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boogie

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Dance
boo·gie1 /ˈbuːɡi $ ˈbʊɡi/ verb [intransitive]  informalAPD to dance, especially to fast popular music 〔尤指随着节奏快的流行音乐〕跳舞
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Examples from the Corpus
boogieDance fans can boogie at Club Oasis and Paradise Beach.I've got to boogie - see you later.
Related topics: Music
boogie2 (also boogie woogie /ˌbuːɡi ˈwuːɡi $ ˌbʊɡi ˈwʊɡi/) noun [uncountable]  1 APMa type of music played on the piano with a strong fast rhythm 布吉乐〔用钢琴演奏的一种节奏快而强劲的音乐〕 boogie rock at its finest 鼎盛时期的布吉摇滚乐2. a boogie informalAPD a dance, or an occasion when you dance, especially to fast popular music 布吉舞;布吉舞会
Examples from the Corpus
boogieYou work hard all week, you're entitled to a boogie now and then.Southern-fried boogie rock at its finest.From sultry crooners to hillbilly boogie, Case's voice always sounds at home in her material.At the end of the day, who cares if they're boogie boarding off Newquay or riding big waves in Scarborough?There can be a really heavy feeling sometimes between local surfers and visitors and between the real surfers and the boogie boarders.
Origin boogie2 (1900-2000) boogie woogie
boo·gie1 verbboogie2 nounChineseSyllable
dance, music to fast especially to Corpus popular


boogie
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boogie1 /ˈbuːɡi $ ˈbʊɡi/ verb [intransitive]
informal to dance, especially to fast popular music

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boogie2 (also boogie woo‧gie /ˌbuːɡi ˈwuːɡi $ ˌbʊɡi ˈwʊɡi/) noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: boogie woogie
1. a type of music played on the piano with a strong fast rhythm:
    boogie rock at its finest
2. a boogie informal a dance, or an occasion when you dance, especially to fast popular music


boo·gieBrE /ˈbuːɡi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbʊɡi/ 🔊 noun (also ˌboogie-ˈwoogie BrE /ˌbuːɡiˈwuːɡi/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌbʊɡiˈwʊɡi/ 🔊) [uncountable] a type of blues music played on the piano, with a fast strong rhythm 布吉乐(布鲁斯钢琴乐,节奏快而强)
boo·gieBrE /ˈbuːɡi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbʊɡi/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they boogie BrE /ˈbuːɡi/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbʊɡi/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it boogies BrE /ˈbuːɡiz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbʊɡiz/ 🔊past simple boogied BrE /ˈbuːɡid/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbʊɡid/ 🔊past participle boogied BrE /ˈbuːɡid/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbʊɡid/ 🔊 -ing form boogying BrE /ˈbuːɡiɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbʊɡiɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (informal) to dance to fast pop music 随着快节奏的流行音乐跳舞