arabesque

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

ar·a·besque /ˌærəˈbesk/ noun [countable] 1. APDa position in ballet, in which you stand on one foot with the other leg stretched out straight behind you 〔芭蕾舞的〕阿拉贝斯克舞姿2. CFa decorative pattern of flowing lines 阿拉伯式花饰

Examples from the Corpus

arabesque• When the Young Girl first dances with her Cousin her arabesques are tentative but outward-going.• But the roofs' inventive arabesques Turn black against a sky of jade.Origin arabesque (1600-1700) French Italian arabesco “in Arabian style”

ar·a·besque nounChineseSyllable

a Corpus you one stand which in position ballet, on in

arabesque
ar‧a‧besque /ˌærəˈbesk/

noun [countable]

Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: Italian arabesco 'in Arabian style'

1. a position in ballet, in which you stand on one foot with the other leg stretched out straight behind you
2. a decorative pattern of flowing lines

ar·ab·esque

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/ˌærəˈbesk/

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/ˌærəˈbesk/

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noun

[countable]

(in

ballet

芭蕾舞) a position in which the dancer balances on one leg with the other leg lifted and stretched out behind parallel to the ground 阿拉贝斯克舞姿，迎风展翅（一脚着地，一条腿向后平伸）

[countable

, uncountable]

(in art 艺术) a type of design where lines wind around each other 阿拉伯花饰（互相交织的曲线图案）