carol
carol — 名詞
- carolsingular
- carolsplural
1. a cheerful song, often with religious themes, that people typically sing around
頌歌；耶誕歌
耶誕節常唱的歡樂或宗教歌曲
a cheerful song, often with religious themes, that people typically sing around Christmas to celebrate the season.
Zuri taught the children a traditional Welsh carol for the school concert.
Zuri 教孩子們一首傳統的威爾斯耶誕頌歌，準備在學校音樂會上表演。
countable: a carol
The choir at St. Mary's Church practiced six carols every Wednesday evening in December.
聖瑪麗教堂的唱詩班整個十二月每週三晚上都會練習六首耶誕頌歌。
plural use: carols sung as a set
Paloma's favourite carol is 'Silent Night' because the melody reminds her of her grandmother.
Paloma 最喜歡的耶誕頌歌是〈平安夜〉，因為旋律讓她想起祖母。
carol + title pattern
Snow fell gently as the villagers gathered to sing carols outside the old stone chapel.
雪輕輕落下，村民們聚在古老石砌教堂外，一起合唱耶誕頌歌。
collocation: sing carols
The radio played carols all afternoon while Emre wrapped presents at the kitchen table.
Emre 在廚房桌前包禮物時，收音機整個下午都在播放耶誕頌歌。
- sing a carol
- Christmas carol
- traditional carol
- carol service
文法句型
a carol about [topic]
用法筆記
Most often refers specifically to Christmas songs; without seasonal context, a listener will assume the Christmas meaning.
常見錯誤
carol — 動詞
- carolpresent simple I / you / we / they
- carols3rd person singular
- caroling-ing form
- carolledpast simple
1. to sing in a bright, cheerful voice, especially to perform Christmas songs in a
歡唱頌歌
以歡欣聲音歌唱，常指唱耶誕頌歌
to sing in a bright, cheerful voice, especially to perform Christmas songs in a group as part of a festive tradition.
Wren and the other students caroled in the town square on Christmas Eve.
Wren 和其他學生在平安夜當天到鎮上廣場歡唱耶誕頌歌。
intransitive: caroled (no object)
Birds caroled from the apple trees as Shanti walked through the orchard at sunrise.
Shanti 清晨穿過果園時，鳥兒在蘋果樹間歡快鳴唱。
figurative: animals carolling
The neighbours caroled outside Élise's window until she came down with hot cocoa for everyone.
鄰居們在 Élise 的窗外歡唱耶誕頌歌，直到她下樓端來熱可可請大家喝。
carol + outside [place]
Every December, Paul leads a small group that carols at three nursing homes in the village.
每年十二月，Paul 都會帶領一支小團體到村裡三家安養院歡唱耶誕頌歌。
carol + at [location]
- carol outside
- carol from door to door
- carol joyfully
文法句型
carol (about [topic])
用法筆記
Mainly literary or used in Christmas contexts; in everyday speech, Taiwanese learners will hear 'sing carols' far more often than the verb form.
常見錯誤
同根字
- caroller名詞C1
- carolling名詞C1