Choir
['kwaɪə] or ['kwaɪɚ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave.
(noun.) a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony.
(noun.) a family of similar musical instrument playing together.
(verb.) sing in a choir.
校對:朗达--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A band or organized company of singers, especially in church service.
(n.) That part of a church appropriated to the singers.
(n.) The chancel.
錄入:莱尔
解釋/意思:
n. a chorus or band of singers esp. those belonging to a church: the part of a church appropriated to the singers: the part of a cathedral separated from the nave by a rail or screen.—v.i. (Shak.) to sing in chorus.—ns. Choir′-or′gan one of the departments of a cathedral organ standing behind the great-organ having its tones less powerful and more fitted to accompany the voice; Choir′screen a screen of lattice-work separating the choir from the nave so as to prevent general access thereto though not to interrupt either sight or sound.—adj. Chō′ral belonging to a chorus or choir.—ns. Chōral′ Chorale′ a simple harmonised composition with slow rhythm: a tune written for a psalm or hymn: in R.C. usage any part of the service sung by the whole choir.—adv. Chō′rally in the manner of a chorus: so as to suit a choir.
整理:康拉德
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To dream of a choir, foretells you may expect cheerful surroundings to replace gloom and discontent. For a young woman to sing in a choir, denotes she will be miserable over the attention paid others by her lover.
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例句/造句/用法:
- These said that the choir would keep up their lacerating attempts at melody until they would bring down a storm some day that would sink the ship. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- There were those among the unregenerated who attributed the unceasing head-winds to our distressing choir-music. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- He could look nowhere except at the choir in the little gallery over the vestry-door: Dorothea was perhaps pained, and he had made a wretched blunder. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Meg had a voice like a flute, and she and her mother led the little choir. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
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