乐队 (樂隊)
yuè duì
Pinyin
Definition
乐队 (樂隊)
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- band
- pop group
- CL:支[zhī]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
- 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
何乐而不为
- 1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
- 2 We should do this.
- 3 Go for it!
助人为乐
- 1 pleasure from helping others (idiom)
千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
- 1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
- 2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
及时行乐
- 1 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
- 2 make merry while you can
- 3 carpe diem
Sample Sentences
后来有位南郭先生听说了这事,心里琢磨着,觉得这可是个捞钱的大好机会,于是他千方百计地混进了那支乐队。虽然他根本不会吹竽,但每回乐队演奏,他都跟着装模作样,手指这么按一按,头那么摇一摇,不时地流露出沉醉的表情,看着还真像是一位专业的乐师。反正没吹出声,也不会出错被发现。
When a man named Nan Guo heard about this, he pondered to himself, thinking this is an amazing opportunity to fish for bucks. Therefore, he did everything possible to infiltrate this orchestra. Although he does not know how to play the yu at all, he just had to press a finger or two, nod his head a few times, and occasionally express that he is fully immersed to look like a real musician. As long as he doesn’t play out any sounds, no one would know if there was a mistake anyway.
在距今大约两千三百多年前,战国时代齐国的一任国君齐宣王,特别喜欢听用竽吹奏出来的乐曲。齐宣王同时也是一位爱好排场的人,有天他命令手下替他高薪聘请了三百位擅长吹奏竽的乐师,组了一支大乐队,之后隔三差五就让这三百位乐师聚在一块儿合奏给他听。
Around two thousand three hundred years ago, during the Warring States Period, there was a king from the Qi State, King Xuan of the State of Qi, who adored listening to musical compositions by the yu. The King was also someone who loved extravagant scenes. One day, he set out an order to his men to hire 300 musicians that played the yu to form an orchestra. After this, he would have these 300 musicians play the yu for him as an ensemble every few days.
老鹰乐队的成名曲是《加州旅馆》。
The song that made the band, The Eagles, famous was "Hotel California".
这个星期六我朋友的乐队在上海演出,你们都来捧捧场吧。
This Saturday my friend's band is playing in Shanghai. You all should come to cheer them on.
我大学时候还是挺丰富多彩的。唱歌,参加社团,组织乐队,做主持人,日子过得那叫一个爽!
During my time in college I had a lot going on. Singing songs, joining clubs, organizing a band, acting as a host - those days, man. They were awesome.
哎呀,老刘,那么多年没见,你怎么一下子变得那么消极。其实我觉得退休很好啊,以前一直忙工作,很多想法都没有时间去实现。还记不记得以前我们小乐队的日子?
Ah, geez. Old Liu, it's been years since I've seen you. How did you get so negative all of the sudden? Actually, I think retirement is great. I used to be so busy with work all the time, I didn't have any time to put any of my ideas into practice. You still remember our band way back then?
旅游、玩乐队,过段时间再开一家公司。
Travel, make music - after a little while I'm going to open a business.
就是要让年轻人羡慕我们的生活,呵呵。怎么样?咱们组建个老年爵士乐队吧。
I just want young people to envy our lives. Heh-heh. How about it? Let's start an old man's jazz band.
嗯,组了乐队之后,咱们就到达人秀上去露一下脸。
Yeah. After we put the band together, we can go on 'China's Got Talent' and show 'em what we're made of.
当然咯。这也就是大乐队的魅力。十几个乐手在一起演奏爵士经典,穿插即兴发挥,调动观众的积极性。观众越投入,乐手也就越来劲儿。那种现场感,保证你一听钟情!
Of course. That's also the charm of a Big Band. A bunch of musicians performing jazz classics together, alternating and improvising, getting the audience involved. The more energy the audience gives, the more energetically the musicians play. I guarantee it'll be love the first time you get that live-show feeling.