dance
v.(动词)
danced,danc.ing,danc.es
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To move rhythmically usually to music, using prescribed or improvised steps and gestures.
跳舞:通常是和着音乐有节奏地移动,用规定的或即兴表演的步伐和手势
To leap or skip about excitedly.
雀跃:激动地跳跃或跳
To appear to flash or twinkle:
闪亮,闪动:出现突然发光或闪亮:
例句:
eyes that danced with merriment.
眼神闪烁着欢乐
Informal To appear to skip about; vacillate:
【非正式用语】 四处跳跃;踌躇:
例句:
danced around the issue.
在这个问题上犹豫不定
To bob up and down.
上下摆动
v.tr.(及物动词)
To engage in or perform (a dance).
参加或表演(舞蹈)
To cause to dance.
使跳舞
To bring to a particular state or condition by dancing:
因跳舞而…:由跳舞带来某种特殊状态或状况:
例句:
My partner danced me to exhaustion.
我的舞伴使我精疲力尽
n.(名词)
A series of rhythmical motions and steps, usually to music.
舞蹈,舞步:一系列有节奏的移动或踏步,通常是和着音乐
The art of dancing:
舞蹈艺术:
例句:
.[They] have both offered as a definition of dance: a spiritual activity in physical form. (Susan Sontag)
. 两种都可以作为舞蹈的定义:以身体的形式表现心灵活动. (苏珊·桑塔格)
A party or gathering of people for dancing; a ball.
舞会:晚会或人们聚在一起跳舞的集会;舞会
One round or turn of dancing:
一支舞:跳舞的一个轮合或一圈:
例句:
May I have this danceô
我可以请你跳这支舞吗ô
A musical or rhythmical accompaniment composed or played for dancing.
舞曲:为舞蹈所作的曲或为跳舞而演奏有音乐或节奏的伴奏
The act or an instance of dancing.
跳舞的姿态:跳舞的行为或例子
来源:
Middle English dauncen
中古英语 dauncen
from Old French danser
源自 古法语 danser
[perhaps of Germanic origin]
[可能来源于日耳曼语的]
【引伸】
danc.er
n.(名词)
danc.ingly
adv.(副词)