rhythm
n
1
(a) [U] pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music or by stressed and unstressed syllables in words (音樂或詞語的)節奏.
(b) [C] instance of this 節奏
play the same tune in/with a different rhythm 用不同節奏演奏同一個曲子
Latin-American rhythms 拉丁美洲的音樂節奏.
(c) [U, C] movement with a regular succession of strong and weak elements 節律
the rhythm of her heart/pulse beating 她的心跳[脈搏]的節律.
2 [U] (infml 口) ability to move, dance, etc in time with a fixed beat 節奏感
a natural sense of rhythm 天生的節奏感.
3 [U, C] (fig 比喻) constantly recurring sequence of events or processes (事件或過程)有規律的反復出現
the rhythm of the tides, seasons 潮汐的漲落、 四季的循環
biological rhythms, eg of the human body 生物節律(如人體的).