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单词 dance hall
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dance hall
noun
uk
/ˈdɑːns ˌhɔːl/us
/ˈdæns ˌhɑːl/

dance hallnoun(PLACE)

[C]
especiallyin the past, aspecialbuildingorlargeroomfordancingin:
（尤指旧时的）舞厅，舞场
Thebandplayedinbarsanddancehalls.
Shemetherhusbandat alocaldancehall.
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ballroom
More examples
  • Thecitycurrentlyrequiresdancehalls,restaurants, andprivateclubstoclosefrom 2 a. m. to 8 a. m.
  • Karaoke is nowpopularinbars,nightclubs,cruiseshiploungesanddancehallsaround theworld.
  • Thetownwasfullofsailorslookingfor a goodtimein thedancehallsandofficers'clubs.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: rooms
  • antechamber
  • anteroom
  • atelier
  • attic
  • ballroom
  • en suite
  • eyrie
  • family room
  • form room
  • front room
  • multi-chambered
  • multi-room
  • observation lounge
  • panic room
  • pantry
  • playroom
  • waiting room
  • wet room
  • workroom
  • workshop
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Public entertainment venues

dance hallnoun(MUSIC)

[U](alsodancehall)
astyleof Jamaicanpopularmusicwith astrongrhythmand wordssungorspokenin Jamaicanpatois(= anon-standardformoflanguage):
Assoonas youheardancehall, youwantto get up andmove.
Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me" was a dancehallhitthatfoundcrossoversuccess.
More examples
  • In the 1980s Jamaicanmusicunderwentarevolutionanddancehalltookhold.
  • TheyplayaformofurbanLatinmusicwith somecharacteristicsof Jamaicandancehallandhip-hop.
  • The DJplaysdancehall,dubstepandgrime.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Types of music
  • ambient music
  • anthemic
  • atonal
  • baroque
  • beatbox
  • EDM
  • electro
  • electronica
  • electropop
  • elegiac
  • non-classical
  • non-country
  • non-tonal
  • opera
  • orchestral
  • trip-hop
  • twelve-bar blues
  • unaccompanied
  • upbeat
  • Wagnerian
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(Definition ofdance hallfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • After midnight these casino dance halls change their character.
  • I met this fellow in a dance hall.
  • Municipal dance halls are a splendid proposal.
  • Some dance halls are small and wretchedly lighted.
  • The committee has done more than try to reform existing dance halls.
dance hall
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɑːns ˌhɔːl/us
/ˈdæns ˌhɑːl/
especiallyin the past, aspecialbuildingorlargeroomfordancingin
（尤指旧时的）舞厅，舞场

Examplesofdance hall

dance hall
One participant expressed the marked contrast in the ways that she felt before a dance and when she entered thedancehall.
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The dancers' visibility to each other counters their invisibility outside thedancehall.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For instance, if the cell is adancehalland sense and antisense are boys and girls respectively, rapid duplex formation means that everyone dances if possible.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It would be far better if social activities were centred round a church rather than adancehall, especially one which can sell alcohol.
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At the rear there will be adancehall, with a stage at one end.
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It becomes adancehallunder a different set of regulations.
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Therefore, there is really left only this problem of thedancehalland the park and the provision of intoxicants in those places.
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I object to this facility for drinking being given to thedancehall.
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Could all those present in adancehallbe considered to be a gang in that sense?
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Had there been controls on stewarding, paramedics and supervision inside thedancehallat an earlier stage, the closure might have been prevented.
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In a pub ordancehallit is a very different situation.
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She might have added those who run venues, such as pub landlords anddancehallowners, who are also extremely important.
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What alternative has youth but to resort to the coffee bar, thedancehalland the street corner?
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A localdancehallwill not cause large numbers of people to move across country or across the town.
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Many of us think that we require a decentdancehallfor the young people and teenagers.
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