troupe
/truːp/ (bre, ipa) · [trˈup] /truːp/ (ame, ipa) · [trˈup] /ˈtrüp/ (ame, mw)
troupe — 名詞
- troupesingular
- troupesplural
1. performers — such as actors, dancers, singers, or circus artists — who travel to
劇團；表演團
一起巡迴表演的團體
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.
一個巡迴馬戲團帶著大象和特技演員來到了鎮上。
collocation: circus troupe / dance troupe
Mei-Lin joined a traditional dance troupe that performs across Taiwan.
Mei-Lin 加入了一個在臺灣各地表演的傳統舞團。
The theatre troupe spent six months rehearsing before their first show.
這個劇團花了六個月排練，才迎來了他們的第一場演出。
Amina's acting troupe performs every summer at the Edinburgh Festival.
Amina 的表演劇團每年夏天都會在愛丁堡藝術節演出。
After the tour ended, the troupe decided to record a live album together.
巡演結束後，這個劇團決定一起錄製一張現場專輯。
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 — 動詞
- 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.
隨團巡演
跟著表演團巡迴各地演出
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.
舞者們在城鎮之間巡演，在小劇場裡演出。
For three years, Yuki trouped across Europe with a contemporary ballet company.
三年來，Yuki 隨著一個現代芭蕾舞團走遍歐洲各地演出。
troupe + across [region]
The actors trouped through the countryside, stopping at village halls.
演員們到鄉間巡演，在各個村莊禮堂停留演出。
Mei-Lin trouped with her dance company through six countries in one summer.
Mei-Lin 隨著她的舞團在一個夏天裡走遍了六個國家。
After trouping for a decade, the performers settled into a permanent theatre.
經過十年的巡演生活後，這些表演者終於在一個固定劇場安定下來。
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).