samba
samba — 名詞
1. A fast, rhythmic dance that began in Brazil, often performed at festivals such a
森巴舞
源於巴西的快節奏舞蹈與音樂
A fast, rhythmic dance that began in Brazil, often performed at festivals such as Carnival, together with the style of music that accompanies this dance.
The dancers rehearsed their samba routine every evening for the Rio Carnival parade.
舞者們每晚排練森巴舞步，為里約嘉年華遊行做準備。
collocation: samba routine / Carnival parade
A cheerful samba played from the radio while Gita cleaned her apartment.
Gita 在打掃公寓時，收音機播放著輕快的森巴舞曲。
Kenji bought tickets to watch the samba competition at the local festival.
Kenji 買了門票，想去觀賞當地節慶的森巴舞比賽。
The fast samba beats made everyone in the restaurant tap their feet.
快速的森巴節奏讓餐廳裡的所有人都跟著用腳打拍子。
Élise learned the basic samba steps from a dance teacher in São Paulo.
Élise 在聖保羅向一位舞蹈老師學會了基本的森巴舞步。
- bossa nova
A related Brazilian dance style that is slower and smoother than samba, with a different rhythmic pattern
- carnival dance
A broader term for any dance performed at Carnival celebrations, of which samba is the most famous example
文法句型
a/the + samba (countable)
samba + music/rhythm/beat (uncountable modifier)
用法筆記
Unlike 'tango' or 'waltz', 'samba' can refer to both the dance and the music style. When used as an uncountable noun ('samba music', 'the rhythm of samba'), it describes the genre rather than a specific performance.
samba — 動詞
1. To perform the samba, moving your body with fast, rhythmic steps that follow the
跳森巴
跳森巴舞的動作
To perform the samba, moving your body with fast, rhythmic steps that follow the characteristic beat of this Brazilian dance.
The couple sambaed gracefully across the ballroom during the final performance.
這對舞者在決賽中優雅地跳著森巴舞，滑過舞池。
collocation: samba + across + [location]; manner adverb
With colorful costumes and feathers, the children sambaed down the Carnival street.
孩子們穿著色彩繽紛的服裝、戴著羽毛，沿著嘉年華大街跳森巴舞。
Chiara wants to samba at the Carnival parade next February.
Chiara 想在明年二月的嘉年華遊行中跳森巴舞。
Bilal watched the professional dancers samba and then tried to copy their moves.
Bilal 觀看職業舞者跳森巴舞，然後試著模仿他們的動作。
The performers sambaed all night long to the sound of drums and tambourines.
表演者伴隨著鼓聲和鈴鼓聲，整夜不停地跳森巴舞。
文法句型
samba (no object)
samba + adverb/prepositional phrase
用法筆記
The past tense 'sambaed' is standard. This verb is almost always used to describe dancing in a celebratory, performance, or street-parade context.