dance /dɑːns/ CET4 TEM4 ( dancing, danced, dances )

• 1. 

  V-I When you dance, you move your body and feet in a way which follows a rhythm, usually in time to music. 跳舞

  例：

  Polly had never learned to dance.

  波莉从未学过跳舞。

• 2. 

  V-T If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it. 跳…舞

  例：

  Then we put the music on, and we all danced the Charleston.

  然后我们放起音乐，一块跳起了查尔斯顿舞。

• 3. 

  V-I If you dance somewhere, you move there lightly and quickly, usually because you are happy or excited. 跳跃; 雀跃 [文学性]

  例：

  He danced off down the road.

  他沿着马路蹦蹦跳跳地走了。

• 4. 

  V-I If you say that something dances, you mean that it moves around, or seems to move around, lightly and quickly. (轻快地) 跳动 [文学性]

  例：

  Patterns of light, reflected by the river, dance along the base of the cliffs.

  被河水倒映出的光影沿着悬崖底部轻快地跳动。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT A dance is a particular series of graceful movements of your body and feet, which you usually do in time to music. 舞蹈

  例：

  Sometimes the people doing this dance hold brightly coloured scarves.

  有时候跳这种舞的人拿着色彩鲜艳的围巾。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT A dance is a social event where people dance with each other. 舞会

  例：

  At the school dance he sat and talked to her all evening.

  在学校的舞会上，他整晚坐着和她聊天。

• 7. 

  V-RECIP When you dance with someone, the two of you take part in a dance together, as partners. You can also say that two people dance. 和…共舞

  例：

  It's a terrible thing when nobody wants to dance with you.

  没有人想和你跳舞是件糟糕的事。

  例：

  Shall we dance?

  我们跳舞吧？

• 8. 

  N-COUNT Dance is also a noun. 一支舞

  例：

  Come and have a dance with me.

  来和我跳支舞。

• 9. 

  N-UNCOUNT Dance is the activity of performing dances, as a public entertainment or an art form. 舞蹈艺术

  例：

  Their contribution to international dance, drama and music is inestimable.

  他们对国际舞蹈、戏剧和音乐的贡献是不可估量的。