conga

英 [ˈkɒŋɡə]

美 [ˈkɑːŋɡə]

n.  康茄舞; 康茄舞乐曲; 康茄鼓(狭长形，用手击打)

复数：congas　现在分词：congaing　过去式：congaed　第三人称单数：congas　过去分词：congaed　

BNC.44763 / COCA.26514

牛津词典

noun

• 康茄舞；康茄舞乐曲
  a fast dance in which the dancers follow a leader in a long winding line, with each person holding on to the person in front; a piece of music for this dance
• 康茄鼓（狭长形，用手击打）
  a tall narrow drum that you play with your hands

柯林斯词典

• 康茄舞
  If a group of people dance aconga, they dance in a long winding line, with each person holding on to the back of the person in front.

英英释义

noun

• a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file
• music composed for dancing the conga

verb

• dance the conga

双语例句

• It's called la conga which is one of the most popular dances in South america.
  这叫做康茄舞，这种舞是在南美洲最流行的一种。
• The Yangko was danced without any specific partner, either in a circle or in a kind of conga line which primary-school boys and girls often formed on the street as they came home from school.
  扭秧歌无需特定的舞伴，只要绕着圈，或是组成类似康茄舞的队形就可以扭起来。小学生们放学后，也常常一路扭着秧歌回家。
• The dancers form a long conga line, wearing masks and hats, zigzagging throughout the room.
  大家会戴上面具和礼帽，排成一条长龙，在屋子里绕来绕去。
• But if you imagined an annual state of the world report, the audience would be dancing the conga in the aisles.
  但如果你编撰一份年度世界形势报告，读者们会兴奋地手舞足蹈起来。
• A line of people in single file performing the conga dance.
  排成一列跳康茄舞的一群人。
• Their colourful fans celebrated by forming a giant conga behind one of the goals.
  五彩缤纷的球迷在一个进球之后组成了巨大的舞蹈阵型。