| 词汇 | choirboy |
| 释义 | choirboy noun[ C ] uk /ˈkwaɪə.bɔɪ/ us /ˈkwaɪr.bɔɪ/ a boy who sings in a church choir唱诗班男童 Singing a cappella accompaniment accompany alto anthem contralto countertenor croon crooner dirge ditty intonation prima donna psalm quartet quintet raise the roofidiom singsong the Internationale warble Examples of choirboychoirboy There the mellifluous voices of choirboys, the harmony of improvised polyphony, and the cadences of locally composed plainchant incited the populace to veneration. The choirboys are remarkably full-voiced without forcing the tone. The choirboys remained after the departure of the canons to chant all the antiphons and responsories of the first two nocturns. One of the other names appears somewhat later, in the middle of the 1510s, perhaps indicating a choirboy paid briefly for singing once his voice broke. The northern heretics, we hear, choirboys? A group of choirboys is marooned on an island. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall probably end my remarks croaking like a fifth-form choirboy whose voice is breaking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The iron and steel industry is much stronger and more vicious than an outing of choirboys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The clergy and choir were robed; the choirboys carrying all the flowers: a picturesque appearance of reverential sorrow. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His monument has a bust and a single choirboy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. All choirboys are pupils at the school and are scholarship holders. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Taking choirboys on tour abroad would have necessitated taking female carers too, and rumours of personnel behaving inappropriately on tour could destroy musical careers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He became a choirboy at the age of six. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Whalen is the only choirboy who never attended college. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. From an early age he sang as a choirboy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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