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go for a promenade
名词用法：指悠闲的散步。
We went for a promenade along the river after dinner.
晚饭后我们沿着河边散步。
（学年末的）正式舞会
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（学年末的）正式舞会
a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
We went for a promenade along the river after dinner.
晚饭后我们沿着河边散步。
为愉悦、展示或锻炼而进行的散步；漫步
A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.
学年末为班级举办的正式舞会
a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
供人悠闲散步或锻炼的场所,尤指海滨的步行道。
A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.
供行人步行的公共区域
a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
The entire senior class is going to the promenade after graduation.
毕业典礼后，整个高年级班都会去参加毕业舞会。
Many couples attend promenades as a chance to dress up and dance.
许多情侣会参加正式舞会，以此作为盛装打扮和跳舞的机会。
I was nervous about asking her to the promenade, but she said yes.
我很紧张地请她去参加舞会，但她答应了。
名词用法：指悠闲的散步。
We went for a promenade along the river after dinner.
晚饭后我们沿着河边散步。
名词用法：特指学年末的正式舞会。
The senior class held a promenade in the school gym.
高年级班在学校体育馆举办了一场正式舞会。
不及物动词用法：意为漫步，常接表示地点的介词短语。
They promenaded along the beach at sunset.
日落时分他们在海滩上漫步。
及物动词用法：后接地点名词，表示在某处散步。
Every evening he promenades the streets of the old town.
每天晚上他都在老城区的街道上散步。
Not this
We danced at the promenade all night.
Use this
We danced at the prom all night.
在美式英语中，学校学年末的正式舞会通常叫 prom；promenade 虽有“舞会”义项，但较正式或古旧，日常对话中用 prom 才自然。
Not this
I go to promenade every morning.
Use this
I go for a promenade every morning.
表示“散步”时，promenade 是可数名词，常用搭配是 go for a promenade / take a promenade；go to promenade 会被理解成 go 后接动词不定式，意思变成“去（某个地方）为了散步”，句子不完整且别扭。这是受汉语“去散步”直译的影响。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
举办学年末舞会
The senior class held a promenade in the school gym.
高年级班在学校体育馆举办了学年末舞会。
参加学年末舞会
All the students attended a promenade at the end of the school year.
所有学生在学年末都参加了一场舞会。
高年级学年末舞会
She bought a new dress for the senior promenade.
她为高年级学年末舞会买了一条新裙子。
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联想记忆：prom（毕业舞会）+ nade（像 parade 游行）→ 学年末的正式舞会。
语域：formal 常见场景：school formal dance、end-of-year ball 该义项指学年末的正式舞会，用词本身也比较正式，常见于正式场合或书面介绍；日常对话中使用会显得比较郑重。
These words share the final stressed syllable /-eɪd/ with promenade: parade, cascade, masquerade, serenade, lemonade. Be careful: comrade looks similar but is pronounced /ˈkɑːmræd/, not /-eɪd/. Also note that in British English promenade may be pronounced /ˌprɒməˈnɑːd/, in which case it does not rhyme with these '-ade' words.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.