- [countable]
part of a song that is sung after each verse synonym refrainTopics Musicb2副歌 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- catchy
- rousing
- singalong
- …
- join in
- sing
- [countable]
a piece of music, usually part of a larger work, that is written for a choir (= a group of singers) 合唱曲 the Hallelujah Chorus 《哈利路亞合唱曲》
- [countable + singular or plural verb]
(often in names )常用於名稱 a large group of singers synonym choir合唱團;歌詠隊 the Bath Festival Chorus 巴斯音樂節大合唱團
- [countable + singular or plural verb]
a group of performers who sing and dance in a musical show see also chorus lineTopics Film and theatrec2歌舞隊 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- double
- female
- male
- …
- girl
- line
- member
- …
- in a/the chorus
- a member of the chorus
- a chorus of something [singular]
the sound of a lot of people expressing approval or disapproval at the same time 齊聲,異口同聲(表示同意或不同意) a chorus of praise/complaint 一片贊揚聲/抱怨聲 a chorus of voices calling for her resignation 異口同聲要求她辭職 A chorus of laughter greeted his remark. 他的話引起了一片笑聲。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- general
- growing
- join
- be met with
- bring
- …
- greet somebody/something
- in chorus
- chorus of
- a chorus of voices
- [singular + singular or plural verb]
(in ancient Greek drama )古希臘戲劇 a group of performers who comment together on the events of the play 歌隊,合唱隊(對劇情加以評論) - [singular] (especially in sixteenth-century drama)
an actor who speaks the opening and closing words of the play (開場白和收場白的)朗誦演員
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a character speaking the prologue of a play): from Latin, from Greek khoros.
Idioms
in chorus
all together synonym in unison一起;一齊;同時