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

• I shut my eyes and laid into the opening riff of our original song,'Beijing Blues.
  我闭上眼睛，沉浸在我们原创歌曲“北京布鲁斯”（BeijingBlues）的前奏旋律之中。
• 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？
• For anyone too young to remember, those were the only lyrics to a classic surf-rock song; the rest was all instrumental, with a great guitar riff.
  大家都太年轻了，以至没有什么可以回忆的，唯一抒情诗就是一首经典的冲浪摇滚，还有就是一把好的吉他。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Who let all this riff raff into the room?
  谁让这些乱七八糟的东西进来的？
• 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。
• Riff, everything is important.
  瑞夫，每件事都是很重要的。
• Coloratura riff first appeared in Gregorian chant and was developed to its peak by Castratos in the 17th and 18th century. Since then, Coloratura becomes an indispensable important component in bel canto.
  花腔唱法最早出现在格利高里圣咏中，在十七十八世纪时，由阉人歌手将其发展至鼎盛，从而使得花腔唱法成为美声唱法中一个不可或缺的重要组成部分。