ballad

英 [ˈbæləd]

美 [ˈbæləd]

n.  叙事诗; 民歌; 民谣; (节奏缓慢的)情歌

复数：ballads　

GRETEM8

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

• 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。
• 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。
• The singer led off with a popular ballad.
  歌唱家首先唱了一首流行的民歌。
• Last year Collins wrote a moving ballad which highlighted the plight of the homeless
  去年，柯林斯写了一首动人的抒情歌曲，突出描绘了无家可归者的苦境。
• The book reads like a ballad
  这本书读起来像歌谣。
• 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 recitation of a ballad, an ode, etc.
  叙事歌谣、颂诗等的背诵。
• Robin enjoyed listening to the ballad he sang.
  罗宾喜欢听他唱的民谣。
• 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；
• I said, I'm not going to gowith the ballad.
  我觉得不能再唱抒情了。