dance 是英语中兼具动词和名词词性的常用词汇,英式发音为 /dɑːns/,美式发音为 /dæns/。作为动词时,它最核心的含义是“跳舞”,即跟随节奏移动身体和脚步,如“Polly had never learned to dance”(波莉从未学过跳舞);也可表示“跳某种特定舞蹈”,如“danced the Charleston”(跳查尔斯顿舞)。在文学性表达中,它还能描述人因快乐或兴奋而“跳跃、雀跃”,如“He danced off down the road”(他沿着马路蹦蹦跳跳地走了),或事物“轻快地跳动”,例如“Patterns of light... dance along the base of the cliffs”(光影沿着悬崖底部轻快地跳动)。
作为名词,dance 的含义更为丰富。它可以指具体的“舞蹈”或“舞步”,如“hold brightly coloured scarves while doing this dance”(跳这种舞时手持鲜艳围巾);也可表示“舞会”这一社交活动,例如“At the school dance he sat and talked to her all evening”(在学校舞会上,他整晚坐着和她聊天)。此外,它还能指“一支舞”的动作,如“Come and have a dance with me”(来和我跳支舞),或抽象的“舞蹈艺术”,如“Their contribution to international dance... is inestimable”(他们对国际舞蹈艺术的贡献不可估量)。
常用的短语搭配包括“dance with”(与……共舞)、“folk dance”(民间舞蹈)、“dance floor”(舞池)、“modern dance”(现代舞)等。以下是10个实用例句:
Polly had never learned to dance.(波莉从未学过跳舞。)
Then we all danced the Charleston.(然后我们都跳起了查尔斯顿舞。)
He danced off down the road.(他沿着马路蹦蹦跳跳地走了。)
Patterns of light dance along the cliffs.(光影沿着悬崖底部跳动。)
Shall we dance?(我们跳舞吧?)
Sometimes people hold scarves in this dance.(跳这种舞时人们有时手持围巾。)
At the school dance he talked to her all evening.(在学校舞会上,他整晚和她聊天。)
Come and have a dance with me.(来和我跳支舞。)
Their contribution to dance is inestimable.(他们对舞蹈艺术的贡献不可估量。)
Flags danced in the wind.(旗帜在风中飘舞。)
从身体的律动到艺术的表达,dance 一词承载了人类通过节奏与 movement 传递情感的丰富方式。下次听到音乐时,你会想起它的哪些用法呢?