ballad

英 [ˈbæləd]

美 [ˈbæləd]

n.  叙事诗; 民歌; 民谣; (节奏缓慢的)情歌

复数：ballads　

GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.10212 / COCA.9402

牛津词典

noun

• 叙事诗；民歌；民谣
  a song or poem that tells a story
  1. a medieval ballad about a knight and a lady
     一首关于骑士和贵族小姐的中世纪谣曲
• （节奏缓慢的）情歌
  a slow popular song about love
  1. Her latest single is a ballad.
     她的最新单曲唱片是一首情歌。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 民谣；叙事诗歌
  Aballadis a long song or poem which tells a story in simple language.
  1. ...an eighteenth century ballad about some lost children called the Babes in the Wood.
     一首18世纪的关于几个迷路小孩的叙事诗，名为《树林中的宝贝》
• N-COUNT （节奏舒缓的）流行抒情歌曲，情歌
  Aballadis a slow, romantic, popular song.
  1. 'You Don't Know Paris' is one of the most beautiful ballads that he ever wrote.
     《猜不透的巴黎》是他创作的最为优美动听的情歌之一。

英英释义

noun

• a narrative poem of popular origin
  Synonym:lay
• a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
  Synonym:lay

双语例句

• A narrative poem, such as one sung by medieval minstrels; a ballad.
  一种叙事诗，如中世纪为吟游诗人所传唱的；民谣。
• Do you think it's weird that I knew that ballad?
  你认为我知道那首歌谣会很奇怪吗？
• I said, I'm not going to gowith the ballad.
  我觉得不能再唱抒情了。
• Work songs, hymns, tralling vocals and old printed ballad stories, skillingsviser, have also been popular.
  劳动歌曲、圣歌和其他老版本的情歌故事，如skillingsviser也受到欢迎。
• She proved to be a great dancer, and she showed off her vocals in her ballad songs and live performances.
  她证明了自己是一个非常厉害的舞者，并在民谣和现场表演中展示了她的唱功。
• I will get peterquince to write a ballad ofthis dream.
  我要让彼得昆斯给这个梦写一首歌。
• The thesis which divides into four parts studies the phenomenon of augury ballad of the Tang Dynasty.
  本文分四个部分对唐代谶谣现象作一个初步考察。
• The musician made the legend into a beautiful ballad.
  这位音乐家把传说编成了一首美丽的民谣。
• It is not his best ballad, but still a good one.
  这不是他最好的一首歌，但仍然不错。
• The recitation of a ballad, an ode, etc.
  叙事歌谣、颂诗等的背诵。