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单词 gig
释义
gig
(gɪg )
Word forms: gigs , gigging , gigged
1. countable noun
A gig is a live performance by someone such as a musician or a comedian. [informal]
The two bands join forces for a gig at the Sheffield Arena on November 28.
He supplemented his income with occasional comedy gigs.
Synonyms: show, production, appearance, presentation  
2. verb
When musicians or other performers gig, they perform live in public. [informal]
By the time he was 15, Scott had gigged with a handful of well-known small bands. [VERB]
...ten years of gigging in bars and clubs all over Kentucky. [VERB-ing]
Collocations:
corporate gig
This can feel like a corporate gig that the public have been let into through computer error.
Times, Sunday Times
You are looking at 5,000 for a corporate gig, no problem.
Times, Sunday Times
They have done two arena tours in the past couple of years and can demand 500,000 for corporate gigs.
The Sun
Corporate gigs for banks and major firms (10k-30k a time).
The Sun
Corporate gigs pay well too.
Times, Sunday Times
host a gig
It's open for now though and hosts gigs, exhibitions and films.
The Sun
They bowed out of the hosting gig with one last stint in 2016.
The Sun
It has since become a well-known dance and music venue, hosting gigs, weekly dance classes, modern jive and ballroom nights.
Times, Sunday Times
land a gig
They land a gig catering for a big themed event - but will dodgy hips and occasional forgetfulness ruin their chances?
The Sun
Everyone's aspiration was to land a gig with a working jazz group.
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Things have recently come to a head; a friend has landed a gig as a radio presenter.
Times, Sunday Times
She landed the gig and as advised by her fellow actors to re an agent.
The Sun
The name of the band was chosen after they had landed a gig, but did not have a name for their band.
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one-off gig
The pop megastar is set to play a one-off gig at Wembley Arena a week tomorrow.
The Sun (2014)
We want to get together for a one-off charity gig.
The Sun (2007)
The star was back in her hometown on Tuesday, performing a one-off gig at London's Hackney Empire.
The Sun (2011)
perform a gig
The group were scheduled to perform a gig that night.
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This did not make him a good patient, since he insisted on performing gigs almost up to his death.
Times, Sunday Times
That means writing songs, recording albums and performing gigs, with each task being completed by playing a simple but fun mini-game.
Times, Sunday Times
For three nights, he performs gigs with comedy chums that promise a pleasingly oddball frisson.
Times, Sunday Times
They have been performing gigs since 2002, supporting other bands as well as their own shows.
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play a gig
They recorded an album, albeit on a simple cassette player, before they even played a gig.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You have also been criticised for reading from a book on stage when you play a gig.
The Sun (2007)
Andy's group, the Decadents, had played a gig in a Lisburn youth centre.
David Cavanagh MUSIC FOR BOYS (2003)
regular gig
No doubt his future in-law will encourage a regular gig.
The Sun
This was an eye-opener, more a symphony of sound and light than a regular gig.
Times, Sunday Times
Their response was so good that he scored a regular gig, and began not only playing, but composing again.
Times, Sunday Times
A fashion designer handing out flyers for a concert/ political event she's spinning tunes at and a graphic designer with a regular gig at a lounge.
Globe and Mail
The crowd responded almost immediately and soon he had his first regular gig.
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solo gig
It was his first solo gig in over a decade.
The Sun
In the following autumn he played his first solo gig under his own name.
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She has announced a series of solo gigs this summer, just days after their reunion finishes.
The Sun
They're nailing solo gigs, too.
The Sun
Despite playing other new material at his recent live solo gigs he kept this track under wraps as he didn't want to give too much away.
The Sun
tough gig
He provides us with something different, but it's a tough gig.
Times, Sunday Times
It's a tough gig, raising that much expectation, and it's no common play.
Times, Sunday Times
I really enjoy the show but it's a very tough gig.
The Sun
On-demand taxis and food delivery are a tough gig.
Times, Sunday Times
It was a tough gig for a bundle of microchips.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 现场演出
Japanese: ライブ
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