U 1. 爵士乐 music of American Negro origin, characterized by the use of improvisation and strong, often syncopated, rhythms
U 2. 〈俚〉废话 pretentious talk; nonsense
词汇搭配
动词+～
play jazz 演奏爵士乐
prefer jazz 更喜爱爵士乐
形容词+～
modern〔traditional〕 jazz 现代〔传统〕爵士乐
～+名词
jazz band〔music〕 爵士乐队〔音乐〕
常用短语
and all that jazz
以及类似的东西and similar things
We then got interested in health foods and all that jazz.我们那时对绿色食品及此类东西产生了兴趣。
句型例句
It was my younger brother who introduced me to jazz.是我弟弟使我了解了爵士乐。
Don't give me that jazz!别跟我胡扯!
学习参考
jazz还可用作动词表示“用爵士乐风格演奏”“使更有生气”。例如:
They have begun jazzing up the Classics now.他们开始用爵士乐的风格来演奏古典音乐了。
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。
