新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

gallery

英  [ˈɡæləri]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • galleries

    1[C 可数名词] (艺术作品的)陈列室 , 美术馆

    A gallery is a place that has permanent exhibitions of works of art in it.

    双语例句

    例:

    an art gallery.

    一座美术馆。

    例:

    Check with staff before using a camera in museums or art galleries.

    在博物馆或美术馆使用照相机前请先询问工作人员。

    例:

    the National Gallery.

    国家美术馆。

    2[C 可数名词] 私人字画店

    A gallery is a privately owned building or room where people can look at and buy works of art.

    双语例句

    例:

    The painting is in the gallery upstairs.

    那幅画在楼上的字画店里。

    3[C 可数名词] 廊台

    A gallery is an area high above the ground at the back or at the sides of a large room or hall.

    双语例句

    例:

    A crowd already filled the gallery.

    一群人已经挤满了廊台。

    4[C 可数名词] (剧场或音乐厅内通常票价最低的)顶层楼座

    The gallery in a theatre or concert hall is an area high above the ground that usually contains the cheapest seats.

    双语例句

    例:

    They had been forced to find cheap tickets in the gallery.

    他们被迫去找顶层楼座的廉价票。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • play to the gallery

    1哗众取宠

    If you play to the gallery, you do something in public in a way which you hope will impress people.

    双语例句

    例:

    but I must tell you that in my opinion you're both now playing to the gallery.

    但是我必须告诉你们,在我看来你们俩现在都是在哗众取宠。