost productions.
The theatre managed to boost its audiences by cutting ticket prices.
In the 70s he was the enfant terrible of the theatre.
He doesn't really know a thing about the theatre - he's just posing!
The arts festival is pre-eminently a festival of theatre.
