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gignoun[C](PERFORMANCE)informalasingleperformanceby amusicianorgroupofmusicians,especiallyplayingmodernorpopmusic, or by acomedian(= aperformerwho makespeoplelaugh, forexamplebytellingjokesorfunnystories): Thebandis going to Atlanta toplaya gig at the Fox Theatre.乐队将到亚特兰大的福克斯剧场演出。 Thecomediandidher first gig at the Comedy Store in London. - He has beentouringtheglobeandrockingaudiencessince hishumblebeginningsatbargigs in Boston.
- We wereaskedtoplayat abenefitgig forcharity.
- I muchpreferasmallintimateshow to afacelessstadiumgig.
- Kelvinlovestohecklewhen he goes tocomedygigs.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesMusical performances - anti-musical
- backspin
- cabaret
- cloth ears
- cloth-eared
- encore
- fog machine
- have cloth earsphrase
- in concertidiom
- jam session
- non-musical
- party mix
- post-concert
- recital
- set
- setlist
- stage invasion
- throat singing
- tin ear
- tin-eared
See more results » gignoun[C](JOB)She's wellqualified, but Ithinkit'sunlikelyshe willgetthe gig. - To get the gig at Saatchi & Saatchi, shewrotea 500-wordessayabout where shesawherself in 2024.
- He had acomfortableenough gig ascoachat Yale.
- Hefinallylandedasteadygig as abusboyin anItalianrestaurant.
- Herlatestgig istryingtowinvoterson theelectioncampaigntrail.
gignoun[C](VEHICLE)alighttwo-wheeledcarriagepulledby onehorse, usedespeciallyin the past: （尤指旧时的）双轮小马车He had thehorseand gigbroughtto thedoor.  Science & Society Picture Library/SSPL/GettyImages alight,fastboatforrowing(=movingusinglongstickscalledoars)orsailing: We had nosailin the gig, but thelargerboatwasfullyequipped. - Why does he notkeepahorseand gig of his own?
- My goodfriendthe Doctortreatedme to a verypleasantridein his gig.
- Thegaudypaintedgigs andsteamboatsgreatlyenliveneda verybusyandinterestingspectacleon theriver.
- Thecaptainorderedaboatto belowered, but the gigcapsized.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCarriages & carts - brougham
- buggy
- carriage
- carryall
- chaise
- chuckwagon
- coupe
- covered wagon
- dray
- horse-drawn
- horsebox
- ox-drawn
- popemobile
- sedan chair
- stagecoach
- surrey
- trap
- trishaw
- tuktuk
- wagon
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: gignoun[C](UNIT)agigabyte: 千兆字节，吉字节（同 gigabyte）I don't get whypeoplewanttobuysomething that only has 14.5 gigs of useablememory. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesComputer concepts - 3-D printing
- adaptive learning
- additive manufacturing
- addy
- aeroplane mode
- backup
- capture
- computing
- configuration
- importation
- information age
- information security
- information superhighway
- infosec
- scan
- transcode
- transcoding
- Trojan horse
- tuple
- Turing Machine
See more results » (of amusicianorgroupofmusicians) toperformgigs: 做乐师She gigged atbarsforyearsbeforebecomingfamous.她出名前在酒吧里做了好几年乐师。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPlaying music - accompaniment
- accompany
- air guitar
- beatsomethingout
- beatbox
- blow
- conduct
- pick
- picksomeone/somethingout
- play (something) by earidiom
- playability
- playable
- pump
- roof
- tap
- transpose
- transposition
- ultra-smooth
- vibe
- wah-wah
See more results » gignoun[C](PERFORMANCE)informalasingleperformanceby amusicianorgroupofmusicians,especiallyplayingmodernorpopmusic （尤指演奏现代或流行乐的）演奏会Thebandis going to Atlanta toplaya gig at the Fox Theatre.乐队将到亚特兰大的福克斯剧场演出。 gignoun[C](CARRIAGE)alighttwo-wheeledcarriagepulledby onehorse, usedespeciallyin the past （尤指旧时的）双轮小马车 (of amusicianorgroupofmusicians) toperformgigs 做乐师She gigged atbarsforyearsbeforebecomingfamous.她出名前在酒吧里做了好几年乐师。 ajob,esp. one as aperformeror one thatlastsonly ashorttime: Now many of his gigs as a singer-saxophonist are being put onhold. HRajob, often atemporaryone: Helandeda gig writing a newemployeemanual. Examplesofgiggig In addition to stereotypical patterns and expectations, men and women may differ in the way they arrange ad hoc gigs with each other.From theCambridge English Corpus If you are not convinced, think of the development of jazz performers from their first solo to the most memorablegigin their career.From theCambridge English Corpus They'd go to agigwith a library of prefabricated and tested code.From theCambridge English Corpus How much money is generated at pub gigs by the music as opposed to the sale of alcohol or the attractiveness of bar staff?From theCambridge English Corpus And after thegig, well, you know how it is on the road.From theCambridge English Corpus And let us imagine that she is not asked to join them in a paid ad hocgigthe following week.From theCambridge English Corpus That's always the reason used to marginalise us from gigs, that our music is so heavy that surely it will incite a riot.From theCambridge English Corpus I decided in most cases not to take loudspeakers to thegig.From theCambridge English Corpus Letters before venue, audience, etc. types are abbreviations used in the upcoming listing of gigs.From theCambridge English Corpus The thing is, in agig, whatever sort ofgigit is, the audience has chosen to be there.From theCambridge English Corpus It is one of the things you do, along with recording, gigs, festivals, playing in pubs, whatever.From theCambridge English Corpus And that was probably the bestgigof my career.From theCambridge English Corpus In enthusiasts' recollections of the gigs at which death/thrash bands performed in the early 1990s, however, the genre's local salience becomes clearer.From theCambridge English Corpus This was not a computergig, but my voice sure sounded like a synthesizer!From theCambridge English Corpus The notion of the pick-upgigwill take on a new form.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |