
好词典

源自拉丁语 'chorus',意为“合唱团”或“舞蹈队”,后经古希腊语 'khoros' 传入英语。
❶ 合唱团或合唱部分,指由多人一起演唱的歌曲段落,通常在歌曲中重复出现。
“The chorus of the song is very catchy.”
(这首歌的合唱部分非常朗朗上口。)
“She joined the school chorus last year.”
(她去年加入了学校的合唱团。)
❶ 齐声说话或表达,指许多人同时说出相同的话或表达相同的意见。
“The audience replied in chorus: 'Yes!'”
(观众齐声回答:“是的!”)
“The children recited the poem in chorus.”
(孩子们齐声朗诵了这首诗。)
❶ 齐声说或唱,指许多人同时说出或唱出相同的内容。
“The crowd chorused their support for the team.”
(人群齐声表达了对队伍的支持。)
“The birds chorused at dawn.”
(鸟儿们在黎明时分齐声鸣叫。)
in chorus — 齐声地,指许多人同时说话或唱歌。
“The children replied in chorus to the teacher's question.”
(孩子们齐声回答了老师的问题。)
a chorus of — 表示许多人同时发出的声音或意见,通常用于描述集体反应。
“There was a chorus of complaints about the new policy.”
(对新政策有一片抱怨声。)