scene S2 W2 / sin / 名词

1 play/film [可数名词]

a) part of a play during which there is no change in time or place :

Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2

the opening scene

b) a single piece of action that happens in one place in a film, book etc :

battle scenes

tender love scenes

The film contains some violent scenes.

colourful pictures depicting scenes from the Bible

2 activities [单数形式] a particular set of activities and the people who are involved in them :

I’m not into the club scene (= going to night clubs ) .

LA’s music scene

the drug scene

a newcomer to the political scene

3 accident/crime [单数形式] the place where an accident, crime etc happened :

The police soon arrived at the scene of the crime .

at the scene

Investigators are now at the scene, searching for clues.

on the scene

Journalists were on the scene within minutes.

4 view/picture [可数名词] a view of a place as you see it, or as it appears in a picture :

He photographed a wide range of street scenes.

scene of

She returned home to find a scene of devastation.

5 event/situation [可数名词] what is happening in a place, or what can be seen happening

scene of

There were scenes of rejoicing after the election.

bad scene American English :

‘It’s a bad scene here,’ she said. ‘Jamie is very sick.’

6 argument [可数名词] a loud angry argument, especially in a public place :

There were angry scenes in parliament today.

I was mad, but I didn’t want to make a scene .

7 not be your scene informal to not be the type of thing you like :

Loud discos aren’t really my scene.

8 behind the scenes secretly, while other things are happening publicly :

Behind the scenes, both sides are working towards an agreement.

9 set the scene

a) to provide the conditions in which an event can happen

set the scene for

The prison riots have set the scene for major reform.

b) to describe the situation before you begin to tell a story :

A few words on the rules of English law will help to set the scene.

10 be/come on the scene to be or become involved in a situation, activity etc :

By then, there was a boyfriend on the scene.

→ a change of scene at change 2 ( 3 ) , → steal the scene at steal 1 ( 4 )

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + scene

the political scene This issue is going to continue to dominate the political scene.

the social scene She loved the city, and really enjoyed the social scene.

the music/jazz etc scene She’s still involved in the music scene in London.

the arts scene Britain has a lively contemporary arts scene.

the literary scene He had a huge influence on the literary scene.

the club scene (= going to nightclubs ) I was really into the club scene.

the drug scene (= taking illegal drugs ) He regrets getting caught up in the drug scene.

the gay scene (= clubs and pubs where gay people go ) He knew his way around the New York gay scene.

the national scene The magazine gives an overview of the national music scene.

the international/world scene He is still a major figure on the international political scene.

动词

be part of a scene Formal receptions were an important part of the social scene.

be involved in a scene I knew that he was involved in the drugs scene.

appear/arrive on a scene (= become known ) He first appeared on the arts scene in the 1960s.