downbeat在英语中代表‘衰退、下降’的意思,还有强拍的意思,发音音标为[d’aunbi:t],downbeat常被用作名词,在《实用全新英汉双解大词典》中,共找到83个与downbeat相关的释义和例句。
1.衰退
例句:- Good idea. – Maybe take something to Downbeat.
翻译:或许挑综艺报上的句子。
来源:实用英语词典
2.下降
例句:Come in late and it’ll be the last downbeat you ever play.
翻译:晚了 那就是你最后一个下拍。
来源:英语汉语大辞典
3.强拍
例句:They opened their scores, the conductor gave the downbeat, and boom, they launched into the Kyrie from the “Requiem” by Mozart.
翻译:他们打开乐谱,指挥一挥指挥棒, 轰隆一声,他们开始演唱 莫扎特“安魂曲”中的求怜经。
来源:英语自学简明词典
4.低沉、强拍
例句:if it’s difficult to begin, give them a downbeat.
翻译:如果很难开始的话给他们一个节拍。
来源:瓦里希英汉词典
downbeat一般作为名词使用,在常见短语或俚语中出现较多。
1. They opened their scores, the conductor gave the downbeat, and boom, they launched into the Kyrie from the “Requiem” by Mozart.
翻译:他们打开乐谱,指挥一挥指挥棒, 轰隆一声,他们开始演唱 莫扎特“安魂曲”中的求怜经。
2. if it’s difficult to begin, give them a downbeat.
翻译:如果很难开始的话给他们一个节拍。
3. (Applause) in most music, we think of the “one” as the downbeat, the beginning of the musical phrase: one, two, three, four.
翻译:(掌声) 在大多数音乐中我们认为第一拍 是强拍,是音阶的开始。一,二,三,四。
4. Give me the downbeat, maestro.
翻译:# 指挥 强拍动起来 # # Give me the downbeat, maestro. #。
5. They opened their scores, the conductor gave the downbeat, and boom, they launched into the Kyrie from the “Requiem” by Mozart.
翻译:他们打开乐谱,指挥一挥指挥棒, 轰隆一声,他们开始演唱 莫扎特“安魂曲”中的求怜经。
6. in most music, we think of the “one” as the downbeat, the beginning of the musical phrase: one, two, three, four.
翻译:(掌声) 在大多数音乐中我们认为第一拍 是强拍,是音阶的开始。一,二,三,四。
7. My downbeat marks a pause.
翻译:指挥棒往下时表示暂停。
downbeat作为名词的时候,其近义词以及反义词有s、downbeats等。