gig

noun

/ɡɪɡ/

a performance by musicians playing popular music or jazz in front of an audience; a similar performance by a comedian（流行音乐或爵士乐）现场演奏会，现场演唱会；现场喜剧表演
- They're doing a gig in Boston tonight.他们今晚在波士顿表演。
- an Arctic Monkeys gig北极猴子表演
Collocations Music
Music音乐Listening听
- listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.听／欣赏／喜爱／迷上音乐／古典音乐／爵士乐／流行音乐／嘻哈音乐等
- listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD听收音机／MP3 播放器／CD
- put on/play a CD/a song/some music播放 CD／歌曲／音乐
- turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass调小／调大音乐／收音机／音量／低音
- go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital去听音乐会；去看会演／现场演唱会／演出／音乐演奏会
- copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD复制／刻录／翻录音乐／CD／DVD
- download/stream music/an album/a song/a video/a playlist
Playing演奏
- play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear演奏乐器／钢琴／打击乐／音符／重复段／主旋律／协奏曲／二重奏；凭听觉记忆演奏
- sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune唱国歌／民歌；独唱；唱咏叹调／蓝调歌曲；在合唱团演唱；唱女高音／中音／男高音／男低音；唱歌走调
- hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby哼曲子／主题曲／摇篮曲
- accompany a singer/choir为歌手／合唱团伴奏
- strum a chord/guitar弹奏和弦／吉他
Performing表演
- form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band组建／创办／组成／加入／退出／离开乐队
- give a performance/concert/recital表演节目；举办音乐会／音乐演奏会
- do a concert/recital/gig开音乐会／音乐演奏会／现场演唱会
- play a concert/gig/festival/venue在音乐会／现场演唱会／会演／音乐厅演出
- perform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert在音乐会上演出
- appear at a festival/live现身会演；现场表演
- go on/embark on a (world) tour进行／开始（全球）巡演
Recording录制
- write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony写／创作音乐／民谣／旋律／曲子／歌曲／主题歌／歌剧／交响曲
- land/get/sign a record deal获得／签署唱片合约
- be signed to/be dropped by a record company与唱片公司签约；被唱片公司解约
- record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD录制／发行／出版专辑／单曲／CD
- be top of/top the charts高居每周流行唱片排行榜之首
- get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one位列／一举登上／进入排行榜首位
- He played with the band at a recent gig.他在最近一次表演中和那支乐队同台演出。
- The guide lists live music events in the area, including pub gigs.这份指南中列出了本地区的现场音乐活动，包括酒吧演出。
Topics Musicb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- live
- paid
- paying
- …
verb + gig
- do
- play
- get
- …
preposition
- at a/the gig
(especially North American English, informal) a job, especially a temporary one（尤指临时的）工作
- She landed her first gig on a kids' TV show.她在一个儿童电视节目中获得了她的第一份工作。
- gig as something a gig as a basketball coach临时篮球教练
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- live
- paid
- paying
- …
verb + gig
- do
- play
- get
- …
preposition
- at a/the gig
(informal)
(also gigabyte)
(abbreviation GB)
(computing计算机) a unit of computer memory or data, equal to 109, or 1 0003, (= 1000000000) bytes十亿字节，吉字节，千兆字节（十进制计算机内存或数据单位，等于 1 000 000 000 字节）
(informal)
(also gigabyte, gibibyte)
(abbreviation GB)
(computing计算机) a unit of computer memory or data, equal to 230, or 1 0243, (= 1073741824) bytes吉字节，千兆字节（二进制计算机内存或数据单位，等于 1 073 741 824 字节）
a small light carriage with two wheels, pulled by one horse单马双轮轻便马车

词源sense 4 late 18th cent.: apparently a transferred sense of obsolete gig ‘a flighty girl’, which was also applied to various objects or devices that whirled.senses 1 to 2 1920s: of unknown origin.

gig

verb

/ɡɪɡ/

[intransitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they gig	/ɡɪɡ/ /ɡɪɡ/
he / she / it gigs	/ɡɪɡz/ /ɡɪɡz/
past simple gigged	/ɡɪɡd/ /ɡɪɡd/
past participle gigged	/ɡɪɡd/ /ɡɪɡd/
-ing form gigging	/ˈɡɪɡɪŋ/ /ˈɡɪɡɪŋ/

to give musical performances in front of audiences, especially of modern music like rock, pop or jazz演出：在观众面前进行音乐表演，尤其是摇滚，流行或爵士等现代音乐
- We were gigging two or three nights a week.我们一周会傻笑两三个晚上。
- + adv./prep. Zoe started off singing as part of a reggae band, gigging around the country.佐伊作为雷鬼乐队的一员开始唱歌，在全国各地咯咯地笑。
Topics Musicc2
词源sense 4 late 18th cent.: apparently a transferred sense of obsolete gig ‘a flighty girl’, which was also applied to various objects or devices that whirled.senses 1 to 2 1920s: of unknown origin.