balletic
/ba-ley, bal-ey/US // bæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ //UK // (ˈbæleɪ, bæˈleɪ) //
芭蕾舞,芭蕾舞曲,芭蕾
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n.名词 noun
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- : a classical dance form demanding grace and precision and employing formalized steps and gestures set in intricate, flowing patterns to create expression through movement.
- : a theatrical entertainment in which ballet dancing and music, often with scenery and costumes, combine to tell a story, establish an emotional atmosphere, etc.
- : an interlude of ballet in an operatic performance.
- : a company of ballet dancers.
- : the musical score for a ballet: the brilliant ballets of Tchaikovsky.
- : a dance or balletlike performance: an ice-skating ballet.
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Examples
“Not all students have the privilege of taking ballet classes or sports clubs,” said Julia Stevens, the president of Oregon’s SHAPE chapter.
The average in buyer upgrades in the quarter was $183,000, also the most in the company’s history, as buyers feather their new nests with home offices and gyms, complete with rubberized floors, full-length mirrored walls and built-in ballet barres.
Russo is no Nabokov, to be sure, but if the comedy here is clumsier, and the language less balletic, the pathos is no less real.
Everything about his game, from the silent, balletic footwork to his deceptive strength is functioning with clockwork precision.
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