choir

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n. 唱诗班, 唱诗班的席位 v. 合唱

发音

UK /kwaɪə(ɹ)/
UK /kwɑə(ɹ)~ kwɑː(ɹ)/
US /kwaɪɚ/
IN /kʰwajr/
/kʰɔjr/

词形变化

choirs 复数 choirs choired choiring choirs 三单 choiring 现在分词 choired 过去式 choired 过去分词

别名

quire

教材释义与例句

名词

唱诗班；合唱队；舞蹈队

a group of people who sing together for other people to listen to

动词

合唱

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.

    合唱团

    唱诗班

    The church choir practices Thursday nights.

  2. 2.

    Uncommon form of quire (“one quarter of a cruciform church, or the architectural area of a church used by the choir, often near the apse”).

    建筑
  3. 3.

    One of the nine ranks or orders of angels.

    宗教

    Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are three of the choirs of angels.

  4. 4.

    Set of strings (one per note) for a harpsichord.

v.
  1. 1.

    To sing in concert.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

consort

上位词 3

set area chorus

部分词 1

chorister

整体词 3

sanctuary bema chancel
动词

同义词 1

chorus

上位词 1

sing

相关短语

choir boy choir boys choir school （教堂附设的）唱诗班学校 choir schools choir organ choir organs choir screen choir screens choir stall choir stalls join the choir invisible joins the choir invisible joining the choir invisible

词源

From Middle English quer, quere, from Old French quer, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “company of dancers or singers”). Modern spelling influenced by chorus and French chœur. Doublet of quire, chorus, and hora.

来源：wiktionary