- [countable + singular or plural verb]
a group of people who sing together, for example in church services or public performances （教堂的）唱诗班；（公开演出的）合唱团，歌唱队 She sings in the school choir. 她是校合唱队的成员。 He joined the church choir when he was eight. 他八岁时加入了教堂唱诗班。 to conduct/lead/direct a choir 指挥/领导/指挥合唱团 a male voice choir 男声合唱队 The children's choir will perform some Christmas songs. 儿童合唱团将表演一些圣诞歌曲。
Collocations MusicMusic 音乐 Listening 听 - listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.
听／欣赏／喜爱／迷上音乐／古典音乐／爵士乐／流行音乐／嘻哈音乐等 - listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD
听收音机／MP3 播放器／CD - put on/play a CD/a song/some music
播放 CD／歌曲／音乐 - turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass
调小／调大音乐／收音机／音量／低音 - go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital
去听音乐会；去看会演／现场演唱会／演出／音乐演奏会 - copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD
复制／刻录／翻录音乐／CD／DVD - download/stream music/an album/a song/a video/a playlist
Playing 演奏 - play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear
演奏乐器／钢琴／打击乐／音符／重复段／主旋律／协奏曲／二重奏；凭听觉记忆演奏 - sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune
唱国歌／民歌；独唱；唱咏叹调／蓝调歌曲；在合唱团演唱；唱女高音／中音／男高音／男低音；唱歌走调 - hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby
哼曲子／主题曲／摇篮曲 - accompany a singer/choir
为歌手／合唱团伴奏 - strum a chord/guitar
弹奏和弦／吉他
Performing 表演 - form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band
组建／创办／组成／加入／退出／离开乐队 - give a performance/concert/recital
表演节目；举办音乐会／音乐演奏会 - do a concert/recital/gig
开音乐会／音乐演奏会／现场演唱会 - play a concert/gig/festival/venue
在音乐会／现场演唱会／会演／音乐厅演出 - perform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert
在音乐会上演出 - appear at a festival/live
现身会演；现场表演 - go on/embark on a (world) tour
进行／开始（全球）巡演
Recording 录制 - write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony
写／创作音乐／民谣／旋律／曲子／歌曲／主题歌／歌剧／交响曲 - land/get/sign a record deal
获得／签署唱片合约 - be signed to/be dropped by a record company
与唱片公司签约；被唱片公司解约 - record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD
录制／发行／出版专辑／单曲／CD - be top of/top the charts
高居每周流行唱片排行榜之首 - get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one
位列／一举登上／进入排行榜首位
Extra ExamplesTopics Musicb2She sings in the church choir. 她在教堂唱诗班唱歌。 a massed choir of local schoolchildren 由本地学童组成的大合唱团 two of the girls in the choir 合唱团中的两个女孩
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- massed
- 50-strong
- etc.
- …
- be in
- sing in
- join
- …
- perform
- sing
- practice
- director
- member
- …
- in a/the choir
- be preaching to the choir
- [countable]
the part of a church where the choir sits during services （教堂）唱经楼，唱诗席
Word OriginMiddle English quer, quere, from Old French quer, from Latin chorus (denoting a character speaking the prologue of a play), from Greek khoros. The spelling change in the 17th cent. was due to association with Latin chorus and modern French choeur.
Idioms
preach to the choir (especially North American English)
(also preach to the converted British and North American English)
to speak to people in support of views that they already hold 向教徒宣教；教读书人写大字 I realize I may be preaching to the choir, but I think he's gorgeous. 我知道我这话可能多余，不过我觉得他棒极了。