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单词 corrida
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Definition of corrida in English:

corrida

noun kɒˈriːdəkɔˈridə
  • A bullfight.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As a bullfighter he had little natural grace, and limited ability, but he brought such pluck and valor to the corrida and became a favourite matador of Andalusia, of which Sevilla is the capital.
    • A ban on cutting animals' horns could prevent the practice of afeitado where a bull's horns are filed down before it enters the corrida.
    • There are many variables that should be considered in predicting the chances that a matador has for succeeding in the immediate future, besides the ranking of matadors by the number of corridas fought and trophies obtained.
    • Undeniably the most gruesome part of the corrida, this suerte de picaris is intensely disliked by aficionados.
    • It is a ceremony that is carried out in carefully pre-arranged steps, as called for by the tradition of the corrida, each stage with its own name, and which the aficionados in the crowd will know by heart.
    • Soon after, someone asked him to write a nonfiction account of the corrida de toros, or traditional Spanish bullfight.
    • On one occasion, traveling to a corrida in Andujar, he turned to his banderillero and announced he was going to do something that afternoon no one had ever seen before.
    • By contrast, Masson's representations of the corrida and the dead matador preclude such personal readings.
    • But nowhere has there ever been a record of a horse that has died during the corrida.
    • A corrida starts with a parade of all the contestants and bailiffs dressed in 17th century costume, who salute the president of the fight.
    • Tickets for corridas usually cost from 20€ to 100€, although tickets for the cheaper seats in a novillada are usually less than 10€.
    • At the beginning of the bullfight, or corrida, the torero sizes up the bull while performing certain ritualized motions with his cape.
    • Or if you were lucky enough to come from a rich bullfighting family, the corridas were waiting for you.
    • During the reign of King Philip II, Pope Pius V, appalled at the unconscionable carnage of the bullfights, forbade the practice of the corridas.
    • He opened the door for many a young man to test their skills and offer their blood on the corridas of Spain.
    • During the '95 season in Spain, the record of the number of corridas held was broken.
    • In the field of bullfighting this verb is the quintessential factor in a well-fought corrida, and it has a lot to do with the rhythm of the bull's charge.
    • The assembling crowd reacted like fans at a corrida, saluting each move and countermove with appreciation for the artistry of it all.
    • Later, the ladder sat there unretracted, its fourfold shadow cast on that arena wall on which some actor occasionally perched like a spectator at a corrida.
    • Would that make you feel any better, climbing into the corrida with just a cape and a sticker?

Origin

Late 19th century: from Spanish corrida de toros 'running of bulls'.

Rhymes

Aïda, bleeder, Breda, cedar, conceder, Derrida, Elfreda, e-reader, Etheldreda, feeder, follow-my-leader, interceder, interpleader, kneader, leader, Leda, Lieder, misleader, pleader, reader, seceder, seeder, speeder, stampeder, succeeder, weeder
 
 

Definition of corrida in US English:

corrida

nounkɔˈridəkôˈrēdə
  • A bullfight.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are many variables that should be considered in predicting the chances that a matador has for succeeding in the immediate future, besides the ranking of matadors by the number of corridas fought and trophies obtained.
    • He opened the door for many a young man to test their skills and offer their blood on the corridas of Spain.
    • It is a ceremony that is carried out in carefully pre-arranged steps, as called for by the tradition of the corrida, each stage with its own name, and which the aficionados in the crowd will know by heart.
    • As a bullfighter he had little natural grace, and limited ability, but he brought such pluck and valor to the corrida and became a favourite matador of Andalusia, of which Sevilla is the capital.
    • Tickets for corridas usually cost from 20€ to 100€, although tickets for the cheaper seats in a novillada are usually less than 10€.
    • Soon after, someone asked him to write a nonfiction account of the corrida de toros, or traditional Spanish bullfight.
    • Later, the ladder sat there unretracted, its fourfold shadow cast on that arena wall on which some actor occasionally perched like a spectator at a corrida.
    • By contrast, Masson's representations of the corrida and the dead matador preclude such personal readings.
    • A ban on cutting animals' horns could prevent the practice of afeitado where a bull's horns are filed down before it enters the corrida.
    • On one occasion, traveling to a corrida in Andujar, he turned to his banderillero and announced he was going to do something that afternoon no one had ever seen before.
    • Or if you were lucky enough to come from a rich bullfighting family, the corridas were waiting for you.
    • At the beginning of the bullfight, or corrida, the torero sizes up the bull while performing certain ritualized motions with his cape.
    • During the reign of King Philip II, Pope Pius V, appalled at the unconscionable carnage of the bullfights, forbade the practice of the corridas.
    • During the '95 season in Spain, the record of the number of corridas held was broken.
    • In the field of bullfighting this verb is the quintessential factor in a well-fought corrida, and it has a lot to do with the rhythm of the bull's charge.
    • Undeniably the most gruesome part of the corrida, this suerte de picaris is intensely disliked by aficionados.
    • A corrida starts with a parade of all the contestants and bailiffs dressed in 17th century costume, who salute the president of the fight.
    • But nowhere has there ever been a record of a horse that has died during the corrida.
    • The assembling crowd reacted like fans at a corrida, saluting each move and countermove with appreciation for the artistry of it all.
    • Would that make you feel any better, climbing into the corrida with just a cape and a sticker?

Origin

Late 19th century: from Spanish corrida de toros ‘running of bulls’.

 
 
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