riff
noun[C]
uk/rɪf/us/rɪf/riffnoun[C](REPEATED TUNE)
injazzorpopularmusic, atunethatcontinuesorappearsregularlyin apieceofmusicwhile otherpartschangeor areadded:
(爵士乐或流行音乐的)重复乐段Thesongispunctuatedbylongguitarriffs.这首歌中穿插着很长的吉他演奏的重复乐段。
Technical music terms
- accidental
- aleatory
- andante
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr.
- discord
- dissonance
- harmonic
- harmony
- key signature
- longa
- mike check
- slur
- stepwise
- syncopate
- syncopated
- syncopation
- tempo
- trill
riffnoun[C](DIFFERENCE)
something that isslightlydifferent to theusualform:
Pistachio-parmesantrufflesare afunriffonthose nut-coveredcheeseballsyourmumused to make.
Hisingeniousriff on theoriginalscriptdelightsandprovokes.
Different and difference
- altered
- alternative
- anomalous
- another
- anything
- dissimilar
- dissimilitude
- distinct
- distinction
- distinctive
- non-typical
- non-uniform
- non-uniformity
- nonequivalence
- nonequivalent
- variation
- varied
- various
- various and sundryidiom
- which is whichidiom
riff
verb[I]
uk/rɪf/us/rɪf/riffverb[I](PLAY MUSIC)
injazzorpopularmusic, toplayashort,repeatedseriesofnotes:
(爵士或流行乐)演奏乐曲的重复段Thesingergrowledoveracousticguitarwhile his bandmates riffed onbanjo,ukulele, andfiddle.
Technical music terms
- accidental
- aleatory
- andante
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr.
- discord
- dissonance
- harmonic
- harmony
- key signature
- longa
- mike check
- slur
- stepwise
- syncopate
- syncopated
- syncopation
- tempo
- trill
riffverb[I](SPEAK)
tospeakfor alongtimeon aparticularsubject,especiallyin ahumorousway:
长时间地(幽默地)谈论(某个话题)Hestruttedand riffedontopicsfromglobalwarmingtoparenthood.他在各种话题上高谈阔论,妙语连珠:从全球变暖谈到为人父母之道。
Ways of talking
- babble
- beg the questionidiom
- blah
- blether
- blither
- coo
- declaim
- declamatory
- drone on
- gabble
- loose
- mumble
- pipe
- quaver
- ramble
- rattle on/away
- talk trashidiom
- throwyourvoiceidiom
- trill
- yak