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单词 ska
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Definition of ska in English:

ska

noun skɑːskɑ
mass noun
  • A style of fast popular music having a strong offbeat and originating in Jamaica in the 1960s, a forerunner of reggae.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Their engaging songs ranging from ska to punk to grunge.
    • As an original finale, they combined an Irish jig with ska which was infectiously received.
    • The new material sounded good and, with a lot of emphasis on ska rather than punk, the album is something to look forward to.
    • And as much as it is very popular music, people still haven't got a clue what ska is.
    • Adventurous interpretations of ska and reggae rhythms are an important part of their formula.
    • There are 30 young acts performing music ranging from punk to hip hop and ska to salsa.
    • It fused reggae, ska and rockabilly in a multicultural rant against poverty and discrimination.
    • It is strange to think of all these Cherubic looking children being into punk rock and ska but they were.
    • It's an eerie, twisted ska track with Jon's vocals reverberating across the top.
    • The world of ska and reggae has always been arcane and alien to those outside it.
    • This loveable rascal is probably best known for the Jamaican ska beat that is the signature of much of his song-writing.
    • The singer's whining vocals grate, and a bit more ska and a bit less rawk would be a vast improvement.
    • You all know that I'm first and foremost a punk and metalhead, but being a deeply eclectic type I also love reggae and ska.
    • The whole concept of Californians playing rock steady and ska just seems plain wrong, but that is what the band consider their strength.
    • Everyone always described the band as a cross between ska and punk rock.
    • Suddenly I feel a great urge to put on a pork-pie hat and do some ska dancing.
    • The heart of the Fat Freddy sound is reggae, from ska through to dub, to which they add subtle hints of house music.
    • There were quite a few bands doing ska and reggae rhythms with a punk rock attitude and punk rock music.
    • To all but a few enlightened purists, ska equals white people playing reggae embarrassingly fast.
    • I hate the Montreal music scene because it has ska bands and ska bands are monotonous.

Origin

1960s: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

aargh, Accra, afar, ah, aha, aide-mémoire, ajar, Alcazar, are, Armagh, armoire, Artois, au revoir, baa, bah, bar, barre, bazaar, beaux-arts, Bekaa, bête noire, Bihar, bizarre, blah, Bogotá, Bonnard, bra, cafard, café noir, Calabar, car, Carr, Castlebar, catarrh, Changsha, char, charr, cigar, comme ci comme ça, commissar, coup d'état, de haut en bas, devoir, Dhofar, Directoire, Du Bois, Dumas, Dunbar, éclat, embarras de choix, escritoire, fah, famille noire, far, feu de joie, film noir, foie gras, Fra, galah, gar, guar, guitar, ha, hah, ha-ha, Halacha, hurrah, hussar, huzza, insofar, Invar, jar, je ne sais quoi, ka, kala-azar, Kandahar, khimar, Khorramshahr, knar, Krasnodar, Kwa, la-di-da, lah, Lehár, Loire, ma, mama, mamma, mar, Mardi Gras, ménage à trois, mirepoix, moire, nam pla, Navarre, noir, objet d'art, pa, pah, Panama, papa, par, Pará, Paraná, pas, pâté de foie gras, peau-de-soie, pietà, Pinot Noir, pooh-bah, poult-de-soie, pya, rah, registrar, Saar, Salazar, Sana'a, sang-froid, scar, schwa, Seychellois, shah, Shangri-La, shikar, sol-fa, spa, spar, star, Starr, Stranraer, ta, tahr, tar, tartare, tata, tra-la, tsar, Twa, Villa, voilà, waratah, yah
 
 

Definition of ska in US English:

ska

nounskäskɑ
  • A style of fast popular music having a strong offbeat and originating in Jamaica in the 1960s, a forerunner of reggae.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It fused reggae, ska and rockabilly in a multicultural rant against poverty and discrimination.
    • There are 30 young acts performing music ranging from punk to hip hop and ska to salsa.
    • To all but a few enlightened purists, ska equals white people playing reggae embarrassingly fast.
    • The singer's whining vocals grate, and a bit more ska and a bit less rawk would be a vast improvement.
    • As an original finale, they combined an Irish jig with ska which was infectiously received.
    • This loveable rascal is probably best known for the Jamaican ska beat that is the signature of much of his song-writing.
    • Their engaging songs ranging from ska to punk to grunge.
    • There were quite a few bands doing ska and reggae rhythms with a punk rock attitude and punk rock music.
    • The new material sounded good and, with a lot of emphasis on ska rather than punk, the album is something to look forward to.
    • It's an eerie, twisted ska track with Jon's vocals reverberating across the top.
    • Suddenly I feel a great urge to put on a pork-pie hat and do some ska dancing.
    • The whole concept of Californians playing rock steady and ska just seems plain wrong, but that is what the band consider their strength.
    • Everyone always described the band as a cross between ska and punk rock.
    • You all know that I'm first and foremost a punk and metalhead, but being a deeply eclectic type I also love reggae and ska.
    • The heart of the Fat Freddy sound is reggae, from ska through to dub, to which they add subtle hints of house music.
    • Adventurous interpretations of ska and reggae rhythms are an important part of their formula.
    • The world of ska and reggae has always been arcane and alien to those outside it.
    • I hate the Montreal music scene because it has ska bands and ska bands are monotonous.
    • It is strange to think of all these Cherubic looking children being into punk rock and ska but they were.
    • And as much as it is very popular music, people still haven't got a clue what ska is.

Origin

1960s: of unknown origin.

 
 
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