jazz

[dʒæz]

n.爵士乐, <俚>空话,各种杂物
vt.使有生气, 以爵士风格演奏
vi.跳爵士舞,奏爵士乐, 游荡

n.[U]

1. 爵士乐(舞)

We went to a jazz concert last night.

我们昨晚去听爵士音乐会。

2. 【美】【俚】活泼; 喧闹

She's just full of jazz.

她浑身是劲儿。

3. 【俚】唬人之谈; 空话, 胡扯

vt.

1. 把……奏成爵士音乐

2. 使有刺激性, 使活泼[(+up)]

He jazzed up the room with some bright red curtains.

他用一些鲜红的窗帘将房间装饰得更具生气。

3. 使加快

vi.

1. 奏爵士乐; 跳爵士舞

2. 游荡[(+around)]

词形变化

形容词: jazzish | 名词: jazzer | 动词过去式: jazzed | 动词过去分词: jazzed | 动词现在分词: jazzing | 动词第三人称单数: jazzes |

词义辨析

同义:

n.爵士乐, 爵士舞(曲)

Dixieland  bop  bebop  big band music  boogie  boogie-woogie

n.活泼, 活泼放纵

vivacity  spark  dash  spirit  zest  buoyancy

n.废话, 胡言乱语

nonsense  balderdash  drivel  twaddle  poppycock  bosh  

同义参见:

music  dance  

英英释义

名词 jazz:

empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

同义词：wind, idle words, nothingness

a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles

a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands

动词 jazz:

play something in the style of jazz

have sexual intercourse with

同义词：roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk

短语词组

jazz up

1. 使有生气; 使兴奋

She had a drink to jazz herself up.

她喝了杯酒来兴奋一下。

补充

jazzjazz英:[dʒæz] 美:[dʒæz]n.1.爵士乐It was my younger brother who introduced me to jazz.是我弟弟使我了解了爵士乐。2.〈俚〉废话Don't give me that jazz!别跟我胡扯！vt.1.使更有生气This party is boring, let's try and jazz it up a bit.这个聚会太无聊了, 让我们想法把它搞得活跃一点吧。

例句

1. psychotherapy and all that jazz心理疗法以及诸如此类的疗法 2. the great American jazz pianist George Shearing美国伟大的爵士乐钢琴家乔治•希林 3. jazz greats such as Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, and Lionel Hampton贝西伯爵、路易斯•阿姆斯特朗和莱奥纳尔•汉普顿等爵士乐大师 4. There she is on the platform, jazzing on vibraphone and cymbals.她就在舞台上, 用电颤琴和钗钹演奏爵士乐。 5. Most of the thickeners are of plant origin.这些增稠剂大多来自植物。 6. The disorder in military policy had its origins in Truman's first term.军事政策的混乱源于杜鲁门的第一届任期。 7. They jazzed up after a round of beer.喝过一巡酒之后，他们更加兴高采烈了。 8. You'd better jazz up the motor.你最好加快马达的运转。 9. oh, love, life, and all that jazz.呵，爱情，生命，以及诸如此类之物。 10. jazz up an all-white kitchen with red tiles.用红瓷砖把全白的厨房布置得更有生气。 11. modern/traditional jazz现代╱传统爵士乐 12. He likes/plays jazz.他喜欢/演奏爵士乐。 13. She was listening to (some) jazz.她正在听爵士乐。 14. a jazz band/festival/musician爵士乐队/音乐节/乐手 15. What's all this jazz about you leaving?这些废话跟你离开有什么关系呢？ 16. "She loves hiking, biking, and all that jazz."她热爱徒步旅行、骑车以及诸如此类的运动。 17. The company wants to jazz up its image.这家公司想使其企业形象更有吸引力。 18. She tried to jazz the room up with a new rug.她在那间房里铺了新地毯，想让它更好看些。