dance
US
UK dance vi: (move rhythmically)
SC 跳舞 tiào wǔ
TC 跳舞
TC 跳舞
She danced to the music.
她随着音乐跳舞。
dance n: (act of dancing)
SC 跳舞 tiào wǔ
TC 跳舞
TC 跳舞
SC 舞蹈 tiào wǔ，wǔ dǎo
TC 舞蹈
TC 舞蹈
I like dance almost as much as playing tennis.
我对跳舞的喜爱不亚于网球。
dance n: (set steps)
SC 舞 wǔ
TC 舞
TC 舞
SC 舞步 wǔ，wǔ bù
This dance is easy to learn. There are very few steps.
这一支舞很容易学，步数很少。
dance n: (as an art form)
SC 舞蹈艺术 wǔ dǎo yì shù
TC 舞蹈藝術
TC 舞蹈藝術
Classical dance is nothing like folk dancing.
传统舞和民族舞截然不同。
dance n: (ball, gathering)
SC 舞会 wǔ huì
He took his girlfriend to the dance.
他带女朋友去了舞会。
dance n: (piece of music)
SC 舞曲 wǔ qǔ
This dance by Stravinsky is a favourite piece of music.
斯特拉文斯基的这支舞曲广受喜爱。
dance n: (movement in various directions)
SC 四处移动 sì chù yí dòng
TC 四處移動
TC 四處移動
SC 到处飞舞 sì chù yí dòng，dào chù fēi wǔ
Have you seen the dance of the butterflies?
你见过蝴蝶的舞蹈吗？
dance vi: (move randomly)
SC 四处移动 sì chù yí dòng
TC 四處移動
TC 四處移動
SC 到处飞舞 sì chù yí dòng，dào chù fēi wǔ
The dust particle danced in the air.
灰尘在空中四处飞舞。
dance [sth] vtr: (perform)
SC 表演（舞蹈） biǎo yǎn wǔ dǎo
SC 跳…舞 biǎo yǎn wǔ dǎo，tiào wǔ
He danced the ballet for the audience.
ballroom dance n: (old-fashioned dance style)
SC （两人跳的）交际舞 liǎng rén tiào de jiāo jì wǔ
SC 交谊舞 liǎng rén tiào de jiāo jì wǔ，jiāo yì wǔ
SC 社交舞 liǎng rén tiào de jiāo jì wǔ，shè jiāo wǔ
The waltz, the minuet, and the fox trot are all ballroom dances.
ballroom dance vi: (dance old-fashioned style)
SC 跳交谊舞 tiào jiāo yì wǔ
TC 跳交誼舞
TC 跳交誼舞
Joe and Marge ballroom dance every week at the club.
barn dance n: (square dancing event)
SC 谷仓舞会 gǔ cāng wǔ huì
TC 穀倉舞會
TC 穀倉舞會
The town puts on a barn dance every summer, with a community picnic and a bake sale.
barn dance vi: (do square dancing)
SC 跳谷仓舞 tiào gǔ cāng wǔ
TC 跳穀倉舞
TC 跳穀倉舞
Let's go barn dance.
belly dance n: (sensual dancing) (一种东方的扭动腰腹部的舞蹈)
SC 肚皮舞 dù pí wǔ
The girl performed a belly dance.
belly dance vi: (perform sensual dancing)
SC 表演肚皮舞 biǎo yǎn dǔ pí wǔ
I think I'll learn to belly dance; it's a great form of exercise as well as being sexy!
breakdance, break dance, break-dance n: (street dancing style)
SC 霹雳舞
breakdance, break dance, break-dance vi: (do street dancing)
SC 跳霹雳舞
dance floor n: (area of venue for dancing)
SC 舞池 wǔ chí
The dance floor was so crowded we could hardly move.
舞池里人太多了，简直调转不过身来。
dance form n: (style of dancing)
SC 舞蹈形式 wǔ dǎo xíng shì
Different types of music call for different dance forms.
dance hall n: (venue where dances are held)
SC 舞厅 wǔ tīng
My mother and father used to go to dance halls in the 1950s.
dancehall n: (music: type of reggae)
SC 舞厅音乐
dance house n: US (venue where dances are held)
SC 舞厅 wǔ tīng
dance lesson n: (session of instruction in dancing)
SC 舞蹈课 wǔ dǎo kè
TC 舞蹈課
TC 舞蹈課
I've been taking dance lessons for four months now, and I've lost 15 pounds.
dance move n: (movement or step in dancing)
SC 舞步 wǔ bù
The hip-hop dance style has taken some of their dance moves from belly dance.
dance music n: (fast-paced electronic pop music) (流行音乐)
SC 舞曲 wǔ qǔ
I quite like so-called dance music, though I never actually dance to it.
dance music n: (rhythmic music for social dancing) (交际舞)
SC 舞乐 wǔ yuè
Some trendy restaurants play dance music in the background.
dance number n: (performance of a dance)
SC 舞，舞蹈 wǔ，wǔ dǎo
TC 舞，舞蹈
TC 舞，舞蹈
The girls were performing a dance number on the stage.
dance routine n: (sequence of steps in a dance)
SC 一套舞蹈动作
In my class, we are learning two new dance routines.
dance step n: (foot movement: part of a dance)
SC 舞步 wǔ bù
dance studio n: (venue for dance classes)
SC 舞蹈室 wǔ dǎo shì
SC 练舞房 wǔ dǎo shì，liàn wǔ fáng
The gymnasium has a pool and a dance studio.
dance teacher n: (dancing instructor)
SC 舞蹈老师
My dance teacher danced professionally for twenty years before she started teaching.
dance the night away v expr: figurative, informal (spend the evening dancing)
SC 彻夜跳舞
SC 跳舞到天明
Sometimes when you feel really good, you just want to dance the night away.
dancing partner, dance partner n: ([sb]: dances with [sb] else)
SC 舞伴 wǔ bàn
do the conga, do a conga, dance a conga, dance the conga v expr: (dance in a long line)
SC 跳康茄舞
folk dance n: (traditional local form of dancing)
SC 民间舞蹈，民俗舞，土风舞
Irish Step-Dance n: (traditional dance from Ireland)
SC 爱尔兰踢踏舞
lap dance n: (type of erotic dance at close quarters)
SC 膝上舞
lap dance vi: (perform a type of erotic dance)
SC 跳膝上舞
line dance n: (type of dance)
SC 排舞
SC 行列舞
make a song and dance about [sth] v expr: informal, figurative (make a fuss)
SC 对…大惊小怪，对…小题大做 duì dà jīng xiǎo guài
Stop making such a song and dance about it! It's not that big a deal.
modern dance n: (20th-century interpretative dance style)
SC 现代舞 xiàn dài wǔ
TC 現代舞
TC 現代舞
pole dance vi: (dance erotically around pole)
SC 跳钢管舞
pole dancing, pole dance n: (dance performed round a pole)
SC 钢管舞
rain dance n: (dance to encourage rainfall) (印第安人的一种仪式)
SC 祈雨舞，求雨舞 qí yǔ wǔ，qiú yǔ wǔ
a song and dance n: informal, figurative (fuss)
SC 歌舞 gē wǔ
TC 歌舞
TC 歌舞
SC 絮絮叨叨的解释，花言巧语 xù xu dáo dáo de jiě shì，huā yán qiǎo yǔ
TC 花言巧語
TC 花言巧語
SC 絮絮叨叨的解释 gē wǔ，xù xu dáo dáo de jiě shì
SC 花言巧语 gē wǔ，huā yán qiǎo yǔ
TC 花言巧語
TC 花言巧語
What a song and dance! It's only a dental checkup!
square dance n: (hoedown, barn dance) (美国民间土风舞)
SC 方块舞，方形舞 fāng kuài wǔ，fāng xíng wǔ
TC 方塊舞
TC 方塊舞
tap dance n: (dance performed with clicking shoes)
SC 踢踏舞 tī tā wǔ
He jumped up on the table and did a tap dance.
tap dance, tap-dance vi: (dance with clicking shoes)
SC 跳踢踏舞 tiào tī tā wǔ
My daughter learned to tap-dance at school.