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单词 preach to the choir
释义

choir /kwīr/

noun
  1. A chorus or band of singers, eg those belonging to a church
  2. The part of a church appropriated to the singers
  3. The part of a church, cathedral, etc in front of the altar, often separated from the nave by a rail or screen
  4. A group of instruments of the same class playing together
intransitive verb (Shakespeare)

To sing in chorus

ORIGIN: Fr chœur, from L chorus, from Gr choros; see chorus

choirˈboy, choirˈgirl or choirˈman noun

A boy, girl or man who sings in a choir

choir loft noun

A gallery in a church, cathedral, etc used by the choir

choirˈmaster noun

The director of a choir

choir organ noun

Orig a small organ separate from, but played with, a ‘great organ’, now a section of a large organ played on the lowest manual and suitable for accompanying a choir

choir school noun

A school, usu maintained by a cathedral, to educate children who also sing in the choir

choirˈscreen noun

A screen of latticework, separating the choir from the nave

choirˈstalls plural noun

Fixed seats in the choir of a church, generally of carved wood

preach to the choir (US)

To advocate a course of action to people who are already in favour of it

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