ballet
US
UK ballet n: (classical dance form)
SC 芭蕾 bā lěi
SC 芭蕾舞 bā lěi，bā lěi wǔ
We prefer to live in a city so the girls can learn ballet.
the ballet n: (theatrical dance performance)
SC 芭蕾演出 bā lěi yǎn chū
SC 芭蕾舞剧 bā lěi yǎn chū，bā lěi wǔ jù
Many people have never been to the ballet.
许多人从没看过芭蕾演出。
ballet n: (music for a ballet)
SC 芭蕾舞曲 bā lěi wǔ qǔ
Tchaikovsky wrote a number of famous ballets.
ballet n: figurative (dance, graceful movement) (比喻)
SC 芭蕾舞般优雅的动作 bā lěi wǔ bān yōu yǎ de dòng zuò
We enjoyed the ballet of busy waiters darting among the tables.
ballet dancer n: (classical dancer)
SC 芭蕾舞蹈演员 bā lěi wǔ dǎo yǎn yuán
My daughter's ambition is to be a ballet dancer.
ballet dancing n: (activity)
SC 芭蕾舞表演 bā lěi wǔ biǎo yǎn
SC 跳芭蕾舞 bā lěi wǔ biǎo yǎn，tiào bā lěi wǔ
I took lessons in ballet dancing from the time I was three until I left for college.
从三岁开始至大学毕业，我一直在上芭蕾舞课。
ballet dancing n: (dance form)
SC 芭蕾舞 bā lěi wǔ
She thought that ballet dancing was the most elegant form of dance.
ballet shoes npl: (shoes worn for ballet dancing)
SC 芭蕾舞鞋 bā lěi wǔ xié
ballet slipper, ballet shoe n: usually plural (classical dancer's shoe)
SC 芭蕾舞鞋 bā lěi wǔ xié
He noticed the pink ballet slippers on the ballerina's feet.
modern ballet n: (20th-century classical dance form)
SC 现代芭蕾舞 xiàn dài bā lěi wǔ
She loved classical ballet, but found most modern ballet quite boring.