
choruses
词源
源自拉丁语 'chorus',意为‘合唱队’或‘舞蹈队’,后经古法语进入英语。
noun
❶ 指歌曲中重复演唱的部分,通常旋律和歌词相同,在副歌部分由多人合唱。
“The crowd sang along to the choruses of the popular song.”
(观众跟着合唱这首流行歌曲的副歌部分。)
“She practiced the choruses until she could sing them perfectly.”
(她反复练习副歌部分,直到能完美演唱。)
❶ 指合唱团或合唱队,通常由多人组成,共同演唱音乐作品。
“The school has two choruses: one for beginners and one for advanced singers.”
(学校有两个合唱团:一个为初学者,一个为进阶歌手。)
“She joined one of the local choruses to improve her singing skills.”
(她加入了当地的一个合唱团来提高歌唱技巧。)
verb
❶ 指多人同时说或唱同样的内容,通常用于描述集体回应或重复。
“The audience chorused the final line of the play.”
(观众齐声念出了戏剧的最后一句台词。)
“The children chorused 'Happy Birthday' when the cake was brought out.”
(蛋糕端出来时,孩子们齐声唱起了《生日快乐》。)
常见短语
in chorus — 指多人同时发声或行动,通常表示一致或同步。
“The students answered the teacher's question in chorus.”
(学生们齐声回答了老师的问题。)