(pl. choruses)
1
- a large organized group of singers, especially one which performs together with an orchestra or opera company（尤指与管弦乐队或歌剧团同台表演的）合唱队。
1.1
- a group of singers or dancers performing together in a supporting role in a stage musical or opera（在音乐剧或歌剧中作为陪衬的）歌舞队。
1.2
- a piece of choral music, especially one forming part of a larger work such as an opera or oratorio（尤指作为歌剧或宗教剧一部分的）合唱曲。
1.3
- a part of a song which is repeated after each verse, typically by more than one singer副歌, 叠歌（尤指合唱句）。
1.4
- a simple song for group singing, especially in informal Christian worship（尤指非正式基督教礼拜中演唱的）合唱歌曲。
2
- (in ancient Greek tragedy) a group of performers who comment on the main action, typically speaking and moving together（古希腊悲剧）合唱队。
2.1
- a simultaneous utterance of something by many people齐声：
a growing chorus of complaint
日益高涨的齐声抱怨
'Good morning, ' we replied in chorus.
我们齐声回答：“早安”。
2.2
- a single character who speaks the prologue and other linking parts of the play, especially in Elizabethan drama（尤指伊丽莎白时期戏剧）旁白。
2.3
- a section of text spoken by the chorus in drama戏剧中的齐声念白。
2.4
- a device used with an amplified musical instrument to give the impression that more than one instrument is being played乐器扩音器：
as modifier a chorus pedal.扩音踏板。
(chorused, chorusing)with obj.
- (of a group of people) say the same thing at the same time异口同声地说：
they chorused a noisy amen
他们一齐高声喊阿门
with direct speech 'Morning, Sister, ' the nurses chorused.“早安, 护士长”, 护士们一齐喊道。
词源
mid 16th cent. (denoting a character speaking the prologue and epilogue in a play and serving to comment on events)： from Latin， from Greek khoros.