orchestra

noun

/ˈɔːkɪstrə/

/ˈɔːrkɪstrə/

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[countable + singular or plural verb] a large group of people who play various musical instruments together, led by a conductor
- She plays the flute in the school orchestra.
- the Scottish Symphony Orchestra
- The competition gave the young composer her first opportunity to write for a full orchestra.
see also chamber orchestra, symphony orchestra
Extra Examples
- The full orchestra includes two harps.
- The orchestra struck up a lively march.
Topics Musicb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- small
- full
- …
verb + orchestra
- conduct
- lead
- join
- …
orchestra + verb
- perform (something)
- play (something)
- strike up (something)
- …
orchestra + noun
- pit
preposition
- in a/the orchestra
- orchestra under
phrases
- the leader of the orchestra
See full entry
the orchestra
[singular] (North American English)
(British English the orchestra stalls, the stalls)
the seats that are nearest to the stage in a theatreTopics Film and theatrec2

Word Originearly 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek orkhēstra, from orkheisthai ‘to dance’.

单词	orchestra
释义	orchestra noun /ˈɔːkɪstrə/ /ˈɔːrkɪstrə/ jump to other results enlarge image [countable + singular or plural verb] a large group of people who play various musical instruments together, led by a conductor She plays the flute in the school orchestra. the Scottish Symphony Orchestra The competition gave the young composer her first opportunity to write for a full orchestra. see also chamber orchestra, symphony orchestra Extra Examples The full orchestra includes two harps. The orchestra struck up a lively march. Topics Musicb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective large small full … verb + orchestra conduct lead join … orchestra + verb perform (something) play (something) strike up (something) … orchestra + noun pit preposition in a/the orchestra orchestra under phrases the leader of the orchestra See full entry the orchestra [singular] (North American English) (British English the orchestra stalls, the stalls) the seats that are nearest to the stage in a theatreTopics Film and theatrec2 Word Originearly 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek orkhēstra, from orkheisthai ‘to dance’.
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