- [intransitive, transitive] to dance a waltz跳华尔兹舞
- (+ adv./prep.) I watched them waltzing across the floor.我望着他们跳着华尔兹在舞池中旋转。
- waltz somebody + adv./prep. He waltzed her around the room.他带着她满屋跳华尔兹舞。
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (informal) to walk or go somewhere in a very confident way大摇大摆地走
- I don't like him waltzing into the house as if he owned it.我不喜欢他像房主似的大摇大摆走进屋来。
- [intransitive] waltz (through something) to complete or achieve something without any difficulty轻易完成;轻而易举地取得
- The recruits have waltzed through their training.新招收的成员轻松顺利地完成了训练。
Topics Successc2 Word Originlate 18th cent.: from German Walzer, from walzen ‘revolve’.