scene

scene
noun

the place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred
（事件或故事的）发生地点；现场
the emergency team were among the first on the scene.
抢险小组是最先赶到现场的人员之一。
relatives left floral tributes at the scene of the crash.
亲属们在坠机地点献花寄托哀思。
■a place, with the people, objects, and events in it, regarded as having a particular character or making a particular impression
场面
a scene of carnage.
大屠杀的场面。
■a landscape
景色；景象
thick snow had turned the scene outside into a picture postcard.
厚厚的雪把外面的景色变得像画片一样美丽。
■an incident of a specified nature
（特殊）事件
there had already been some scenes of violence.
已经发生过几起暴力事件。
■a place or representation of an incident
情景
scenes of 1930s America.
20世纪30年代的美国情景。
■[with adj. or noun modifier]a specified area of activity or interest
活动领域；兴趣领域
one of the biggest draws on the Irish music scene.
爱尔兰乐坛最大的赛事。
■(一般作 the scene)(informal)a social environment frequented predominantly by homosexuals
(非正式)同性恋者常去的社交场所
I don't go out into the scene now.
我现在不去“那里”了。
■[usu. in sing.]a public display of emotion or anger
当众吵闹，发脾气
she was loath to make a scene in the office.
她不愿在办公室里大吵大闹。
a sequence of continuous action in a play, film, opera, or book
（戏剧、电影或故事等中的）一段情节
a scene from the classic movie Casablanca.
经典电影《卡萨布兰卡》中的一个镜头。
■a subdivision of an act of a play in which the time is continuous and the setting fixed and which does not usually involve a change of characters
（戏剧的）一场
beginning at Act One, Scene One.
从第一幕第一场起。
■[mass noun][usu. as modifier]the pieces of scenery used in a play or opera
（戏剧）布景
scene changes.
整台布景迁换。

常用词组
behind the scenes

out of sight of the public at a theatre or organization
在后台；在幕后
■(figurative)secretly
(喻)秘密地，不公开地
diplomatic manoeuvres going on behind the scenes.
秘密进行的外交活动。

change of scene

a move to different surroundings
改换环境

come (或 appear 或 arrive) on the scene

arrive; appear
到场；出现

hit the scene

(informal). way of saying come on the scene above
(非正式)。同 come on the scene

make the scene

US way of sayingcome on the scene above
(美)。同 come on the scene

not one's scene

(informal)not something one enjoys or is interested in
(非正式)非某人的兴趣所在
as for that job you mention, not my scene.
至于你提到的工作，我不感兴趣。

set the scene

describe a place or situation in which something is about to happen
作事前的现场（或情况）描述
■create the conditions for a future event
（为未来的事情）作准备
she jumped a flawless round and set the scene for a hair-raising jump-off.
她无可挑剔地跳完一轮，为最后惊心动魄的一跳创造了条件。。

语源

mid 16th cent. (denoting a subdivision of a play, or (a piece of) stage scenery): from Latin scena, from Greek skēnē 'tent, stage'

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