ballet

noun

/ˈbæleɪ/

/bæˈleɪ/

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[uncountable] a style of dancing that tells a dramatic story with music but no talking or singing
- She wants to be a ballet dancer.
- ballet shoes
Wordfinder
- ballet
- ballroom
- band
- choreograph
- dance
- floor
- folk dance
- music
- partner
- step
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- classical
- contemporary
- modern
- …
verb + ballet
- learn
- study
- teach
- …
ballet + noun
- music
- dancer
- company
- …
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[countable] a story or work of art performed by a group of ballet dancers
- ‘Swan Lake’ is one of the great classical ballets.
Topics Film and theatreb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- classical
- contemporary
- modern
- …
verb + ballet
- learn
- study
- teach
- …
ballet + noun
- music
- dancer
- company
- …
See full entry
[countable + singular or plural verb] a group of dancers who work and perform ballet together
- members of the Royal Ballet
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- classical
- contemporary
- modern
- …
verb + ballet
- learn
- study
- teach
- …
ballet + noun
- music
- dancer
- company
- …
See full entry

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian balletto, diminutive of ballo ‘dance’, from late Latin ballare ‘to dance’; related to Greek ballizein ‘to dance’.

单词	ballet
释义	ballet noun /ˈbæleɪ/ /bæˈleɪ/ jump to other results [uncountable] a style of dancing that tells a dramatic story with music but no talking or singing She wants to be a ballet dancer. ballet shoes Wordfinder ballet ballroom band choreograph dance floor folk dance music partner step Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective classical contemporary modern … verb + ballet learn study teach … ballet + noun music dancer company … See full entry [countable] a story or work of art performed by a group of ballet dancers ‘Swan Lake’ is one of the great classical ballets. Topics Film and theatreb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective classical contemporary modern … verb + ballet learn study teach … ballet + noun music dancer company … See full entry [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of dancers who work and perform ballet together members of the Royal Ballet Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective classical contemporary modern … verb + ballet learn study teach … ballet + noun music dancer company … See full entry Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian balletto, diminutive of ballo ‘dance’, from late Latin ballare ‘to dance’; related to Greek ballizein ‘to dance’.
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