tango
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tan·go1 /ˈtæŋɡəʊ $ -ɡoʊ/ noun (plural tangos) [countable] APDa fast dance from South America, or a piece of music for this dance 探戈舞；探戈舞曲
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tango• Performance will be followed by a tango exhibition featuring Mara Luna y El Brujo, with dancing in the courtyard afterwards.• A little crowd was encouraging them while they performed what somebody told me was a tango.• Classes will be held daily from 8 to 10 p. m., followed by practice at local tango bars until midnight.• The itinerary includes a one-day city tour highlighting the history of the tango.• Nigel and Elinor practised the tango to work up some more passion.• Take your little partner and dance and sing: anything from waltzes to tangos, nursery rhymes to blues and rock.tango2 verb [intransitive] 1. APDto dance the tango 跳探戈舞2. it takes two to tango spokenTOGETHER used to say that if a problem involves two people, then both people are equally responsible 探戈舞得两个人跳；一个巴掌拍不响；双方都有责任→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
tango• But one thing is certainly true: Where two can tango, three almost always fail.Origin tango1 (1800-1900) American Spanishtan·go1 nountango2 verbChineseSyllable
of a South piece music dance Corpus fast a from America, or
tango
tan‧go1 /ˈtæŋɡəʊ $ -ɡoʊ/ 
noun (plural tangos) [countable]
tango2 verb [intransitive]
1. to dance the tango
2. it takes two to tango spoken used to say that if a problem involves two people, then both people are equally responsible
| I |
noun (plural tangos) [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: American Spanish
a fast dance from South America, or a piece of music for this danceLanguage: American Spanish
| II |
verb [intransitive]1. to dance the tango
2. it takes two to tango spoken used to say that if a problem involves two people, then both people are equally responsible
