mass noun
1- a type of music of black American origin characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm, emerging at the beginning of the 20th century. Brass and woodwind instruments and piano are particularly associated with jazz, although guitar and occasionally violin are also used; styles include Dixieland, swing, bebop, and free jazz.爵士乐; 爵士乐曲（源于美国黑人的一种音乐, 以即兴演奏和切分为特点, 通常节奏规则或强劲有力, 出现于20世纪初期; 配器通常用铜管乐器、木管乐器以及钢琴, 也用吉他, 偶用小提琴, 风格包括迪克西兰爵士乐、摇摆爵士乐、比博普爵士乐及自由爵士乐）。
1.1
- （亦作jazz ballet或jazz dance）a style of theatrical dance performed to jazz or popular music爵士乐舞蹈。
短语
and all that jazz
- informal and such similar things〈非正式〉以及诸如此类的东西：
oh, love, life, and all that jazz.
呵, 爱情, 生命, 以及诸如此类之物。
派生词
jazzer
noun词源
early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.
短语动词
jazz something up
- make something more lively or cheerful使更活泼热烈; 使更兴高采烈; 使更有生气：
jazz up an all-white kitchen with red tiles.
用红瓷砖把全白的厨房布置得更有生气。