ballad

英 [ˈbæləd]

美 [ˈbæləd]

n.  叙事诗; 民歌; 民谣; (节奏缓慢的)情歌

复数：ballads　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10212 / COCA.9402

牛津词典

noun

• 叙事诗；民歌；民谣
  a song or poem that tells a story
  1. a medieval ballad about a knight and a lady
     一首关于骑士和贵族小姐的中世纪谣曲
• （节奏缓慢的）情歌
  a slow popular song about love
  1. Her latest single is a ballad.
     她的最新单曲唱片是一首情歌。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 民谣；叙事诗歌
  Aballadis a long song or poem which tells a story in simple language.
  1. ...an eighteenth century ballad about some lost children called the Babes in the Wood.
     一首18世纪的关于几个迷路小孩的叙事诗，名为《树林中的宝贝》
• N-COUNT （节奏舒缓的）流行抒情歌曲，情歌
  Aballadis a slow, romantic, popular song.
  1. 'You Don't Know Paris' is one of the most beautiful ballads that he ever wrote.
     《猜不透的巴黎》是他创作的最为优美动听的情歌之一。

英英释义

noun

• a narrative poem of popular origin
  Synonym:lay
• a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
  Synonym:lay

双语例句

• The street ballad seller set all men singing of liberty;
  这位民谣歌本的街头叫卖者使所有的人唱起了自由之歌；
• Be smiling, be going to sing the ballad living.
  微笑着，去唱生活的歌谣。
• Ballad: A story told in verse and usually meant to be sung.
  民谣：即口头讲述的故事，且通常是以歌唱的形式讲述。
• 'You Don't Know Paris' is one of the most beautiful ballads that he ever wrote.
  《猜不透的巴黎》是他创作的最为优美动听的情歌之一。
• It was originally a love ballad, but I kind of spruced it up.
  它原先是首情歌，我整理了一下。
• The singer led off with a popular ballad.
  歌唱家首先唱了一首流行的民歌。
• I mean, this ballad is10 verses long just on the death side.
  我意思是，这歌谣在死神这方就有10篇。
• I realized they use more than one style, they can do rock, love ballad and pop-rock.
  我知道他们拥有不只一种演唱风格，他们可以演奏摇滚乐，情感民歌，流行音乐。
• A narrative poem, such as one sung by medieval minstrels; a ballad.
  一种叙事诗，如中世纪为吟游诗人所传唱的；民谣。
• It is not his best ballad, but still a good one.
  这不是他最好的一首歌，但仍然不错。