dress rehearsal
英 [ˌdres rɪˈhɜːsl]
美 [ˌdres rɪˈhɜːrsl]
n. 彩排
牛津词典
noun
- 彩排
the final practice of a play in the theatre, using the clothes and lights that will be used for the real performance- The earlier protests had just been dress rehearsals for full-scale revolution.
早期的抗议仅仅是大革命开始前的预演。
- The earlier protests had just been dress rehearsals for full-scale revolution.
柯林斯词典
- (正式演出前的最后)彩排
Thedress rehearsalof a play, opera, or show is the final rehearsal before it is performed, in which the performers wear their costumes and the lights and scenery are all used as they will be in the performance. - N-COUNT (事件的)预演,彩排
You can describe an event as adress rehearsalfor a later, more important event when it indicates how the later event will be.- These elections, you could almost say, are a dress rehearsal for the real elections.
你几乎可以说,这些选举是真正选举前的一次彩排。
- These elections, you could almost say, are a dress rehearsal for the real elections.
英英释义
noun
- a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance