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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.

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[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.
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  • 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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Oxford jazz / dʒæz ; NAmE dʒæz /
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jazz jazzes jazzed jazzing
noun [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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IDIOM and 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。
verb PHRASAL VERB ˌjazz sth↔ˈup ( informal) 1 to 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 2 to 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 ; NAmE dʒæz /
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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 something ↔ up phrasal verb informal to make something more attractive or exciting:  Jazz up your everyday meals with our new range of seasonings.
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[dʒæz]jazzed, jazzing, jazzes

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爵士乐(85%),奏爵士乐(7%),跳爵士舞(3%),游荡(2%),使有生气(1%),以爵士风格演奏(1%),各种杂物(1%)
n.爵士乐,爵士舞;喧闹
vi.奏爵士乐,跳爵士舞;游荡
vt.奏爵士乐;使活泼
adj.爵士乐的;喧吵的
n.(Jazz)人名;(德)雅茨

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