| 单词 | carol |
| 释义 | carol From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishChristianity, Musiccarolcar‧ol1 /ˈkærəl/ (also Christmas carol) noun [countable]RRCAPMa traditional Christmas songExamples from the Corpuscarol• Two beggar children, arms and legs as thin as sticks, stood beside a brazier singing a carol.• It was all hymns and carols.• As the candles burned down, we sang Christmas carols, and then Papa passed out the presents.• A choir of families, wrapped in woolly hats, overcoats and scarves, were singing carols by a crib.• The Carol Album is a carol record with a difference.Musiccarolcarol2 verb (carolled, carolling British English, caroled, caroling American English) [intransitive, transitive] literaryAPMto sing or say something in a happy way‘Goodbye, ’ carolled Boris happily.→ See Verb tableOrigin carol1 (1500-1600) carol “circular dance with singing” ((13-17 centuries)), from Old French carole, probably from Late Latin choraula “song for a group of singers”, from Greek, from choros ( → CHORUS1) + aulein 'to play a → REED2 instrument' |
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