chorus

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n. 合唱队, 齐声 v. 齐声说道, 合唱

发音

UK /ˈkɔːɹəs/
其它
CA /ˈkoɹəs/
其它
US /ˈkoɹəs/
AU /ˈkoːɹəs/
NZ /ˈkoːɹəs/

词形变化

chori choruses 复数 choruses chorusses chorusses 复数 chori 复数 chorused choruses 三单 chorusing chorussed chorussing chorusses 三单 chorusing 现在分词 chorussing 现在分词 chorused 过去式 chorused 过去分词 chorussed 过去式 chorussed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

合唱队;齐声;歌舞队

a large group of people who sing together

动词

合唱;异口同声地说

if people chorus something, they say it at the same time

动词

合唱;异口同声地说话

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.

    合唱

    历史
  2. 2.

    A song performed by the singers of such a group.

    历史
  3. 3.

    An actor who reads the prologue and epilogue of a play, and sometimes also acts as a commentator or narrator; also, a portion of a play read by this actor.

    历史 艺术 引申义
  4. 4.

    A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.

    The performance of the chorus was awe-inspiring and exhilarating.

  5. 5.

    A group of people in a performance who recite together.

    引申义
  6. 6.

    An instance of singing by a group of people.

  7. 7.

    A group of people, animals, or inanimate objects who make sounds together.

    比喻

    a chorus of crickets a chorus of whiners

  8. 8.

    The noise or sound made by such a group.

    比喻

    a chorus of shouts and catcalls

  9. 9.

    A group of people who express a unanimous opinion.

    比喻
  10. 10.

    The opinion expressed by such a group.

    比喻
  11. 11.

    A piece of music, especially one in a larger work such as an opera, written to be sung by a choir in parts (for example, by sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses).

    音乐
  12. 12.

    A part of a song which is repeated between verses to emphasize the song's content; a refrain.

    副歌

    高潮

    音乐

    The catchiest part of most songs is the chorus.

  13. 13.

    The main part of a pop song played after the introduction.

    音乐
  14. 14.

    A group of organ pipes or organ stops intended to be played simultaneously; a compound stop; also, the sound made by such pipes or stops.

    音乐
  15. 15.

    A feature or setting in electronic music that makes one instrument sound like many.

    定语 音乐
  16. 16.

    A simple, often repetitive, song intended to be sung in a group during informal worship.

    宗教 音乐
  17. 17.

    The improvised solo section in a small group performance.

    音乐
v.
  1. 1.

    To sing (a song), express (a sentiment), or recite or say (words) in chorus.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To express concurrence with (something said by another person); to echo.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To provide (a song) with a chorus or refrain.

    罕用 及物
  4. 4.

    To sing the chorus or refrain of a song.

    不及物

    Malcolm sung an Erse song, the chorus of which was 'Hatyin foam foam eri', with words of his own. […] the boatmen and Mr M’Queen chorused, and all went well.

  5. 5.

    To sing, express, or say in, or as if in, unison.

    不及物
  6. 6.

    To echo in unison another person's words.

    不及物
  7. 7.

    Of animals: to make cries or sounds together.

    不及物

    1998, Italo Calvino, The Path to the Spiders' Nests, translated by Archibald Colquhoun, revised by Martin McLaughlin, Hopewell, NJ: The Ecco Press, 1998, Chapter Two, p. 51, The hens are now sleeping in rows on their perches in the coops, and the frogs are out of the water and chorusing away along the bed of the whole torrent, from source to mouth.

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词源

The noun is borrowed from Medieval Latin chorus (“church choir”), Latin chorus (“group of dancers and singers; dance”), from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “group of dancers and singers, choir, chorus; dance accompanied by song; round dance”); The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of choir, chore, and hora.

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