a song or poem that tells a story 叙事詩；民歌；民謠 a medieval ballad about a knight and a lady 一首關於騎士和貴族小姐的中世紀謠曲
a slow song about love （節奏緩慢的）情歌
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a light, simple song): from Old French balade, from Provençal balada ‘dance, song to dance to’, from balar ‘to dance’, from late Latin ballare; related to Greek ballizein ‘to dance’. The sense ‘narrative poem’ dates from the mid 18th cent.
Collocations Music音樂 聽 演奏 表演 錄制
- listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.
聽／欣賞／喜愛／迷上音樂／古典音樂／爵士樂／流行音樂／嘻哈音樂等 - listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD
聽收音機／MP3 播放器／CD - put on/play a CD/a song/some music
播放 CD／歌曲／音樂 - turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass
調小／調大音樂／收音機／音量／低音 - go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital
去聽音樂會；去看會演／現場演唱會／演出／音樂演奏會 - copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD
複制／刻錄／翻錄音樂／CD／DVD - download/stream music/an album/a song/a video/a playlist
- play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear
演奏樂器／鋼琴／打擊樂／音符／重複段／主旋律／協奏曲／二重奏；憑聽覺記憶演奏 - sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune
唱國歌／民歌；獨唱；唱詠歎調／藍調歌曲；在合唱團演唱；唱女高音／中音／男高音／男低音；唱歌走調 - hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby
哼曲子／主題曲／搖籃曲 - accompany a singer/choir
爲歌手／合唱團伴奏 - strum a chord/guitar
彈奏和弦／吉他
- form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band
組建／創辦／組成／加入／退出／離開樂隊 - give a performance/concert/recital
表演節目；舉辦音樂會／音樂演奏會 - do a concert/recital/gig
開音樂會／音樂演奏會／現場演唱會 - play a concert/gig/festival/venue
在音樂會／現場演唱會／會演／音樂廳演出 - perform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert
在音樂會上演出 - appear at a festival/live
現身會演；現場表演 - go on/embark on a (world) tour
進行／開始（全球）巡演
- write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony
寫／創作音樂／民謠／旋律／曲子／歌曲／主題歌／歌劇／交響曲 - land/get/sign a record deal
獲得／簽署唱片合約 - be signed to/be dropped by a record company
與唱片公司簽約；被唱片公司解約 - record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD
錄制／發行／出版專輯／單曲／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／一舉登上／進入排行榜首位