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

• Work songs, hymns, tralling vocals and old printed ballad stories, skillingsviser, have also been popular.
  劳动歌曲、圣歌和其他老版本的情歌故事，如skillingsviser也受到欢迎。
• She proved to be a great dancer, and she showed off her vocals in her ballad songs and live performances.
  她证明了自己是一个非常厉害的舞者，并在民谣和现场表演中展示了她的唱功。
• Listeners will know that Gong Yoo ssi will sing a ballad song in my concert, December this year.
  听众们都知道，今年12月孔刘会在我的演唱会里担任嘉宾演唱一首流行歌曲。
• Robin enjoyed listening to the ballad he sang.
  罗宾喜欢听他唱的民谣。
• Elvis conceived of himself as a ballad singer.
  埃尔维斯认为自己是民谣歌手。
• This poem has the distinctive flavour of a ballad.
  这首诗有民歌风味。
• And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military career.
  就象歌中的老兵一样，我结束我的军旅生涯，只是淡出了人生舞台。
• 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；
• The book reads like a ballad
  这本书读起来像歌谣。
• I said, I'm not going to gowith the ballad.
  我觉得不能再唱抒情了。