waltz
waltz — noun
1. music written in three-beat bars and the formal partner dance performed to it, w
music written in three-beat bars and the formal partner dance performed to it, where a couple turns while moving across the room in a smooth, repeating pattern.
Sofia asked her grandfather to teach her the basic steps of a waltz.
countable: a waltz
The band played a slow waltz while couples moved across the dance floor.
collocation: play a waltz
Learning the Viennese waltz takes practice because the turns are very fast.
Paloma and Christopher danced the last waltz of the evening together.
- ballroom dance
general category; waltz is one specific ballroom dance
- Viennese waltz
a faster, specific style of waltz
文法句型
a + waltz
waltz + music
dance a waltz
play a waltz
用法筆記
When referring to the dance, waltz is a countable noun (a waltz / the waltz / waltzes). When referring to the genre or activity in general, it can be uncountable (lessons in waltz).
常見錯誤
waltz — verb
1. to walk into or through a place in a very relaxed, confident way, often behaving
to walk into or through a place in a very relaxed, confident way, often behaving as if normal rules do not apply to you; the word is usually used when the speaker feels the person is being rude or showing too little respect.
Jack waltzed into the meeting twenty minutes late without a word of apology.
informal verb + into: enter confidently
You cannot just waltz past the security guard without showing your ID card.
collocation: waltz past
The new intern waltzed through the office as if she already ran the place.
Salma waltzed out of the shop carrying a dress she had not paid for.
文法句型
waltz + into/through/past + noun phrase
用法筆記
This sense is informal and usually carries a tone of disapproval. The speaker thinks the person should not be so confident or casual. Common with into, through, past, and out of. It is NOT used for literal dancing.
常見錯誤
2. to perform the formal ballroom dance known as a waltz, moving in time with a par
to perform the formal ballroom dance known as a waltz, moving in time with a partner to music that has three beats in each bar.
Christopher and Ife waltzed across the ballroom floor with perfect timing.
intransitive: waltz + across [place]
The bride and her father waltzed together at the wedding reception.
Asher gently guided his partner as they waltzed around the living room.
Lakshmi learned to waltz when she lived in Vienna as a teenager.
- dance
general word; waltz is a specific kind of dancing
文法句型
waltz + with + person
waltz + around/through/across + place
用法筆記
Used intransitively (They waltzed around the room) or transitively (He waltzed her across the floor). The transitive form means 'to lead someone in a waltz' and usually needs a direction phrase.