coliseum
/ˌkɒləˈsiːəm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːləˈsiːəm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkä-lə-ˈsē-əm/ (ame, mw)
coliseum — 名詞
- coliseumsingular
- coliseumsplural
1. a very large building, usually round or oval, where crowds gather to watch sport
大體育館
可容納大量觀眾的圓形或橢圓形大型表演場館
a very large building, usually round or oval, where crowds gather to watch sports games, concerts, or other big public events.
Salma drove two hours to see her favourite band play at the coliseum.
Salma 開了兩個小時的車去大體育館看她最喜歡的樂團演出。
at the coliseum (location of an event)
The new coliseum in Taipei holds nearly twenty thousand fans on basketball nights.
台北那座新的大體育館在籃球比賽夜晚可以容納將近兩萬名球迷。
coliseum holds [number] people (capacity collocation)
Tyler and his cousins lined up outside the coliseum hours before the wrestling match started.
Tyler 和堂兄弟在摔角比賽開始前好幾個小時，就到大體育館外面排隊。
Workers cleaned the coliseum floor after the rodeo and before the morning show.
工作人員花了一整晚清理大體育館的地板，從牛仔競技結束後一直忙到早場演出之前。
Vikram bought cheap seats high in the coliseum and still enjoyed the boxing match.
Vikram 在大體育館的上層買了便宜的座位，看拳擊賽依然看得很過癮。
- arena
more general; any enclosed performance/sports space, indoor or outdoor
- stadium
usually outdoor and sports-focused; coliseum often suggests bigger or multipurpose
- amphitheatre
stresses the tiered oval shape; often used of ancient or open-air venues
文法句型
a/the coliseum
at the coliseum
用法筆記
Often the proper name of a specific venue (e.g. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Taipei Arena formerly Taipei Coliseum); when used as a common noun it almost always refers to a modern indoor arena, not the ancient Roman amphitheatre — for that, use 'Colosseum' (capital C).