Definition & Meaning

1.awkward silence on the stage when an actor enters late or forgets his lines

2.be met with awkward silence at a meeting; face awkward silence at a meeting or discussion when nobody speaks

Word usage

lěng chǎng

冷 场

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1
v.awkward silence on the stage when an actor enters late or forgets his lines
- lěng chǎng le yī xià
  冷场了一下
  froze up for a moment
- wǔ tái shang chū xiàn le lìng rén gān gà de lěng chǎng yú shì guān zhòng qiè xiào qǐ lai
  舞台上出现了令人尴尬的冷场，于是观众窃笑起来。
  There was an embarrassing pause on stage and the audience began to titter.
- yǐ yì dà lì yǔ pái yǎn zhěng bù xì jù bì miǎn lěng chǎng ràng yǎn yuán men lín chǎng sī kǎo fǎn yìng jí biǎo yǎn
  以意大利语排演整部戏剧，避免冷场，让演员们临场思考、反应及表演。
  Italian Run Through, to reduce dead air, and make the actors think and react and act on their feet.
synonym
yǎ chǎng哑场
2
v.be met with awkward silence at a meeting; face awkward silence at a meeting or discussion when nobody speaks
- lěng chǎng le hěn cháng yī duàn shí jiān
  冷场了很长一段时间。
  There was a very long silence.
- dà huì shang dà jiā fā yán hěn rè liè méi yǒu lěng chǎng
  大会上，大家发言很热烈，没有冷场。
  Everybody spoke enthusiastically at the meeting. There were no awkward silences.
- dǎ pò lěng chǎng jú miàn
  打破冷场局面
  break the silence

Word usage

Separable word
"冷" and "场" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他的表演没冷过场。
  He has never faced awkward silence when he acted.
- 不要让会议冷了场。
  Please avoid awkward silence at a meeting.
- 正冷着场，她的一句笑话打破了僵局。
  It was in the middle of awkward silence when her joke broke this deadlock.

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