tango

英 [ˈtæŋɡəʊ]

美 [ˈtæŋɡoʊ]

n.  探戈舞; 探戈舞曲
v.  跳探戈舞

复数：tangos　现在分词：tangoing　过去式：tangoed　第三人称单数：tangoes　过去分词：tangoed　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.23656 / COCA.12132

习惯用语

v.

it takes two to tango
• （常指坏事）一个巴掌拍不响，双方都有责任
  used to say that two people or groups, and not just one, are responsible for sth that has happened (usually sth bad)

牛津词典

noun

• 探戈舞；探戈舞曲
  a fast S American dance with a strong beat, in which two people hold each other closely; a piece of music for this dance

verb

• 跳探戈舞
  to dance the tango

柯林斯词典

• 探戈(舞)
  Thetangois a South American dance in which two people hold each other closely, walk quickly in one direction, then walk quickly back again.
• N-VAR 探戈舞曲
  Atangois a piece of music intended for tango dancing.
  1. A tango was playing on the jukebox...
     点唱机播放着一首探戈舞曲。
  2. The sounds of tango filled the air.
     空气中飘荡着探戈舞曲的旋律。
• 他们会跳摇滚，会跳探戈，就是不会跳博普舞。 → see:They can rock and roll, they can tango, but they can't bop.

英英释义

noun

• a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
• music written in duple time for dancing the tango

verb

• dance a tango

双语例句

• There are multiple positions for the tango.
  探戈中有多个位置。
• I wish I had learned to ski and paint, speak Italian and do the Tango.
  我多希望我以前学会了滑雪、画画，会说意大利语，会跳探戈。
• By the 1930s the tango had become a "prestige" dance.
  从20世纪30年代开始，探戈成了一种颇有声望的舞蹈。
• In cuba, the tango was influenced by the local Cuban dance, called the havana.
  在古巴，探戈受了一种称为哈瓦那舞的古巴地方舞蹈的影响。
• They can rock and roll, they can tango, but they can't bop.
  他们会跳摇滚，会跳探戈，就是不会跳博普舞。
• May I have the pleasure for the next tango or waltz?
  下次的探戈或华尔兹可以和我跳吗？
• A tango was playing on the jukebox
  点唱机播放着一首探戈舞曲。
• He also knows a good musical joke, smuggling a quote from Hotel California into a Granados tango.
  他还很会开音乐玩笑&把《加州旅馆》中的一个片段和格拉纳多斯的探戈舞曲揉和在一起。
• May I have the pleasure of a waltz or a tango?
  能请你跳华尔兹舞或探戈舞吗？
• African slaves brought the tango to Haiti and Cuba in the 18th century;
  18世纪，非洲奴隶将探戈舞带到了海地和古巴；