| 释义 |
chorus/ˈkɔ:rəs/ n. & v.●n. (pl. choruses) 1 a group (esp. a large one) of singers; a choir (尤指大型)合唱队，合唱团 2 a piece of music composed for a choir 合唱曲 3 the refrain or the main part of a popular song, in which a chorus participates 叠歌，副歌(流行歌曲的合唱或主题部分) 4 any simultaneous utterance by many persons etc. 齐声，异口同声；齐声说的话 a chorus of disapproval followed 随后是一片不赞成的呼声 5 a group of singers and dancers performing in concert in a musical comedy, opera, etc. (歌舞喜剧、戏剧等中的)歌舞队 6 Gk Antiq. [古希腊]a in Greek tragedy, a group of performers who comment together in voice and movement on the main action (古希腊悲剧中为剧中事件作评注的)歌舞队 b an utterance of the chorus (歌舞队的)唱词 7 esp. in Elizabethan drama, a character who speaks the prologue and other linking parts of the play (尤指伊丽莎白时代喜剧中的)朗诵开场白及其他解说词的角色 8 the part spoken by this character 开场白，解说词 ●v. tr. & intr. (chorused, chorusing) (of a group) speak or utter simultaneously 异口同声地说；随声附和 □ in chorus (uttered) together; in unison 齐声(说)，共同，一致 [Latin, from Greek khoros] |