| 单词 | beguine |
| 释义 | beguine (once / 984943 pages) n WORD FAMILY beguine: beguines USAGE EXAMPLESSix of his songs were included in a 1950 Broadway musical, “Peepshow,” with one, “Blue Night,” described by one critic as a “sensuous beguine.” Seattle Times(Oct 17, 2016) In the beguines lie some of the roots of modern feminism. Washington Post(Apr 22, 2015) Starting in about 1200 AD, the beguines, living in enclaves that sometimes grew up to 300- or 400-strong, found strength in numbers. Seattle Times(Jan 15, 2015) 1n a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba Hyper ballroom dance, ballroom dancing any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom 2n music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance Hyper dance music music to dance to Beguine (once / 164158 pages) n WORD FAMILY Beguine: Beguines USAGE EXAMPLESThe Béguines were a Christian order of women which emerged in Belgium, possibly dating back to the 12th century. Wall Street Journal(Nov 18, 2015) Artie Shaw’s big hit “Begin the Beguine” floats on the humid air. Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex: A Novel(2002) For the three nightly floor shows, the music could run the gamut from “Begin the Beguine” to Bing Crosby, from sambas to polkas. New York Times(Apr 11, 2014) n (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life Hyper sister a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group |
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