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词汇 ballad
释义 ballad
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈbæl.əd/ us /ˈbæl.əd/
a song or poem that tells a story, or (in popular music) a slow love song歌谣,民谣;叙事诗;(舒缓的)情歌
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raise the roofidiom
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the Internationale
warble

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Literature
Examples from literature

Few boys, I suppose, have not read with breathless emotion this most stirring of ballads: few men can read it without a thrill. 
It was a voice new to her, and the words of his ballad were also new. 
It, as well as many of the ballad tunes in this collection, was written from Mrs. Burns's voice. 
The ballad of The Douglas Tragedy is one of the few, to which popular tradition has ascribed complete locality. 
The following popular ballad will afford the reader a characteristic specimen of the whole tenderness of such a Russian parting scene. 

ballad | American Dictionary


ballad
noun[ C ]
us/ˈbæl·əd/
literature
a song or poem that tells a story, or a slow love song

Examples of ballad


ballad
He counts on the superior influence of lyrical ballads.
A broadside ballad relied not on sheet music but on common knowledge of a tune (it was indicated only by name).
In other words, the third act has a ballad simply because all operas have ballads.
The boundary ballads that were cited in this paper were still in use in the later nineteenth century.
As we have seen, through this singer-chorus relationship, the ballad works not only as a representation of heterosexual love but also of relationships between men.
At one level, political literature and popular ballads blamed defeat on poor strategic judgement and the administration's skewed continental priorities.
The government and local authorities cracked down on street singers and ballad singers singing and selling potentially subversive material.
Using the same principles that could make ballads seem like national scripture, he made the liberal state appear to be history's consecrated polity.
These links between beauty, value, impact, barbarity, and violence reflect the ballads' formulation of an urban sublime based on the aesthetic power of violence.
Outside the hall, the plethora of booths, entertainments and ballad singers gave the scene a carnivalesque atmosphere.
The ballad operas had to be similarly rejected.
As the use of these names suggests, the ballad audience was familiar with criminals, their crimes, and their executions.
It can also draw on the tremendous history of folk music and ballad writing to reinforce understanding of the history of our culture.
She was accused of laughing with her brother at the king's ballads, calling them foolish.
Proceedings are interrupted by a ballad singer, who is promptly removed.
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Collocations withballad


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acoustic ballad
With no release date yet, the song is an acoustic ballad dealing with death and fragility of life, since the album deals with mortality.
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folk ballad
Therefore, there is a piece of thrilling folk ballad to make a record of the matter more vividly.
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piano ballad
With a slow piano ballad, for example, participants perceived the endorser as more diligent and orderly than when he endorsed a product with rock music.
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