choir
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++choir /kwaɪə $ kwaɪr/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 APMSINGa group of people who sing together for other people to listen to 唱诗班；合唱团 → choral He joined a church choir at the age of eight. 他八岁时加入了一个教堂唱诗班。2. [usually singular]TBB the part of a church in which a choir sits during religious ceremonies 〔教堂中的〕唱诗班席
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choir• Mark Price not only looks like a choir boy, he is one.• A choir of families, wrapped in woolly hats, overcoats and scarves, were singing carols by a crib.• The nave and choir can have no triforium or clerestory so must be lit by exceptionally large aisle windows.• the St. Joseph's Cathedral Choir• The times she enjoyed the most were when she was singing and practicing with the church choir.• Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin started singing in gospel choirs, not at music lessons.• I have always sung in choirs.• The school choir performed Vivaldi's Gloria.• All this music is preserved in the Eton Choirbook, compiled in c.1500-4 for use by the choir of Eton College chapel.• The hymn was followed by a passage from the New Testament, another hymn from the choir and some simple prayers.• I sing in the choir at the funeral service for the family.• I had to make decisions as to whether I should join the choir or arrange to play quartets.• He's a member of a Welsh Male Voice Choir.Origin choir (1200-1300) Old French cuer, from Latin chorus; → CHORUS1choir nounChinese
who for together of sing group Corpus a people
choir
choir /kwaɪə $ kwaɪr/
noun [countable]1. a group of people who sing together for other people to listen to ⇨ choral:
He joined a church choir at the age of eight.
2. [usually singular] the part of a church in which a choir sits during religious ceremonies
choir /kwaɪə $ kwaɪr/
noun [countable]1. a group of people who sing together for other people to listen to ⇨ choral: 2. [usually singular] the part of a church in which a choir sits during religious ceremonies
Listening 听
listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.听／欣赏／喜爱／迷上音乐／古典音乐／爵士乐／流行音乐／嘻哈音乐等 listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD听收音机／MP3 播放器／CD put on/play a CD/a song/some music播放 CD／歌曲／音乐 turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass调小／调大音乐／收音机／音量／低音 go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital去听音乐会；去看会演／现场演唱会／演出／音乐演奏会 copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD复制／刻录／翻录音乐／CD／DVD download music/an album/a song/a demo/a video下载音乐／专辑／歌曲／录音样带／视频
Playing 演奏
play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear演奏乐器／钢琴／打击乐／音符／重复段／主旋律／协奏曲／二重奏；凭听觉记忆演奏 sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune唱国歌／民歌；独唱；唱咏叹调／蓝调歌曲；在合唱团演唱；唱女高音／中音／男高音／男低音；唱歌走调 hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby哼曲子／主题曲／摇篮曲 accompany a singer/choir为歌手／合唱团伴奏 strum a chord/guitar弹奏和弦／吉他
Performing 表演
form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band组建／创办／组成／加入／退出／离开乐队 give a performance/concert/recital表演节目；举办音乐会／音乐演奏会 do a concert/recital/gig开音乐会／音乐演奏会／现场演唱会 play a concert/gig/festival/venue在音乐会／现场演唱会／会演／音乐厅演出 perform ( at/in a concert/BrE ( a concertespecially
NAmE 在音乐会上演出 appear at a festival/live现身会演；现场表演 go on/embark on a (world) tour进行／开始（全球）巡演
Recording 录制
write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony写／创作音乐／民谣／旋律／曲子／歌曲／主题歌／歌剧／交响曲 land/get/sign a record deal获得／签署唱片合约 be signed to/be dropped by a record company与唱片公司签约；被唱片公司解约 record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD录制／发行／出版专辑／单曲／CD be top of/top the charts高居每周流行唱片排行榜之首 get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one位列／一举登上／进入排行榜首位