dance

1. V-I When you dance, you move your body and feet in a way which follows a rhythm, usually in time to music. 跳舞

Polly had never learned to dance. 波莉從未學過跳舞。

2. V-T If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it. 跳…舞

Then we put the music on, and we all danced the Charleston. 然后我們放起音樂，一塊跳起了查爾斯頓舞。

3. V-I If you dance somewhere, you move there lightly and quickly, usually because you are happy or excited. 跳躍; 雀躍[文學性]

He danced off down the road. 他沿著馬路蹦蹦跳跳地走了。

4. V-I If you say that something dances, you mean that it moves around, or seems to move around, lightly and quickly. (輕快地) 跳動[文學性]

Patterns of light, reflected by the river, dance along the base of the cliffs. 被河水倒映出的光影沿著懸崖底部輕快地跳動。

5. N-COUNT A dance is a particular series of graceful movements of your body and feet, which you usually do in time to music. 舞蹈

Sometimes the people doing this dance hold brightly coloured scarves. 有時候跳這種舞的人拿著色彩鮮艷的圍巾。

6. N-COUNT A dance is a social event where people dance with each other. 舞會

At the school dance he sat and talked to her all evening. 在學校的舞會上，他整晚坐著和她聊天。

7. V-RECIP When you dance with someone, the two of you take part in a dance together, as partners. You can also say that two people dance. 和…共舞

It's a terrible thing when nobody wants to dance with you. 沒有人想和你跳舞是件糟糕的事。

Shall we dance?

我們跳舞吧？

8. N-COUNT Dance is also a noun. 一支舞

Come and have a dance with me. 來和我跳支舞。

9. N-UNCOUNT Dance is the activity of performing dances, as a public entertainment or an art form. 舞蹈藝術

Their contribution to international dance, drama and music is inestimable. 他們對國際舞蹈、戲劇和音樂的貢獻是不可估量的。