troupe
/truːp/ (bre, ipa) · [trˈup] /truːp/ (ame, ipa) · [trˈup] /ˈtrüp/ (ame, mw)
troupe — noun
- troupesingular
- troupesplural
1. performers — such as actors, dancers, singers, or circus artists — who travel to
performers — such as actors, dancers, singers, or circus artists — who travel together from place to place giving shows as a company.
A traveling circus troupe arrived in town with elephants and acrobats.
collocation: circus troupe / dance troupe
Mei-Lin joined a traditional dance troupe that performs across Taiwan.
The theatre troupe spent six months rehearsing before their first show.
Amina's acting troupe performs every summer at the Edinburgh Festival.
After the tour ended, the troupe decided to record a live album together.
文法句型
a troupe of [performers]
用法筆記
Often paired with a specific type of performer: circus troupe, dance troupe, theatre troupe. Unlike 'company', troupe strongly implies that the group travels from place to place.
常見錯誤
troupe — verb
- troupepresent simple I / you / we / they
- troupes3rd person singular
- trouping-ing form
- troupedpast simple
1. to travel from place to place as a performing group, giving shows along the way.
to travel from place to place as a performing group, giving shows along the way.
The dancers trouped from city to city, performing in small theatres.
For three years, Yuki trouped across Europe with a contemporary ballet company.
troupe + across [region]
The actors trouped through the countryside, stopping at village halls.
Mei-Lin trouped with her dance company through six countries in one summer.
After trouping for a decade, the performers settled into a permanent theatre.
文法句型
troupe + adverbial of place
用法筆記
Almost always appears in narrative or historical contexts describing traveling performers. Frequently paired with a direction or area phrase (across, through, from…to).