chorus
n
1 [CGp] (usu large) group of singers; choir (通常為大型的)合唱團(tuán); 唱詩班
the Bath Festival Chorus 巴斯音樂節(jié)大合唱團(tuán).
2 [C] piece of music, usu part of a larger work, composed for such a group 合唱曲
the Hallelujah Chorus 哈利路亞合唱曲.
3 [C] part of a song that is sung after each verse, esp by a group of people (歌曲中的)合唱部分
Bill sang the verses and everyone joined in the chorus. 比爾先唱獨(dú)唱部分, 然後大家一起合唱.
4 [C] thing said or shouted by many people together 齊聲說或齊聲喊的內(nèi)容
a chorus of boos, cheers, laughter, etc 齊聲喊呸、 歡呼、 大笑等
The proposal was greeted with a chorus of approval. 大家對(duì)該建議異口同聲表示贊成.
5 [CGp] group of performers who sing and dance in a musical comedy (歌舞喜劇中的)歌舞隊(duì)
[attrib 作定語]
a chorus line (歌舞喜劇中的)歌舞隊(duì)唱詞.
6 [CGp] (in ancient Greek drama) group of singers and dancers who comment on the events of the play (古希臘戲劇中)(為劇中事件作評(píng)注的)歌舞隊(duì).
7 [C] (esp in Elizabethan drama) actor who speaks the prologue and epilogue of a play (尤指伊麗莎白時(shí)代戲劇中)(宣讀開?quot;綴褪粘"椎模┠醒菰?
8 (idm 習(xí)語) in chorus all together; in unison 一起; 同時(shí); 一齊; 一致
act, speak, answer in chorus 一致行動(dòng)、 異口同聲地說、 同時(shí)回答. chorus, v [Tn]
sing or say (sth) all together 同時(shí)唱或說(某事)
The crowd chorused their approval (of the decision). 群眾(對(duì)該決定)齊聲表示贊成.