英语词汇“chorus”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

choruschorus1 /ˈkɔrəs/ ●●○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYchorus¹

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin circular dance, chorus, from Greek choros

1SONG eng. lang. arts the part of a song that is repeated after each verse2SINGERS eng. lang. arts a large group of people who sing together → choir: a 100-voice chorus3GROUP IN MUSICAL PLAY eng. lang. arts a group of singers, dancers, or actors who act together in a show but do not have the main parts: He got a part in the chorus of “West Side Story.”4MUSIC eng. lang. arts a piece of music written to be sung by a large group of people: the “Hallelujah Chorus” in Handel’s “Messiah”5PLAY eng. lang. arts a)in ancient Greek plays, the group of actors who give explanations or opinions about the play b)in English plays of the early 1600s, a person who gives explanations or opinions about the play, especially at the beginning or the end6a chorus of thanks/disapproval/protest etc. something expressed by many people at the same time: A loud chorus of boos greeted the governor’s statement.7in chorus if people say something in chorus, they say the same thing at the same time: “Mom!” the kids cried, in chorus.

noun | verb

choruschorus2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

chorus

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	chorus
	he, she, it	choruses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	chorused
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have chorused
	he, she, it	has chorused
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had chorused
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will chorus
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have chorused

Continuous Form
Present	I	am chorusing
	he, she, it	is chorusing
	you, we, they	are chorusing
Past	I, he, she, it	was chorusing
	you, we, they	were chorusing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been chorusing
	he, she, it	has been chorusing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been chorusing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be chorusing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been chorusing

if two or more people chorus something, they say it at the same time: “What happened?” they chorused.