opening night

英 [ˌəʊpnɪŋ ˈnaɪt]

美 [ˌoʊpnɪŋ ˈnaɪt]

n. (戏剧的)首夜演出; (电影的)首夜放映

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牛津词典

noun

（戏剧的）首夜演出；（电影的）首夜放映
the first night that, for example, a play is performed or a film/movie is shown to the public

（戏剧、歌剧等的）首场演出之夜
Theopening nightof a play or an opera is the first night on which a particular production is performed.

noun

the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
1. the opening received good critical reviews
Synonym:openingcurtain raising

Chen ( not his real name) chose the opening night of the World Cup to pull his stunt.
陈勇（化名）选择在世界杯开幕当晚实施这一惊人之举。
She had wangled an invitation to the opening night.
她弄到了一张首映之夜的请柬。
The audience was/ were enthusiastic on the opening night of the play.
那出戏首次公演之夜观众非常热情。
Opening night, doctors, lawyers, businessmen and their wives.
首演的晚上，医生、律师、商人和他们的妻子。
She said she'd be here in time to get dressed on opening night.
她说她会准时在首演之夜上台的。
That theater was bursting at the seams on the opening night.
首演之夜，那家戏院观众爆满。
There were long lines outside the theatre on the opening night.
新戏首演之夜，剧场外排起了长队。
'It's a good start,'Lu Chi, a Shanghai artist who works in glass said of the exhibits on opening night last week.'This maybe can help people know this kind of art.
从事玻璃艺术的上海艺术家LuChi谈及上周开馆仪式当天晚上的展览时说，这是个好的开始，也许能帮人们理解这种艺术。
Opening night is in one week.
还有一个星期就要演出了。
Here are some photos from the red carpet and the premiere of the opening night at the Cannes Film Festival.
下面是戛纳电影节开幕式上众星亮相红毯的图片。