• n. 唱詩(shī)班；合唱隊(duì)；舞蹈隊(duì)
• vt. 合唱
• vi. 合唱

來(lái)自PIE*gher, 圍，圍欄，詞源同yard, chorus. 即圍起來(lái)唱歌跳舞的一群人。

choir

choir: [13] Modern choirs merely sing, but far back in time they danced too. The word comes ultimately from Greek khorós, which in ancient Greek drama signified a group of singers and dancers who commented on the action of the play (the element of dance is preserved in choreography). In Latin, khorós became chorus – whence English chorus [16], choral, and probably also carol. The Latin form in turn developed to Old French quer, in which form it was borrowed into English; the spelling choir, modelled on Latin and the modern French form choeur, was introduced in the 17th century.
=> carol, choreography, chorus

choir (n.)

c. 1300, queor "part of the church where the choir sings," from Old French cuer, quer "choir of a church (architectural); chorus of singers" (13c., Modern French choeur), from Latin chorus "choir" (see chorus). Meaning "band of singers" is c. 1400, quyre. Re-spelled mid-17c. on Latin model.

1. He drills the choir to a high standard.

他將合唱團(tuán)訓(xùn)練到了一個(gè)高水平。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. She sings in the school choir.

她是校合唱隊(duì)的成員。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. The choir sang the words out with great vigor.

合唱團(tuán)以極大的熱情唱出了歌詞.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

4. The church choir is [ are ] singing tonight.

今晚教堂 歌唱 隊(duì)要唱詩(shī).

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. You ought to join a theater group, or maybe the school choir.

你應(yīng)該加入一個(gè)劇組, 或是校合唱團(tuán).

來(lái)自超越目標(biāo)英語(yǔ) 第4冊(cè)