choir

noun

/ˈkwaɪə(r)/

/ˈkwaɪər/

Idioms

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[countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people who sing together, for example in church services or public performances
- She sings in the school choir.
- He joined the church choir when he was eight.
- to conduct/lead/direct a choir
- a male voice choir
- The children's choir will perform some Christmas songs.
Collocations Music
MusicListening
- listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.
- listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD
- put on/play a CD/a song/some music
- turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass
- go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital
- copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD
- download/stream music/an album/a song/a video/a playlist
Playing
- play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear
- sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune
- hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby
- accompany a singer/choir
- strum a chord/guitar
Performing
- form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band
- give a performance/concert/recital
- do a concert/recital/gig
- play a concert/gig/festival/venue
- perform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert
- appear at a festival/live
- go on/embark on a (world) tour
Recording
- write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony
- land/get/sign a record deal
- be signed to/be dropped by a record company
- record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD
- be top of/top the charts
- get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one
Extra Examples
- She sings in the church choir.
- a massed choir of local schoolchildren
- two of the girls in the choir
Topics Musicb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- massed
- 50-strong
- etc.
- …
verb + choir
- be in
- sing in
- join
- …
choir + verb
- perform
- sing
choir + noun
- practice
- director
- member
- …
preposition
- in a/the choir
phrases
- be preaching to the choir
See full entry
[countable] the part of a church where the choir sits during servicesTopics Buildingsc2

Word OriginMiddle English quer, quere, from Old French quer, from Latin chorus (denoting a character speaking the prologue of a play), from Greek khoros. The spelling change in the 17th cent. was due to association with Latin chorus and modern French choeur.

Idioms

preach to the choir (especially North American English)

(also preach to the converted British and North American English)

to speak to people in support of views that they already hold
- I realize I may be preaching to the choir, but I think he's gorgeous.

单词	choir
释义	choir noun /ˈkwaɪə(r)/ /ˈkwaɪər/ Idioms jump to other results [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people who sing together, for example in church services or public performances She sings in the school choir. He joined the church choir when he was eight. to conduct/lead/direct a choir a male voice choir The children's choir will perform some Christmas songs. Collocations MusicMusicListening listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc. listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD put on/play a CD/a song/some music turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD download/stream music/an album/a song/a video/a playlist Playing play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby accompany a singer/choir strum a chord/guitar Performing form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band give a performance/concert/recital do a concert/recital/gig play a concert/gig/festival/venue perform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert appear at a festival/live go on/embark on a (world) tour Recording write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony land/get/sign a record deal be signed to/be dropped by a record company record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD be top of/top the charts get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one Extra Examples She sings in the church choir. a massed choir of local schoolchildren two of the girls in the choir Topics Musicb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective massed 50-strong etc. … verb + choir be in sing in join … choir + verb perform sing choir + noun practice director member … preposition in a/the choir phrases be preaching to the choir See full entry [countable] the part of a church where the choir sits during servicesTopics Buildingsc2 Word OriginMiddle English quer, quere, from Old French quer, from Latin chorus (denoting a character speaking the prologue of a play), from Greek khoros. The spelling change in the 17th cent. was due to association with Latin chorus and modern French choeur. Idioms preach to the choir (especially North American English) (also preach to the converted British and North American English) to speak to people in support of views that they already hold I realize I may be preaching to the choir, but I think he's gorgeous.
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