disco
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dis·co /ˈdɪskəʊ $ -koʊ/ noun (plural discos) 1 DLAP[countable] a place or social event at which people dance to recorded popular music 迪斯科舞厅，迪斯科舞会 the school disco 学校的迪斯科舞会2. [uncountable] a type of dance music that was first popular in the 1970s 迪斯科舞曲
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disco• Nick met Rachel at a disco when she was 17 years old.• At the hotel there is a disco which is open from 10 July-20 Aug.• U2 have just released a disco remix.• Do you know of any discos or clubs in your area listing events under a cigarette brand name?• There were presents for every child, disco dancing, party games, fizzy drinks and floating gas balloons.• It was a small seaside town with a couple of bars and one shabby-looking disco.• If the children had been with us they'd have been in the disco, fortunately soundproofed, every night.Origin disco (1900-2000) discothequedis·co nounChineseSyllable
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disco
dis‧co /ˈdɪskəʊ $ -koʊ/
noun (plural discos)
the school disco
2. [uncountable] a type of dance music that was first popular in the 1970s
▪ dance an organized social event where people to go dance: The dance will be held in the school gym.
▪ball a large formal occasion where people dance: The University holds a ball at the end of June.
▪prom a formal dance party for high school students, especially in the US, usually held at the end of a school year: Who’s your date for the prom?
▪formal American English a dance at which you must wear formal clothes: He rented a tuxedo to wear to his company’s holiday formal.
▪disco a place or social event where people dance to recorded popular music: She met Nick at a school disco.
▪club/nightclub a place where people go at night to dance: We went out for dinner and then to a club.
dis‧co /ˈdɪskəʊ $ -koʊ/
noun (plural discos) Date: 1900-2000
Origin: discotheque
1. [countable] a place or social event at which people dance to recorded popular music:Origin: discotheque
2. [uncountable] a type of dance music that was first popular in the 1970s
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