| 词组 | dance |
| 释义 | dance /dɑːns $ dæns/ noun 1. movements performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of entertainmentadjectivesa traditional dance The drum is often used to accompany traditional dances.a folk dance (=typical of the ordinary people who live somewhere) This is one of the oldest folk dances in Greece.a national dance The tango is Argentina’s national dance.modern/contemporary dance She teaches contemporary dance at a local college.classical dance Do you know anything about Indian classical dance?verbsdo a dance I couldn’t do any of the dances they taught us.perform a dance We watched the group perform some traditional Spanish dances.dance + nounsdance music There was a band at the party playing dance music.a dance step (=a movement in a dance) Lou taught me a few dance steps.a dance routine/sequence (=a set of movements that are part of a dance) She was practising a complicated dance routine.the dance floor (=a special floor for people to dance on) When we heard the song starting we rushed onto the dance floor.a dance hall (=built for popular dancing) The town had a theatre, cinemas, and a dance hall.a dance class We took dance classes for a few months before the wedding.a dance teacher/instructor His dance teacher gave him some stretching exercises to do.a dance band (=playing music that people can dance to) Grandad used to play the saxophone in a dance band.a dance company He worked as a choreographer with a top Paris dance company.2. a social event where people danceverbsgo to a dance We’re going to a dance at the Park Hotel.have/hold a dance They’re having the dance in the church hall.nouns + dancea school dance There’s always a school dance just before the summer holidays.a Christmas dance Are you going to the office Christmas dance?a dinner/tea dance (=an event that consists of a meal followed by dancing) Some of the hotels hold tea dances in the afternoons.prepositionsat a dance We met at a dance when we were both 17.THESAURUS: dance ball a large formal occasion where people dance: The University holds a ball at the end of June. | Are you going to the ball? prom a formal dance party for high school students, especially in the US, usually held at the end of a school year: Who’s your date for the prom? formal AmE a dance at which you must wear formal clothes: He rented a tuxedo to wear to his company’s holiday formal. club/nightclub a place where people go at night to dance: We went out for dinner and then to a club. |
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