a dirge for sb/sth
表示哀悼对象，常用介词 for。
The choir sang a dirge for the fallen soldiers.
合唱团为阵亡士兵唱了一首挽歌。
挽歌；哀歌；挽诗
dirges — plural of dirge
为纪念死者而创作或演奏的哀伤诗歌或乐曲。；为纪念死者而创作或演唱的哀歌或赞美诗；哀乐
A mournful song, poem, or piece of music composed or performed in memory of a dead person.
为纪念死者而创作或演奏的哀伤诗歌或乐曲。
A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.
为纪念死者而创作或演唱的哀歌或赞美诗
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
The mourners sang a slow, sorrowful dirge as they carried the coffin.
哀悼者抬着棺材，唱着一首缓慢而悲伤的挽歌。
用法提示：dirge 作名词，指在葬礼上唱的表达哀悼的歌曲。
The wind howled through the ruins like a mournful dirge.
风在废墟中呼啸，如同哀伤的挽歌。
用法提示：dirge 比喻为类似哀乐的声音。
The choir performed ancient dirges at the memorial service.
唱诗班在追悼会上演唱了古老的挽歌。
用法提示：dirges 是复数形式，指多首挽歌。
表示哀悼对象，常用介词 for。
The choir sang a dirge for the fallen soldiers.
合唱团为阵亡士兵唱了一首挽歌。
动词常搭配 sing 或 play。
They played a slow dirge at the funeral.
他们在葬礼上演奏了一首缓慢的哀乐。
比喻用法，表示凄惨的声音或景象。
The wind howled a dirge of despair through the ruins.
风在废墟中呼啸，奏出绝望的哀歌。
grammar · medium
易错句子They dirged the deceased at the funeral.
正确表达They sang a dirge for the deceased at the funeral.
dirge 是名词，不能用作动词。正确用法是 'sing a dirge' 或 'play a dirge'。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was much dirge at the funeral.
正确表达There were many dirges at the funeral.
dirge 是可数名词，不能用 'much' 修饰，应使用 'many' 或 'a' 等。
grammar · medium
易错句子He wrote a dirge to his mother.
正确表达He wrote a dirge for his mother.
表达为某人创作挽歌时，介词用 'for' 而不是 'to'。
dirge 指歌曲或哀乐，elegy 指诗歌，通常更文学化。
dirge 泛指挽歌，requiem 特指宗教仪式中的安魂曲。
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