rehearsal
noun [ C or U ] uk/rəˈhɜː.səl/ us/rəˈhɝː.səl/
B2 排练，排演，彩排
a time when all the people involved in a play, dance, etc. practise in order to prepare for a performance
They didn't have time for (a) rehearsal before the performance. 他们演出前根本就没有时间彩排。
He's a producer with three plays in rehearsal. 他是个制片人，他的3部剧现在都在排演中。
Compare: dry runpractice noun (TRAINING)
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- She hasn't learned her lines yet, and we've got our first rehearsal tomorrow.
- The dancers were dripping with sweat after a morning's rehearsal.
- We whizzed through the rehearsal, so that we'd be finished by lunchtime.
- I've got a rehearsal tonight.
- The play is currently in rehearsal.