karaoke
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++kar·a·o·ke /ˌkæriˈəʊki $ ˌkɑːrəˈoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]APM an activity that people do for entertainment, in which someone sings a popular song while a karaoke machine plays the music to the song 卡拉OK a karaoke bar 卡拉OK酒吧
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karaoke• This technique makes his songs as suitable for disco as for karaoke.• And that there is more to entertainment than glorified karaoke.• Norbert Grindstone, the much-hyped karaoke kids who should stick to karaoke.• At least pub karaoke singers don't mime.• Yagura Ichiban's karaoke lounge attracts an altogether different clientele.• Or endless nights singing karaoke with the client at the only bar in town.• The karaoke machine had played the tune a month before the tune turned up on the wireless set.• By the way, contestants are reminded that, for those who require it, the usual karaoke backing is still available.Origin karaoke (1900-2000) Japanese kara “empty” + oke (from okesutora “orchestra”, from English orchestra)kar·a·o·ke nounChineseSyllable
in that which activity entertainment, do people for an Corpus
karaoke
kar‧a‧o‧ke /ˌkæriˈəʊki $ ˌkɑːrəˈoʊ-/
noun
a karaoke bar
kar‧a‧o‧ke /ˌkæriˈəʊki $ ˌkɑːrəˈoʊ-/
noun Date: 1900-2000
Language: Japanese
Origin: kara 'empty' + oke (from okesutora 'orchestra', from English orchestra)
[uncountable] an activity that people do for entertainment, in which someone sings a popular song while a karaoke machine plays the music to the song:Language: Japanese
Origin: kara 'empty' + oke (from okesutora 'orchestra', from English orchestra)