choirn.
1.chorus,group,company合唱队，一批，一群。
△2H.VI.1.3.91 (88): “Madam,myself have limed a bush forher,/And placed a choir of such enticing birds/That she will light to listen to the lays.”娘娘，我已经为她在树枝上涂抹了粘鸟胶，而且还放出一群会唱歌的鸟儿做化子，她一定会飞落下来听它们歌唱。
2.chancel of cathedral（大教堂的）圣坛。
△H.VIII.4.1.63:“having brought the Queen / To a prepared placein the choir，”簇拥着王后走到教堂圣坛前一个事先准备好的地方。 choir[ˈkwaiə]n. 唱诗班，合唱（团），歌咏队，舞蹈团 v. 合唱，合奏
‖ choir master 唱诗班指挥
choir organ 伴奏唱诗的风琴
choir school 唱诗（班）学校
choir stall 唱诗班席位
choirboy n. 唱诗班的男童音 |