tap-dance
tap-dance — 名詞
1. a dance style where performers wear special shoes fitted with metal plates and t
踢踏舞
以鞋底金屬片敲擊地板節奏的舞蹈
a dance style where performers wear special shoes fitted with metal plates and tap the floor to produce a rhythmic beat
Kasia took tap-dance lessons for three years before joining the school talent show.
Kasia 上了三年踢踏舞課，後來參加了學校的才藝表演。
collocation: tap-dance lessons / tap-dance class
A good tap-dance rhythm comes from metal taps hitting the floor.
好的踢踏舞節奏來自金屬片敲擊地板。
uncountable usage: 'a good tap-dance' as a performance
Wei and Iris performed a short tap-dance together at the community centre last Saturday.
Wei 和 Iris 上週六在社區中心一起表演了一段簡短的踢踏舞。
Baraka saw a tap-dance show on TV and joined a beginner class the next week.
Baraka 在電視上看到踢踏舞表演，隔週就報名了初級班。
countable: 'a tap-dance performance' as a specific event
- take tap-dance lessons
- tap-dance class
- learn tap-dance
- do a tap-dance
- perform a tap-dance
- tap-dance routine
- tap-dance shoes
- tap dancing
more commonly used as an activity name ('tap dancing') than the compound noun form
用法筆記
As an art form or activity, tap-dance is uncountable ("She studies tap-dance"). When describing a specific performance, it can be countable ("They did a short tap-dance").
常見錯誤
any quick, rhythmic movement or series of actions that resembles the footwork of a tap dance, often used figuratively to describe lively or complicated progress
踢踏舞般
The politician did a verbal tap-dance around every question, never giving a straight answer.
The negotiator's tap-dance around the contract terms bought the team enough time to rethink their strategy.
tap-dance — 動詞
- tap-dancepresent simple I / you / we / they
- tap-dances3rd person singular
- tap-dancing-ing form
- tap-dancedpast simple
1. to move the feet in fast, patterned steps while wearing shoes fitted with metal
跳踢踏舞
以腳部敲擊地板節奏的舞蹈動作
to move the feet in fast, patterned steps while wearing shoes fitted with metal taps, creating a rhythm against the floor, usually to music
Nadia tap-danced across the stage while the crowd clapped along to the beat.
Nadia 在舞台上跳踢踏舞，觀眾跟著節奏拍手。
intransitive: subject + tap-dance(d) + prepositional phrase
Rohan learned to tap-dance by watching old musical films and practising in the garage.
Rohan 透過觀看老歌舞電影並在車庫練習，學會了跳踢踏舞。
to + infinitive: 'learned to tap-dance'
Elena tap-dances every morning before school to warm up her legs.
Elena 每天上學前都會跳踢踏舞來熱腿。
Ilan and Kofi tap-danced in the street festival and drew a crowd with fast footwork.
Ilan 和 Kofi 在街頭文化節上跳踢踏舞，快速的腳步動作吸引了許多觀眾圍觀。
compound subject + intransitive verb + adverbial phrase
- learn to tap-dance
- tap-dance to [music]
- tap-dance across/across the floor
用法筆記
The verb is always intransitive — you tap-dance, but you do not tap-dance something. To describe the music, say tap-dance to [music].
常見錯誤
同根字
- tap-dancer名詞B1
- tap-dancing名詞B1