tango

noun

1. 探戈舞；探戈舞曲
   a fast S American dance with a strong beat, in which two people hold each other closely; a piece of music for this dance

verb

1. 跳探戈舞
   to dance the tango

1. 探戈(舞)
   The tango is a South American dance in which two people hold each other closely, walk quickly in one direction, then walk quickly back again.
2. N-VAR 探戈舞曲
   A tango is a piece of music intended for tango dancing.
   1. A tango was playing on the jukebox...
      点唱机播放着一首探戈舞曲。
   2. The sounds of tango filled the air.
      空气中飘荡着探戈舞曲的旋律。
3. 他们会跳摇滚，会跳探戈，就是不会跳博普舞。 → see: They can rock and roll, they can tango, but they can't bop.

1. She describes the tango as a very sexy dance.
   她把探戈描述为一种非常性感的舞蹈。
2. Val, who was light and nimble on her feet, learnt to dance the tango.
   脚步轻盈灵活的瓦尔学会了跳探戈舞。
3. A tango was playing on the jukebox
   点唱机播放着一首探戈舞曲。
4. The sounds of tango filled the air.
   空气中飘荡着探戈舞曲的旋律。
5. They can rock and roll, they can tango, but they can't bop.
   他们会跳摇滚，会跳探戈，就是不会跳博普舞。
6. It takes two to tango and so far our relationship has been one-sided.
   双方都应该努力，可迄今为止我们的关系只是一厢情愿。
7. Arthur Murray taught the foxtrot, the tango and the waltz.
   阿瑟·默里教狐步舞、探戈和华尔兹。
8. I wish I had learned to ski and paint, speak Italian and do the Tango.
   我多希望我以前学会了滑雪、画画，会说意大利语，会跳探戈。
9. I used to learn tango for a while, before I married.
   结婚前我还学过点探戈。
10. Sweetheart, I told you we're not doing a tango.
    甜心，我告诉过你我们不跳探戈。
11. There are multiple positions for the tango.
    探戈中有多个位置。
12. A lot of movements in this dance remind me of the Tango.
    这种舞的许多动作，都让我联想到探戈。
13. Last year I won the second place in the Wuhan Tango Contest.
    去年，我在武汉探戈比赛中获得第二名。
14. Traditional dances include the waltz, quickstep, tango, foxtrot, and so on.
    传统舞蹈包括华尔兹、快步舞、探戈、狐步舞等等。
15. May I have the pleasure for the next tango or waltz?
    下次的探戈或华尔兹可以和我跳吗？
16. Maybe after work, I could teach you the tango.
    也许收工以后，我可以教你跳探戈。
17. In cuba, the tango was influenced by the local Cuban dance, called the havana.
    在古巴，探戈受了一种称为哈瓦那舞的古巴地方舞蹈的影响。
18. He also knows a good musical joke, smuggling a quote from Hotel California into a Granados tango.
    他还很会开音乐玩笑&把《加州旅馆》中的一个片段和格拉纳多斯的探戈舞曲揉和在一起。
19. By the 1930s the tango had become a "prestige" dance.
    从20世纪30年代开始，探戈成了一种颇有声望的舞蹈。
20. In Tango, my academic training and interests clearly show.
    《高原上的探戈》中，我的学院背景和个人兴趣表露无遗。
21. Are you engaged for the next tango?
    下一个是探戈舞，你是不是约好舞伴了？
22. May I have the pleasure of a waltz or a tango?
    能请你跳华尔兹舞或探戈舞吗？
23. Even better, they could take up the tango.
    他们要是能学跳探戈就更好了。
24. I began to see how I could incorporate my own vocabulary from other dance forms into the Tango.
    我起头看我怎么可以年夜其他的跳舞形式纳入到自己的探戈。
25. Team Tango had just completed their first Sprint Planning Meeting, for a two-week Sprint.
    Tango团队刚刚完成了他们的第一次Sprint规划会议，规划一个两周的Sprint。
26. Frank: Would you like to learn to tango, Donna?
    弗兰克：你想学探戈吗，唐娜？
27. Patrick's dancing the tango? This I must see!
    帕特里克现在在跳探戈吗？那我一定要看看！
28. I don't care for the tango. I'm sorry.
    对不起，我不想跳探戈舞。
29. African slaves brought the tango to Haiti and Cuba in the 18th century;
    18世纪，非洲奴隶将探戈舞带到了海地和古巴；
30. You danced Tango with my English teacher at a party last Thursday.
    你和我的英语老师在上周四的晚会上跳过探戈。

v.

it takes two to tango

• （常指坏事）一个巴掌拍不响，双方都有责任
  used to say that two people or groups, and not just one, are responsible for sth that has happened (usually sth bad)

noun

1. a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin

2. music written in duple time for dancing the tango

verb

1. dance a tango