lindy hop
lindy hop — 名詞
1. a lively, quick dance that was widely enjoyed before and during the Second World
林迪舞
一九三○至四○年代流行的快速搖擺雙人舞
a lively, quick dance that was widely enjoyed before and during the Second World War, in which two people hold each other for some moves and make up the rest freely as the music plays
At the swing club in Harlem, Diya learned the basic steps of the Lindy hop.
在哈林區的搖擺舞社，Diya 學會了林迪舞的基本舞步。
the Lindy hop as the named dance style
The old film showed couples spinning and kicking their legs in a fast Lindy hop.
那部老電影裡，一對對舞者在快速的林迪舞中旋轉、踢腿。
describing the dance with action verbs
Caleb and his partner won first prize for their energetic Lindy hop on Saturday night.
Caleb 和舞伴憑著充滿活力的林迪舞，在週六晚上拿下了冠軍。
My grandmother still remembers dancing the Lindy hop to a live jazz band as a teenager.
我奶奶還記得自己十幾歲時，跟著現場爵士樂團跳林迪舞。
The dance teacher showed us how the Lindy hop mixes set steps with free movement.
舞蹈老師示範了林迪舞如何把固定舞步和自由發揮的動作結合在一起。
- jitterbug
a closely related swing dance, often used loosely for the same style
- swing dance
the broader category that the Lindy hop belongs to
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by 'the' and danced to fast swing or jazz music. Often grouped with other swing dances such as the jitterbug.
lindy hop — 動詞
- lindy hoppresent simple I / you / we / they
- lindies hop3rd person singular
- lindying hop-ing form
- lindied hoppast simple
1. to perform the Lindy hop, the fast partner dance set to swing music
跳林迪舞
隨著搖擺樂跳這種快速雙人舞
to perform the Lindy hop, the fast partner dance set to swing music
The young couple lindy hopped across the wooden floor until the band stopped playing.
那對年輕情侶在木地板上跳著林迪舞，直到樂團停止演奏。
intransitive: someone lindy hops somewhere
Manuela loved to lindy hop whenever a fast jazz song came on the radio.
每當收音機放起快節奏的爵士樂，Manuela 就愛跳林迪舞。
lindy hop to fast music
Andrew and Élise lindy hopped together at the wedding, kicking and spinning with the music.
Andrew 和 Élise 在婚禮上一起跳林迪舞，隨著音樂踢腿、旋轉。
The old dancers still lindy hopped with energy, surprising the younger guests at the party.
那些年長的舞者依然活力十足地跳著林迪舞，讓在場的年輕賓客大為驚訝。
- jitterbug
can also be used as a verb for the same kind of swing dancing
用法筆記
Intransitive only; you lindy hop, you do not lindy hop something. Far less common than the noun, which most speakers use instead ('dance the Lindy hop').