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choreograph sth
本义指设计舞蹈动作；在正式语境中也可比喻为“精心策划”某项活动。
She choreographed a wonderful new ballet.
她编排了一部精彩的新芭蕾舞剧。
设计舞步；编排舞蹈
choreographing — present participle of choreograph
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
设计舞步；编排舞蹈
to design and arrange the dance steps for a performance, often to music
She choreographed a wonderful new ballet.
她编排了一部精彩的新芭蕾舞剧。
为戏剧作品(如芭蕾舞)设计和记录舞蹈编排。
To design and record the choreography for a dramatic work such as a ballet.
指导项目的发展；统筹安排。
To direct the development of a project; to orchestrate.
担任编舞者；从事编舞工作。
To work as a choreographer.
choreograph
Base
原形
choreographs
3rd person
第三人称单数
choreographing
-ing
现在分词
choreographed
Past
过去式
choreographed
Past participle
过去分词
She choreographs the school play every year.
她每年都为学校的戏剧设计舞蹈动作。
He choreographed a beautiful dance for the wedding.
他为婚礼编排了一段优美的舞蹈。
They are choreographing the opening ceremony now.
他们现在正在为开幕式设计舞蹈动作。
既可指设计舞蹈动作，也可指策划安排活动细节。
Our dance teacher will choreograph the routine for the school performance.
我们的舞蹈老师将为学校演出设计这套舞蹈动作。
It took them a month to choreograph the musical's biggest dance number.
他们花了一个月来编排这部音乐剧最盛大的舞蹈片段。
She choreographs a new piece every spring for her dance troupe.
她每年春天都为她的舞团编排一个新的舞蹈作品。
本义指设计舞蹈动作；在正式语境中也可比喻为“精心策划”某项活动。
She choreographed a wonderful new ballet.
她编排了一部精彩的新芭蕾舞剧。
用 to 引出配合的乐曲。
They choreographed the dance to traditional music.
他们根据传统音乐编排了这支舞。
用 for 说明表演场合或受益对象。
She choreographed a solo for the lead dancer.
她为领舞者编排了一段独舞。
Not this
She choreograph a beautiful dance for the show.
Use this
She choreographs a beautiful dance for the show.
当主语是第三人称单数（she/he/it）时，一般现在时动词必须加 -s；中文动词没有词形变化，所以容易漏掉这个 -s。
Not this
Did she choreographed the dance last year?
Use this
Did she choreograph the dance last year?
在 did 开头的疑问句中，实义动词要用原形，不能用过去式；因为 did 已经标明了过去时间。
Not this
We choreographing the school musical this week.
Use this
We are choreographing the school musical this week.
现在进行时要用“be + 动词-ing”结构；中文没有助动词 be，学习者常会漏掉 am/is/are。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
编排一支舞蹈
She was asked to choreograph a dance for the school play.
她被邀请为学校演出编排一支舞蹈。
为芭蕾舞编排动作
He spent months choreographing the ballet for the company.
他花了数月时间给舞团编排这部芭蕾舞。
编排一套动作
The coach helped choreograph a new routine for the gymnasts.
教练帮助体操运动员编排了一套新动作。
为音乐剧编舞
They hired her to choreograph the musical's dance numbers.
他们聘请她为这部音乐剧的舞蹈段落编舞。
精心设计一个场景
The director carefully choreographed the fight scene.
导演精心设计了那场打斗戏。
Use choreographing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：choreo（舞蹈）+ graph（写/画）→ 把舞步写成谱，即“设计舞蹈动作”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：dance production、event planning、business strategy 该词在字面义（设计舞蹈动作）和比喻义（精心策划）中都较常见，多用于舞蹈、演出以及商业或政治活动的描述；口语中较少用，通常出现在较正式或专业的书面语中。
在英式英语中，choreograph 结尾读作 /ɡrɑːf/，与 photograph、autograph、paragraph、telegraph、graph 押韵。注意 geography /dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/ 和 graphic /ˈɡræfɪk/ 虽然拼写相似，但发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.