ballerina
US
UK ballerina n: (female ballet dancer)
SC 女芭蕾舞演员 nǚ bā lěi wǔ yǎn yuán
SC 女芭蕾舞者 nǚ bā lěi wǔ yǎn yuán ，nǚ bā lěi wǔ zhě
We saw an understudy because the star ballerina was ill.
ballerina n as adj: (shoes: in the style of ballet shoes)
SC 芭蕾舞鞋风格的
Pauline usually wears ballerina shoes to work.