study/dance ballet
指芭蕾舞这门艺术时作不可数名词，前面不加冠词。
She has studied ballet since she was six.
她从六岁起就学习芭蕾舞。
芭蕾舞剧；芭蕾舞表演；芭蕾舞曲；芭蕾音乐；芭蕾舞团；复杂的协同运作；精心协调的配合；轻快合唱曲（带“fa-la-la”副歌）
the classical art form of ballet
一种古典舞蹈形式
A classical form of dance.
由专业舞者配合音乐演绎故事的舞台剧
a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
这种舞蹈的戏剧表演,通常伴有音乐,有时以故事形式呈现
A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
芭蕾舞剧音乐
music written for a ballet
表演这种舞蹈的团体
The company of persons who perform this dance.
一种轻快的合唱歌曲,常见于伊丽莎白时代和意大利文艺复兴时期的作曲家
A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.
涉及个人之间协调的复杂操作系列
Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.
She has been practicing ballet since she was six.
她从六岁起就一直在练习芭蕾舞。
用法提示：ballet 此处作不可数名词，指芭蕾舞这种舞蹈艺术或活动。
We went to see a ballet at the city theatre last night.
我们昨晚去市剧院看了一场芭蕾舞剧。
用法提示：ballet 此处作可数名词，指一场芭蕾舞表演或舞剧。
Ballet combines graceful movements with expressive music.
芭蕾舞将优雅的动作与富有表现力的音乐融为一体。
用法提示：ballet 此处作不可数名词，表示芭蕾舞这种艺术形式。
指芭蕾舞这门艺术时作不可数名词，前面不加冠词。
She has studied ballet since she was six.
她从六岁起就学习芭蕾舞。
指一部具体的芭蕾舞剧作品时作可数名词，可用 a 或复数 ballets。
Swan Lake is a ballet by Tchaikovsky.
《天鹅湖》是柴可夫斯基创作的一部芭蕾舞剧。
the ballet 也可以指芭蕾舞团这个团体。
The ballet will perform in Shanghai next month.
该芭蕾舞团下个月将在上海演出。
grammar · medium
易错句子She has studied a ballet since she was six.
正确表达She has studied ballet since she was six.
表示“芭蕾舞”这门艺术时，ballet 是不可数名词，前面不加 a；加了 a 就变成“一部具体的芭蕾舞剧”，与“从六岁起学习这门艺术”的意思不符。
grammar · medium
易错句子The children jumped ballet on the stage.
正确表达The children danced ballet on the stage.
汉语“跳芭蕾”的“跳”直译成 jump，但英语里表示表演芭蕾舞用动词 dance；jump 只指身体向上跳的动作，不能与 ballet 搭配表示跳舞。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company performed two ballet at the theater last week.
正确表达The company performed two ballets at the theater last week.
当 ballet 指“一部芭蕾舞剧／一场芭蕾演出”时是可数名词，两部作品要用复数 ballets；不加 -s 是误把不可数的“艺术形式”用法套到了可数的具体作品上。
芭蕾舞演员
She trained for years to become a professional ballet dancer.
她训练多年，成为一名职业芭蕾舞演员。
芭蕾舞团
The ballet company will tour Europe next spring.
这个芭蕾舞团明年春天将在欧洲巡演。
芭蕾舞鞋
She tied the ribbons on her ballet shoes before class.
上课前她系好了芭蕾舞鞋上的缎带。
芭蕾舞课
I take a ballet class every Saturday morning.
我每周六上午都上芭蕾舞课。
古典芭蕾
Swan Lake is one of the most famous works of classical ballet.
《天鹅湖》是古典芭蕾最著名的作品之一。
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芭蕾音乐；芭蕾舞曲
Tchaikovsky wrote some of the best-loved ballet music.
柴可夫斯基创作了一些最受喜爱的芭蕾音乐。