chorus

1. N-COUNT A chorus is a part of a song which is repeated after each verse. 副歌

Caroline sang two verses and the chorus of her song. 卡羅琳唱了她歌中的兩段主歌及副歌。

2. N-COUNT A chorus is a large group of people who sing together. 合唱團(tuán)

The chorus was singing "The Ode to Joy."

合唱團(tuán)那時正在唱著《歡樂頌》。

3. N-COUNT A chorus is a piece of music written to be sung by a large group of people. 合唱曲

...the Hallelujah Chorus. …哈利路亞合唱曲。

4. N-COUNT A chorus is a group of singers or dancers who perform together in a show, in contrast to the soloists. 合唱團(tuán); 舞蹈隊(duì)

Students played the lesser parts and sang in the chorus. 學(xué)生們扮演了一些次要角色，并參加了合唱團(tuán)的演唱。

5. N-COUNT-COLL In drama, a chorus is an actor or a group of actors who comment on the action of the play. (戲劇中的) 劇情解說演員

He decides to sort out her life for her, while a pushy Greek chorus dispenses advice from the sidelines. 他決定幫她理順一下生活，而一位愛管閑事的希臘劇情解說演員則從旁觀者的角度發(fā)表了建議。

...commanding performances from Joe Savino as the chorus and Stephen Brennan as the ghost. …由喬·薩維諾擔(dān)任劇情解說演員、斯蒂芬·布倫南扮演幽靈的給人深刻印象的演出。

6. N-COUNT When there is a chorus of criticism, disapproval, or praise, that attitude is expressed by a lot of people at the same time. 齊聲 (批評、反對或贊揚(yáng))

The government is defending its economic policies against a growing chorus of criticism. 面對日益高漲的齊聲批評，政府還在為其經(jīng)濟(jì)政策辯護(hù)。

7. V-T When people chorus something, they say it or sing it together. 齊聲說或唱[書面]

"Hi," they chorused. “嗨，”他們齊聲說道。