名詞 chorus:

1. any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
2. a group of people assembled to sing together
3. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
   同義詞：refrain
4. a body of dancers or singers who perform together
   同義詞：chorus line
5. a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
   同義詞：Greek chorus

動(dòng)詞 chorus:

1. utter in unison
2. sing in a choir
   同義詞：choir

1. We continued to rehearse/continued rehearsing the chorus after the break.
   休息之後我們繼續(xù)排練合唱節(jié)目。
2. Let's take part in the triumphal chorus.
   讓我們?nèi)⒓觿P歌大合唱吧。
3. The audience joined in the chorus.
   唱到歌曲的副歌時(shí)，觀眾也跟著齊唱起來。
4. The chorus is dressed as fairies.
   歌舞隊(duì)的人都裝扮成仙子。
5. The papers all chorused the praises of the President.
   各報(bào)都異口同聲地對總統(tǒng)表示贊揚(yáng)。

cho.rus

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 cho.rus.es
Music
【音樂】
A composition in four or more parts written for a large number of singers.
合唱曲：為一大群歌手譜寫的四部或更多部的歌曲
A refrain in which an audience joins a soloist in a song.
合唱句，重疊句：由一名觀眾在獨(dú)唱歌手的一支歌中加入的副歌
A repeat of the opening statement of a popular song played by the whole group.
迭句：由全部成員表演的一首流行歌曲的開場白的重復(fù)
A solo section based on the main melody of a popular song and played by a member of the group.
獨(dú)唱部分：一首流行歌曲主旋律上的獨(dú)唱部分，由樂隊(duì)一名成員演唱
A body of singers who perform choral compositions.
合唱團(tuán)：演唱合唱作品的歌手團(tuán)體
A body of vocalists and dancers who support the soloists and leading performers in operas, musical comedies, and revues.
領(lǐng)唱：在戲劇、音樂喜劇、時(shí)事諷刺劇中配合獨(dú)唱、主角的歌唱家和舞蹈演員的團(tuán)體

A group of persons who speak or sing in unison a given part or composition in drama or poetry recitation.
劇情解說員：在戲劇或詩朗誦中齊聲朗誦或演唱一個(gè)指定部分或作品的人們
An actor in Elizabethan drama who recites the prologue and epilogue to a play and sometimes comments on the action.
解說員：在伊麗莎白戲劇中朗誦序言和尾聲以及有時(shí)關(guān)于演出評論的演員

A group of masked dancers who performed ceremonial songs at religious festivals in early Greek times.
戴面具舞蹈者：希臘時(shí)代早期，在宗教節(jié)日中演唱慶祝歌曲的帶面具的舞蹈演員們
The group in a classical Greek drama whose songs and dances present an exposition of or, in later tradition, a disengaged commentary on the action.
歌舞隊(duì)：在經(jīng)典希臘戲劇中，一組演員用歌舞來展示在后期的傳統(tǒng)中同演出脫離的評論
The portion of a classical Greek drama consisting of choric dance and song.
歌舞隊(duì)：在古希臘戲劇中由群舞和合唱組成的部分
A group or performer in a modern drama serving a purpose similar to the Greek chorus.
歌唱者，舞蹈者：在現(xiàn)代劇中起與希臘合唱團(tuán)相同作用的團(tuán)體或演員
The performers of a choral ode, especially a Pindaric ode.
唱詩班：合唱頌歌，尤其是平德爾體頌歌的演員們

A speech, song, or other utterance made in concert by many people.
合唱的歌曲：在音樂會(huì)上許多人發(fā)出的講話、歌聲或其它言論
A simultaneous utterance by a number of people:
異口同聲：由一些人同時(shí)發(fā)聲：
例句：
a chorus of jeers from the bystanders.
旁觀者發(fā)出的嘲弄

The sounds so made.
這樣產(chǎn)生的聲音
v.tr.intr.（及物動(dòng)詞和不及物動(dòng)詞）
cho.rused 或 cho.russed cho.rus.ing 或 cho.rus.sing cho.rus.es 或 cho.rus.ses
To sing or utter in or as if in chorus.
合唱：在或象在合唱中唱或說

<習(xí)慣用語>in chorus
All together; in unison.
同時(shí)；一起
來源：
Latin [choral dance]
拉丁語 [合唱舞蹈]
from Greek khoros * see gher-
源自 希臘語 khoros *參見 gher-