dance
UK [dɑ:nts] US [dænts] verb
ESSENTIAL intransitive or transitive
■to move the body and feet to music 跳（舞），舞蹈•We danced all night.我们跳了一夜的舞。 •We went dancing at a nightclub.我们去夜总会跳舞。 •What sort of music do you like dancing to ?你喜欢伴着哪种歌曲跳舞？ •Who was she dancing with at the party last night?昨晚她在派对上跟谁跳舞？ •Can you dance the tango?你会跳探戈吗？ intransitive literary
■to move quickly and lightly （轻快地）舞动；摇曳；跳动•The daffodils were dancing in the breeze.黄色水仙在微风中轻轻舞动。 •She watched the sunlight dancing on the water.她注视着水面上的粼粼波光。
UK [dɑ:nts] US [dænts] verb
be dancing in the streets informal
■to be extremely happy about something that has happened 欣喜若狂，大喜；高兴得手舞足蹈•Few people will be dancing in the streets about a two per cent pay rise.很少有人会因薪水增了2%而欣喜若狂。
UK [dɑ:nts] US [dænts] verb
dance attendance on sb UK
■to do everything that someone asks you to and treat them as if they are special 讨好，迎合（某人）•I can't stand the way she has to have someone dancing attendance on her the whole time.我受不了她那种老要有人跑前跑后逢迎着她的作风。
UK [dɑ:nts] US [dænts] verb
dance to sb's tune
■to do what someone wants 顺从，服从（某人）；对（某人）唯命是从
UK [dɑ:nts] US [dænts] noun
ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable
■when you move your feet and body to music 舞，跳舞•We had a dance.我们跳了一支舞。 •a dance class舞蹈课 ESSENTIAL countable
■a particular series of movements which you perform to music or the type of music which is connected with it 舞蹈，舞步；舞曲•The band played a slow dance.乐队演奏了一首舒缓的舞曲。 ADVANCED countable
■a social occasion at which people dance, especially a formal occasion in a large room （尤指正式的）舞会•They're having an end-of-term dinner-dance.他们要举办一场期末餐舞会。 ADVANCED uncountable
■the art of performing dances, especially as a form of entertainment 舞蹈表演；舞蹈艺术•The performers tell the story through song and dance.演员们载歌载舞演绎了那个故事。 |