ball指正式的盛大舞会; dance一般为私人举行的小型舞会。例如:
The ladies were all dressed in long gowns at the ball.舞会上贵妇人都穿着长礼服。
They will give a dance for their daughter's birthday.他们将为女儿的生日举行一次舞会。
dance dances指的是“跳了一个又一个的舞”; 而dance and dance指的是“不停地跳舞”。
这两个名词均有“舞会”之意。
ball多指社交性的舞会,场面较为隆重和正式。
dance指一般性的非正式舞会。
词源词根法
来自PIE*tens,展开,伸展,词源同tend,thin用来指舞蹈。
单词解说
dance一般不指抽象的“跳舞(动作)”,而是指“一个舞步”“一种舞”“一次舞会”“一首舞曲”。
dance指“跳舞或舞蹈”“舞步”“舞曲”时,用作可数名词。表示“舞蹈艺术”时,是不可数名词,其前加the,跟单数动词连用。
重要短语
dance with与…跳舞
song and dance不着边际的废话;大肆宣扬
folk dance民间舞蹈;土风舞
dance floor舞池
Some of our competitors make quite a song and dance about the outside of their cars.
我们的竞争者中有几个人对他们的汽车外观评论得颇为热烈.
来源:《简明英汉词典》There's no need to make a song and dance about a tiny scratch on the car.
没有必要为汽车上的一点刮痕而唠叨个没完.
来源:《简明英汉词典》Black dance music has been central to mainstream pop since the early '60s.
自上世纪60年代以来,黑人舞曲一直是主流流行乐的核心。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Cool summer dance sounds are drifting from the stereo indoors.
清凉的夏日舞曲的声音从室内音响中传了出来。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》You may be a bit upset, but it's really nothing to make a song and dance.
你或许有些苦恼, 但实在不必小题大做.
来源:《简明英汉词典》Numerous Umbrian towns hold their own summer festivals of music, theatre, and dance.
很多翁布里亚小镇举办自己的夏季音乐、戏剧和舞蹈节。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》I'd met him at a dance I'd gone to on my own. But that's another story.
我有一次独自去参加舞会时遇上了他。但那是题外话了。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》African dance is vigorous, but full of subtlety, requiring great strength and control.
非洲舞蹈充满活力,但不乏精妙之处,需要舞者有很强的力量和控制能力。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The dance is accompanied by an original score by Henry Torgue.
这支舞蹈的配乐是由亨利·托尔格所作的一首原创曲目。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The prettiest girls at the dance were grabbed off for partners first.
舞会中漂亮的姑娘都被抢先邀为舞伴.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》The job of a choreologist entails teaching dancers the technique and performance of dance movements.
舞谱学家的工作包括教舞蹈演员舞蹈动作的技巧和演绎。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》He used his money to help others—but he never made a song and dance about it.
他用自己的钱去帮助别人,却从不到处声张。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Responsibility for the dance numbers was split between Robert Alton and the young George Balanchine.
舞蹈节目分别由罗伯特·奥尔顿和年轻的乔治·巴兰钦负责。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The band alternated romantic love songs with bouncy dance numbers.
乐队轮番献上浪漫情歌和劲歌热舞。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
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