choir

英 [ˈkwaɪə(r)]

美 [ˈkwaɪər]

n.  (教堂的)唱诗班; (公开演出的)合唱团，歌唱队; (教堂)唱经楼，唱诗席

复数：choirs　

高考IELTSGRETEM4TEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.5092 / COCA.5331

牛津词典

noun

• （教堂的）唱诗班；（公开演出的）合唱团，歌唱队
  a group of people who sing together, for example in church services or public performances
  1. She sings in the school choir.
     她是校合唱队的成员。
• （教堂）唱经楼，唱诗席
  the part of a church where the choir sits during services

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (教堂的)唱诗班;(学校的)合唱队，合唱团
  Achoiris a group of people who sing together, for example in a church or school.
  1. He has been singing in his church choir since he was six.
     他打6岁起一直在教堂唱诗班里唱歌。
• (教堂里的)唱诗班席
  In a church building, thechoiris the area in front of the altar where the choir sits.

英英释义

noun

• the area occupied by singers
• a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
• a family of similar musical instrument playing together
  Synonym:consort

verb

• sing in a choir
  Synonym:chorus

双语例句

• The gay man's choir, which I'm a member of.
  我加入了一个同性恋的唱诗班。
• Thank you, brothers and sisters of the sunshine gospel choir.
  感谢阳光福音圣诗班的弟兄和姊妹们。
• I shall be hearing some new applications for the choir this afternoon.
  今天下午我将对新加入合唱队的人进行审听。
• He has been singing in his church choir since he was six.
  他打6岁起一直在教堂唱诗班里唱歌。
• A boy member of a choir.
  唱诗班中的男童成员。
• The choir dates from the14th century.
  教堂唱诗班的席位建于14世纪。
• I sing tenor in the choir.
  我在合唱团中唱男高。
• He gave up singing in the choir when his voice broke.
  当他的声音变粗时，他就不再去唱诗班唱歌了。
• I'm in the choir at my school.
  我在合唱团在我的学校。
• You joined the choir, but you don't even like singing.
  你根本不喜欢唱歌，但是你还是加入了唱诗班。