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ska

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ska /skɑː/ noun [uncountable]  APMa kind of popular music from the West Indies with a fast regular beat, similar to reggae 斯卡乐〔一种源于西印度群岛的节奏明快的音乐,与雷鬼乐相似〕
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skaThe Slackers' fans agree they're the best ska band on the circuit these days.He'd play all kinds of black music, everything from ska to soul and blues.Emerging local ska finds no better form than super-tight, supremely energetic and consistently sensational Warsaw.
ska nounChinese
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ska
ska /skɑː/ noun [uncountable]
a kind of popular music from the West Indies with a fast regular beat, similar to reggae


skaBrE /skɑː/ 🔊NAmE /skɑː/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a type of fast popular music with strong rhythms, developed in Jamaica in the 1960s and that developed into reggae 斯卡(20 世纪 60 年代兴起于牙买加的一种节奏强而快的流行音乐,后来发展成雷盖音乐)