单词 | jazz |
释义 | jazz /djaez; djaez/ n [U] popular music first played by Negro groups in Southern USA in the early 20th c, characterized by improvisation and strong rhythms, called traditional ~; similar music played by large bands for dancing; a later variation much influenced by the blues to produce an unhurried unemotive style, called modern. ~: 爵士乐(二十世纪初期美国南部黑人倡导的流行音乐,以即席演奏和明快的节奏为特点,称之为传统的爵士乐,后来受布鲁斯爵士乐之影响,变为缓慢而不表现感情的风格,称之为现代爵士乐); 爵士舞乐 the '~ age; 爵士乐的时代; (attrib) (形容用法) ~ music; 爵士音乐; a - band. 爵士乐队。 vt, vi 1 [VP6A, 2A] play or arrange in the style of ~: 奏爵士乐; 改写成爵士乐: ~ a song/tune; 将一歌曲奏成爵士乐; dance to ~ music. 跳爵士舞。 2 [VP15B] ~ sth up. (fig, colloq) liven up; put more energy into: (喻,俗)使快乐活泼; 使有活力: ~ up a party; 使一聚会愉快; ~ things up a bit. 使事情有点生气, jazzy adj (-ier, -iest) (col-loq) of or like flashy, showy: (U)爵士乐的; 似爵士乐的; 浮华的; 炫丽的: ~y cushions; 颜色刺眼的垫 , 子; a ~v sports car. 炫丽的跑车。 |
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