请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 footlights
释义

footlights

plural noun

foot·​lights ˈfu̇t-ˌlīts How to pronounce footlights (audio)
1
: a row of lights set across the front of a stage floor
2
: the stage as a profession
the lure of the footlights

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In front, under the footlights, is the orchestra pit, with stairway to musician’s dressing and locker rooms under the stage. San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 Fountain Theatre discussed the ruling across the footlights, right in the middle of a live show. Margaret Gray, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2022 Marianne Elliott, and the understudies and COVID safety teams who've kept the footlights on in an uncertain time. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 June 2022 With the footlights now illuminated once more, has there been any true transformation? Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 May 2022 My last chance to tread the boards had fizzled, the footlights shut down, and why not? Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022 Elsewhere are 11 bedrooms, 8.5 bathrooms, a grand salon, library and theater with original footlights and a bar. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2022 Last winter, stage manager and producer Cody Renard Richard founded a scholarship for students of color interested in careers beyond the footlights. Lee Seymour, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 But, once grown, the young woman, April Darling (Joan Peers), is tempted by the footlights—and by romance. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

footlights

noun plural

foot·​lights ˈfu̇t-ˌlīts How to pronounce footlights (audio)
: a row of lights set across the front of a stage floor

footlights

plural noun

as in acting

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • acting
  • boards
  • stage
  • dramatics
  • theatricals
  • theatre
  • theater
  • showbiz
  • entertainment
  • theatrics
  • drama
  • production
  • amusement
  • spectacle
  • show business
  • pageantry
  • pageant
  • presentation
  • exhibition
  • diversion
  • show
  • distraction
  • recreation
随便看

 

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 20:51:23