ballet
noun /ˈbæleɪ/
/bæˈleɪ/
- [uncountable] a style of dancing that tells a dramatic story with music but no talking or singing
芭蕾舞 - She wants to be a ballet dancer.
她想当芭蕾舞演员。 - ballet shoes
芭蕾舞鞋
Wordfinder- ballet
- ballroom
- band
- choreograph
- dance
- floor
- folk dance
- music
- partner
- step
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- classical
- contemporary
- modern
- …
- learn
- study
- teach
- …
- music
- dancer
- company
- …
- She wants to be a ballet dancer.
- [countable] a story or work of art performed by a group of ballet dancers
芭蕾舞剧 - ‘Swan Lake’ is one of the great classical ballets.
《天鹅湖》是一部伟大的古典芭蕾舞剧。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- classical
- contemporary
- modern
- …
- learn
- study
- teach
- …
- music
- dancer
- company
- …
- ‘Swan Lake’ is one of the great classical ballets.
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of dancers who work and perform ballet together
芭蕾舞团 - members of the Royal Ballet
皇家芭蕾舞团成员
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- classical
- contemporary
- modern
- …
- learn
- study
- teach
- …
- music
- dancer
- company
- …
- members of the Royal Ballet
词源mid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian balletto, diminutive of ballo ‘dance’, from late Latin ballare ‘to dance’; related to Greek ballizein ‘to dance’.