
funk
词源
源自法语单词 'funkier'(冒烟),可能指早期放克音乐中烟雾缭绕的俱乐部氛围。情绪意义的来源可能与17世纪英语 'funk'(恐惧)有关。
noun
❶ 一种节奏强烈的音乐风格,起源于20世纪60年代美国黑人音乐,以强烈的贝斯线和切分节奏为特点。
“James Brown is considered the godfather of funk.”
(詹姆斯·布朗被认为是放克音乐之父。)
“The band played an amazing funk groove last night.”
(昨晚乐队演奏了一段精彩的放克律动。)
❶ 指一种恐惧、焦虑或抑郁的情绪状态,通常持续时间较短。
“I was in a real funk after losing the competition.”
(输掉比赛后我陷入了严重的情绪低谷。)
“She's been in a funk all week since the breakup.”
(分手后她整个星期都情绪低落。)
verb
❶ 因害怕而退缩或逃避,表现出胆怯的行为。
“Don't funk now when we're so close to finishing.”
(我们快完成的时候可别现在退缩。)
“He funked the interview and didn't show up.”
(他临阵退缩,没去参加面试。)
常见短语
in a funk — 形容处于情绪低落或抑郁的状态,通常指暂时的情绪问题。
“Ever since his dog died, he's been in a real funk.”
(自从他的狗去世后,他一直情绪很低落。)
funk it up — 让音乐或表演更具放克风格,或让某事物变得更酷、更有活力。
“Let's funk up this party with some James Brown!”
(让我们放点詹姆斯·布朗的音乐给派对增添活力!)