riff

英 [rɪf]

美 [rɪf]

n.  (流行音乐或爵士乐的)重复段

复数：riffs　第三人称单数：riffs　现在分词：riffing　过去式：riffed　过去分词：riffed　

Collins.1 / BNC.27077 / COCA.15730

牛津词典

noun

• （流行音乐或爵士乐的）重复段
  a short repeated pattern of notes in popular music or jazz

柯林斯词典

• (爵士乐和摇滚乐中的)重复乐段
  In jazz and rock music, ariffis a short repeated tune.
• N-COUNT (一小段表达一定主题或思想的)讲话，文章
  Ariffis a short piece of speech or writing that develops a particular theme or idea.
  1. Rowe does a very clever riff on the nature of prejudice.
     罗就偏见的本质讲了一番很精辟的话。

英英释义

noun

• a jazz ostinato

verb

• play riffs
• look through a book or other written material
  1. He thumbed through the report
  2. She leafed through the volume
  Synonym:flickflipthumbriffleleaf

双语例句

• Yeah, we like to riff.
  是的，我们喜欢即兴表演。
• Learning how to dance, or drum, or to swing my body in a new way is the fundamental way I find a new riff.
  学习如何跳舞，或者打鼓，或是以一个新的方法去摇摆我的身体，这些就是我如何找到一个新的旋律的基本方法。
• To riff on psychoanalysis, a pair of jeans is never just a pair of jeans.
  以纵的精神，牛仔裤从来只是对牛仔裤。
• Warmly This is a nice riff on the warm theme that can safely be used among colleagues.
  Warmly这个一个关于warm的主题的很好的结尾，在同事之间使用很安全。
• You can practice this exercise with any riff, solo, or chord change.
  你可以在任何即兴小段、独奏或和弦变化中实践这个练习。
• My favorite riff in the song is at the beginning of the chorus.
  我最爱这首歌开头合唱的那一小段。
• I thought that just having the bass guitar slightly distorted playing segments of the riff would be a good place to start, playing to the rhythm of the marching only.
  我认为，仅仅有轻微的扭曲贝司吉他演奏的即兴部分将是一个很好的起点，玩到只行进节奏。
• If the little person were the riff, what would his body and face look like?
  如果小人在弹即兴小段，他的身体和脸看起来是什么样子？
• I spent all weekend practicing my comedy riff, but when I actually got up on stage, I was so nervous I forgot what to day.
  整个周末我都在排练我的小品段子，可当我真的上了台以后我太紧张了，忘了该说什么了。
• The singers and guitarists would keep challenging the dancers with either a chant, hand clapping or just a riff.
  吉他和歌手总是要随便弹一段或唱一段，而跳舞的人则要通过丰富的肢体语言作出即兴的的回答。