- [countable]
a series of movements and steps that are usually performed to music; a particular example of these movements and steps 舞蹈;舞步 Do you know any other Latin American dances? 你會跳其他拉美舞蹈嗎? The next dance will be a waltz. 接下來是華爾茲舞。 The girls performed a graceful dance. 女孩們表演了一個優美的舞蹈。 a dance class/routine 舞蹈課;一套舞蹈動作 Find a partner and practise these new dance steps. 找個舞伴來練習這些新舞步。
Extra ExamplesMay I have the next dance? 可以賞光跳下一曲嗎? Save the last dance for me. 最後一支舞和我跳吧。 She had to sit out the last dance because of a twisted ankle. 她腳踝扭了,就沒有跳最後一曲。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- fast
- lively
- …
- dance
- do
- perform
- …
- music
- rhythm
- performance
- …
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the art of dancing, especially for entertainment 舞蹈(藝術) an evening of drama, music and dance 戲劇、音樂和舞蹈晚會 classical/contemporary/traditional dance 古典/當代/傳統舞蹈 a dance company/troupe 舞蹈團;舞蹈隊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- contemporary
- modern
- classical
- …
- company
- troupe
- style
- …
- a school of dance
- a style of dance
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an act of dancing 跳舞 Extra ExamplesIn her delight she got up and did a little dance. 她一時高興,站起來跳了一小會兒舞。 Would you like a dance? 你願意跳一曲嗎? pigeons performing their mating dance 跳着求偶舞的鴿子
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- fast
- lively
- …
- dance
- do
- perform
- …
- music
- rhythm
- performance
- …
- [countable]
a social event at which people dance see also barn dance, dinner dance, tea dance舞會 Extra ExamplesThey met at a dance. 他們在一次舞會上相遇。 I took her to my first high school dance. 我帶她參加了我上中學的第一場舞會。 A ceilidh is like a kind of Scottish or Irish barn dance. ceilidh就像一種蘇格蘭或愛爾蘭谷倉舞。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- barn
- square
- school
- …
- go to
- hold
- band
- at a/the dance
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a piece of music for dancing to Topics Musica2舞曲
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French dancer (verb), dance (noun), of unknown origin.
Idioms
lead somebody a (merry) dance
- (British English, informal)
to cause somebody a lot of trouble or worry 給某人造成許多麻煩(或憂慮)
a song and dance (about something)
- (British English, informal, disapproving)
if you make a song and dance about something, you complain or talk about it too much when this is not necessary 小題大做的抱怨;無謂的吵鬧;胡攪蠻纏 She gives generously to charity without making a song and dance about it. 她對慈善事業慷慨解囊,對此卻只字不提。
- [countable] (North American English, informal)
a long explanation about something, or excuse for something 冗長的解釋;絮叨的托辭