zouk

IPA/zuːk/
IPA/zuːk/

zouk — 名詞

1. A type of fast-tempo dance music that started in the French Caribbean islands of

1.名詞C1
釋義

祖克音樂

加勒比海法語區的流行舞曲

A type of fast-tempo dance music that started in the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. It blends African drum rhythms with reggae, calypso, and modern electronic sounds, and is often played at parties and dance festivals.

例句

Gabriela learned the zouk dance steps at a carnival festival in Martinique.

Gabriela 在馬丁尼克的嘉年華會上學了祖克舞步。

collocation: zouk dance steps

The DJ played zouk all night, and the crowd danced until sunrise.

DJ 整晚播放祖克音樂,群眾跳舞直到日出。

常見搭配
  • zouk music
  • zouk beat
  • zouk rhythm
  • zouk dance
  • play zouk
  • dance to zouk
  • zouk festival
同義詞
  • cadence-lypso

    A similar Caribbean music style from Dominica that also blends cadence and calypso, but has a slower, more melodic feel than zouk.

  • kompa

    A Haitian dance music genre with a similar beat structure but a distinct political and folk tradition that sets it apart from zouk.

用法筆記

Zouk is an uncountable noun — do not use 'a zouk' or 'zouks' to refer to the music genre. You can say 'some zouk' or 'a zouk song/album/beat' when you need a countable reference.

常見錯誤

I heard a zouk on the radio.
I heard some zouk on the radio.
Zouk is uncountable; use 'some' or add a countable noun like 'song'.

同根字

  • zouk dancer
    名詞C1
  • zouk music
    名詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • zouk music
  • zouk beat
  • zouk rhythm
  • zouk dancer
  • zouk album
  • zouk festival

常用片語

  • dance to zouk
  • play zouk
  • listen to zouk