scene
noun uk/siːn/ us/siːn/
(THEATRE/FILM)
B1 [ C ]场景，场面;镜头
a part of a play or film in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period of time
the funeral/wedding scene 葬礼／婚礼场景
nude/sex scenes 裸体镜头／床上戏
Juliet dies in Act IV, Scene iii. 朱丽叶死于第四幕第三场。
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- The whole of the banquet scene is mimed.
- In the first scene, the camera moves slowly across the room.
- It took seven retakes to get the scene exactly right.
- a steamy love scene
- The love scenes were very tender.
(VIEW)
B2 [ C ]情景，场景，场面
a view or picture of a place, event, or activity
Lowry painted street scenes. 劳里画了街景。
scenes of everyday life 日常生活的情景
figurative There were scenes of great joy as the hostages were reunited with their families. 当人质与家人团聚时，眼前是一幕幕无比喜悦的场景。
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- a scene of desolation
- Our window looked out on a beautiful alpine scene.
- The painting depicts an idyllic pastoral scene of shepherds watching over their grazing sheep.
- Picture the scene - the crowds of people and animals, the noise, the dirt.
- There is a battle scene on the front cover.
(PLACE)
B2 [ C usually singular ]（不愉快事件发生的）现场，地点
a place where an unpleasant event has happened
The police arrived to find a scene of horrifying destruction. 警察赶到时看到那个地方已经毁坏得不成样子了。
Evidence was found at the scene of the crime. 在犯罪现场发现了证据。
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- Doctors pronounced him clinically dead at the scene of the accident.
- Ambulances, police cars and fire engines all converged on the scene.
- Bloodstained clothing was found near the scene.
- A knife was found at the scene of the crime.
- The car had been abandoned two kilometres away from the scene of the robbery.
(AREA)
B2 [ S ]活动领域，圈子，界
a particular area of activity and all the people or things connected with it
the pop/political/drugs/gay scene 流行音乐界／政界／毒品圈／同性恋者的圈子
Rap music arrived/came/appeared on the scene in the early 1980s. 说唱音乐于20世纪80年代初流行起来。
informal I'd rather go to a jazz concert - I'm afraid opera isn't really my scene (= is not the type of thing I like). 我宁可去听爵士音乐会——恐怕歌剧不是我的兴趣所在。
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- the club scene
- the British contemporary dance scene
- She's the most exciting British singer to emerge on the pop scene for a decade.
- He broke onto the music scene with his first single.
- The newcomer on the radio scene is a commercial station devoted to classical music.
(ARGUMENT)
C2 [ C ]发脾气，吵闹
an expression of great anger or similar feelings, often between two people, or an occasion when this happens
Please don't make a scene. 别这么大吵大闹的。
There was a terrible scene and Jayne ended up in tears. 他们吵得不可开交，杰恩最后泪流满面。
Idioms
be on the sceneidiom 到达
to arrive
I called the police and they were on the scene within minutes. 我打电话叫警察，他们很快就赶到了现场。
behind the scenesidiom C2 不公开地，幕后地
If something happens behind the scenes, it happens without most people knowing about it, especially when something else is happening publicly.
A lot of hard work has been going on behind the scenes. 大量的艰苦工作在幕后进行。
set the sceneidiom 描述实况;叙述背景
to describe a situation where something is about to happen
First, let's set the scene - it was a dark, wet night with a strong wind blowing. 首先，我们来描述一下故事发生的背景——那是一个漆黑的夜晚，下着雨，狂风呼啸。
（为…）做好准备（或铺垫）
to make something possible or likely to happen
His resignation set the scene for a company crisis. 他的辞职引发了一场公司危机。