chorus

英 ['kɔːrəs] 美 ['kɔːrəs]

• n. 合唱队；歌舞队；齐声说道；副歌部分
• vt. 合唱

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C](歌曲的) 副歌

   a part of a song repeated after each verse of a song

2. [C]合唱; 合唱队,歌咏队

   sing by many people together at one time; a group of people who sing together

3. [S]异口同声的话,一齐发出的声音

   sth said by many people at one time

v. (动词)

1. vt. 合唱,齐声背诵,异口同声地说

   sing or say at the same time

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 合唱队
2. 歌舞队， 歌咏队
3. 【音】合唱，齐声合唱
4. 叠句
5. 齐声，异口同声
6. 副歌
7. 合唱曲，合唱句
8. 歌舞剧合唱的唱词
9. 【英古剧】剧情解说员
10. 歌舞团（表演）的歌舞

v. 动词

1. 合唱，合颂，齐声唱
2. 齐声朗诵，齐诵，齐声背诵
3. 异口同声地说话， 齐声说，一齐说

英英释义

Noun:

1. any utterance produced simultaneously by a group;

   "a chorus of boos"
   

2. a group of people assembled to sing together

3. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

4. a body of dancers or singers who perform together

5. a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play

Verb:

1. utter in unison;

   "`yes,' the children chorused"
   

2. sing in a choir

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The audience chimed in on the chorus.
   听众开始跟合唱队一起唱起来。
2. The chorus is dressed as fairies.
   歌舞队的人都装扮成仙子。
3. When I asked questions, they answered up in chorus.
   我提问题时,他们迅速齐声回答。
4. The chorus is very catchy to say the least.
   副歌部分很容易上口。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. The papers all chorused the praises of the President.
   各报都异口同声地对总统表示赞扬。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Sing the last chorus again.
   把最后的副歌再唱一遍。
2. She's a star; I'm just a chorus girl.
   她是个明星,我只是个歌舞队的女演员。
3. The chorus were very good, weren't they?
   这个合唱团演唱得不错,不是吗?
4. This female chorus was very successful.
   这组女声合唱非常成功。
5. The proposal was greeted with a chorus of approval.
   大家对这个建议异口同声地表示赞成。
6. Never before have I heard this song sung in chorus.
   我从来没有听过这首歌的合唱。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The papers all chorused the praises of the president.
   各报都异口同声地对总统表示赞扬。

经典引文

• Admit me Chorus to this history.

  出自：Henry V , Shakespeare

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• join in chorus 参加合唱
• swell chorus 增加音量

形容词+～

• female〔male〕 chorus 女〔男〕声合唱
• mixed chorus 混声合唱

介词+～

• in chorus 齐声地

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. chorus用作名词作“合唱”解时,谓语动词常用单数形式; 作“合唱队”解时,谓语动词用复数形式。

词源解说

• ☆ 1560左右进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的khoros，意为合唱。

近反义词

【近义词】

• singing group
• unity