Jazz Music Dʒæz Verb Make American Musicians Strong
The word 'jazz' refers to a genre of music, originating from African American musicians in the early 20th century, characterized by strong rhythms and improvisation. It can also be used as a verb, meaning to make something more interesting or exciting.
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]爵士乐Jazz is a style of music that was invented by African American musicians in the early part of the twentieth century. Jazz music has very strong rhythms and often involves improvisation.
[oft N n]
The pub has live jazz on Sundays.
那家酒馆每周日都有现场爵士乐演奏。
...the great American jazz pianist George Shearing.
美国伟大的爵士乐钢琴演奏家乔治·希林
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jazz up
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jazzjazzesjazzedjazzingnoun[uncountable ]a type of music with strong rhythms, in which the players often improvise(= make up the music as they are playing),originally created by African American musicians 爵士乐◆a jazz band/club爵士乐队╱夜总会◆traditional/modern jazz传统╱现代爵士乐◆jazz musicians爵士乐师☞collocationsat
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acid jazz
IDIOMand all that ˈjazz( informal) and things like that 以及诸如此类的东西(或事情)◆How's it going? You know—love, life and all that jazz.怎么样啊?你知道,说的就是爱情、生活以及诸如此类的事情嘛。verbPHRASAL VERBˌjazz sth↔ˈup( informal) 1to make sth more interesting, exciting or attractive 使某事更有趣;使某事更令人兴奋;使某事更有吸引力2to make a piece of music sound more modern, or more like popular music or jazz使一段音乐听起来更现代化;使更具有流行音乐(或爵士乐)的风格◆It's a jazzed up version of an old tune.这是把一段古老的曲调翻新了。jazz/dʒæz; NAmEdʒæz/
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jazzjazz1 /dʒæz/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]
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1a type of music that has a strong beat and parts for performers to play alone: a jazz band a jazz club modern jazz2and all that jazz spoken and things like that: I’m fed up with work, meetings, and all that jazz.
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jazz up phrasal verbinformal to make something more attractive or exciting: Jazz up your everyday meals with our new range of seasonings.