tango
tango — 名詞
- tangosingular
- tangosplural
1. a lively dance that originated in South America, performed by two partners movin
探戈
源自南美的雙人舞蹈及舞曲
a lively dance that originated in South America, performed by two partners moving in close connection to music with quick steps, sharp head turns, and long dramatic pauses; or the music composed for this dance style
Min and Élise take tango lessons at a small studio near the old market every Saturday morning.
Min 和 Élise 每週六早上都在舊市場附近的一間小教室上探戈課。
collocation: tango lessons
The band played a slow tango, and the dancers moved across the floor with perfect control.
樂團演奏了一首緩慢的探戈，舞者們以完美的控制力在舞池中移動。
collocation: play a tango / dance a tango
Brandon bought a pair of leather shoes with smooth soles specifically for dancing the tango.
Brandon 買了一雙鞋底光滑的皮鞋，專門用來跳探戈。
countable: a pair of shoes for the tango
Aylin watched a tango show at the city theater and signed up for classes the next day.
Aylin 在市政劇院看了一場探戈表演，第二天就決定報名上課。
uncountable: tango performance / tango classes
- tango lessons
- tango music
- tango dancer
- tango steps
- tango shoes
- tango partner
- tango music
emphasises the musical aspect rather than the dance movements
- tango dance
emphasises the physical dance rather than the music, often used to distinguish the two senses
文法句型
dance the tango
play a tango
用法筆記
As an uncountable noun, tango refers to the dance form in general ('she teaches tango'). As a countable noun, it refers to one specific performance or piece of music ('they played three tangos').
常見錯誤
used to say that if something bad or difficult has happened, both people involved share the blame or responsibility, or that an activity needs two people working together to succeed
一個巴掌拍不響；雙方都有責任
The manager blamed the assistant for the lost deal, but it takes two to tango — both of them failed to check the contract.
A marriage cannot survive if only one person tries to fix it; it takes two to tango.
tango — 動詞
- tangopresent simple I / you / we / they
- tangos3rd person singular
- tangoing-ing form
- tangoedpast simple
1. to perform the tango, usually with a partner, following the specific steps and s
跳探戈
與舞伴一起跳探戈舞
to perform the tango, usually with a partner, following the specific steps and style of this dance
Mauricio and Lakshmi tangoed across the floor as if they had been dancing together for years.
Mauricio 和 Lakshmi 在舞池中跳著探戈，彷彿已經一起練習了好幾年。
intransitive: tango across [location]
Beatrix learned to tango during her summer in Buenos Aires and still remembers the basic steps.
Beatrix 在布宜諾斯艾利斯度過的那個夏天學會了跳探戈，至今仍記得基本舞步。
tango learned as a skill
The couple tangoed slowly at first, then picked up speed as the music grew louder.
那對伴侶一開始跳得很慢，然後隨著音樂變得更大聲而加快了速度。
Yael and Felipe tangoed at the wedding reception and surprised everyone with their smooth moves.
Yael 和 Felipe 在婚禮上跳探戈，流暢的舞步讓在場所有人驚豔。
intransitive: tango at [event]
- tango with
- tango across
- tango around
文法句型
tango with [someone]
tango across [somewhere]
用法筆記
The verb tango is intransitive — you cannot 'tango someone' (no direct object). Use 'tango with someone' or 'tango across/around somewhere'. The verb form is far less common than the noun form in everyday speech.
常見錯誤
同根字
- tango dancer名詞片語B1
- tango music名詞片語A2