rhythm
n
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(a) [U] pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music or by stressed and unstressed syllables in words (音乐或词语的)节奏.
(b) [C] instance of this 节奏
play the same tune in/with a different rhythm 用不同节奏演奏同一个曲子
Latin-American rhythms 拉丁美洲的音乐节奏.
(c) [U, C] movement with a regular succession of strong and weak elements 节律
the rhythm of her heart/pulse beating 她的心跳[脉搏]的节律.
2 [U] (infml 口) ability to move, dance, etc in time with a fixed beat 节奏感
a natural sense of rhythm 天生的节奏感.
3 [U, C] (fig 比喻) constantly recurring sequence of events or processes (事件或过程)有规律的反复出现
the rhythm of the tides, seasons 潮汐的涨落、 四季的循环
biological rhythms, eg of the human body 生物节律(如人体的).
Don't tie it to that old branch. I think it'll break. Tie it to the one on the right.
别把它绑在那根老树枝上。我想它会断的。把它绑在右边的树枝上。
He says that all this happened after I started work.
他说,这一切都是在我开始工作后才发生的。
I think it is important to understand the relations between parents and their children. They spend time, energy and money in bringing up children and providing them with what they need. Then, as with young birds, the time comes for the young to leave. As