| 单词 | blues |
| 释义 | blues blues1 —bluesy, adj. /bloohz/, n. 1. the blues, (used with a pl. v.) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy: This rainy spell is giving me the blues. 2. (used with a sing. v.) Jazz. a. a song, originating with American blacks, that is marked by the frequent occurrence of blue notes, and that takes the basic form, customarily improvised upon in performance, of a 12-bar chorus consisting of a 3-line stanza with the second line repeating the first. b. the genre constituting such songs. [1800-10, Amer.; cf. BLUE DEVILS] blues2 /bloohz/, n. (used with a pl. v.) 1. any of various blue military uniforms worn by members of the U.S. armed services: dress blues. 2. a blue uniform for work; blue work clothes: a doctor in surgical blues. 3. Informal. police: The blues keep this neighborhood safe. [see BLUE, -S3] |
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