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 like to riff and do stuff.
  我喜欢即兴表演。
• During the second hundred-page riff, I thought, This is dull, but maybe it's a reinforcing literary device.
  到第二个100页，我心想，这很无趣，但它可能是个用于强化的文学手段。
• 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。
• My favorite riff in the song is at the beginning of the chorus.
  我最爱这首歌开头合唱的那一小段。
• Now try playing a riff, single note, or melody that reflects the events in your mind.
  现在试着弹一个即兴小段，单独的音符或在你的反映你思想中的事件的旋律。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• I thought that just having the bass guitar slightly distorted playing segments of the riff would be a good place to start, playing to the rhythm of the marching only.
  我认为，仅仅有轻微的扭曲贝司吉他演奏的即兴部分将是一个很好的起点，玩到只行进节奏。
• That's why that riff sucks.
  这就是那一段不好的原因。