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cortege
送葬队伍；仪仗队；随行队伍
A ceremonial procession, especially for a wedding or funeral, or one accompanying a monarch.
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A ceremonial procession, especially for a wedding or funeral or following a monarch.
仪式队伍,尤指婚礼、葬礼或君主随从的队伍。
仪式队伍,尤指婚礼、葬礼或君主随从的队伍。；行列；一队扈从；一队随从
In use
The black cortege slowly made its way through the silent streets.
A long cortege of limousines followed the hearse to the cemetery.
The president's cortege included dozens of security vehicles and aides.
a cortege of sth
常用搭配，表示由某物组成的行列。
A cortege of black cars slowly made its way to the cemetery.
一列黑色汽车组成的送葬队伍缓缓驶向墓地。
in a/the cortege
表示在行列之中。
The widow walked in the cortege behind the hearse.
遗孀走在送葬队伍中，跟在灵车后面。
lead the cortege
表示引导或带领行列。
The chief mourner led the cortege through the village.
主要送葬者带领队伍穿过村庄。
Common mistakes
He corteged behind the hearse.He walked in the cortege behind the hearse.
错误：将名词cortege误用作动词。正确用法：cortege是名词，应与介词短语或动词搭配使用。
There were many cortege at the funeral.There were many corteges at the funeral.
错误：cortege是可数名词，复数形式应加-s。学习者可能受中文量词影响，误以为cortege是集合名词不可数。
Connections
Confusing words
- procession
- 队伍 · ‘cortege’ 特指送葬队伍或随从队伍，而 ‘procession’ 泛指任何形式的队伍。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常指送葬队伍或随从队伍，通常用单数形式。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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