ballroom

/ˈbɔːlruːm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɔːlruːm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbȯl-ˌrüm -ˌru̇m/ (ame, mw)

ballroom — noun

1. a spacious indoor hall, often inside a hotel or grand house, where guests gather

1.名詞B2
釋義

a spacious indoor hall, often inside a hotel or grand house, where guests gather to dance at formal events such as weddings, galas, and balls.

例句

The hotel ballroom was decorated with white roses for Mei-ling's wedding reception.

noun + decorated with for [event]

Amara led her daughter onto the ballroom floor for the first dance of the evening.

collocation: ballroom floor

同義詞
  • dance hall

    less formal; suggests a public venue rather than a hotel or palace room

  • banquet hall

    wider use — for large meals as well as dancing

  • function room

    neutral British term for any large hireable room, not specifically for dancing

用法筆記

Subject is usually a building (hotel, palace, hall) or an event held inside one. Frequently appears with adjectives like 'grand', 'hotel', 'palace', or 'old', and with verbs of hosting ('hold', 'host', 'book') rather than ordinary 'use'.

常見錯誤

❌We danced in the ballroom of the small cafe.
✅We danced in the small cafe.
💡a ballroom is a large formal hall, not any room where dancing happens.

2. a category of partner dances — including the waltz, tango, foxtrot, and quickste

2.名詞C1
釋義

a category of partner dances — including the waltz, tango, foxtrot, and quickstep — performed to set steps and rhythms, often at competitions or social events.

例句

Omar has been learning ballroom since he was nine and now teaches younger children.

uncountable: learn ballroom (no article)

Vesna prefers Latin styles, but his sister competes in ballroom every summer.

collocation: compete in ballroom

同義詞
反義詞
  • Latin

    the contrasting competition category covering salsa, samba, cha-cha, and rumba

用法筆記

Uncountable in this sense — never 'a ballroom' or 'ballrooms'. Distinguish from sense 1 (a physical room): if you can replace the word with 'ballroom dancing' and the sentence still works, it is sense 2.

常見錯誤

❌She studies a ballroom at the academy.
✅She studies ballroom at the academy.
💡as a dance style it is uncountable and takes no article.