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waltz + adv./prep.
不及物动词用法，常接表示地点或方向的状语，表示跳华尔兹舞或轻快地移动。
They waltzed around the room.
他们跳着华尔兹舞在房间里转圈。
稳操胜券；轻易的胜利
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稳操胜券；轻易的胜利
an assured victory (especially in an election)
They waltzed around the room.
他们跳着华尔兹舞在房间里转圈。
一种3/4拍的交际舞。
A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
有把握的胜利(尤其在选举中)
an assured victory (especially in an election)
为这种舞蹈(或三拍子)谱写的乐曲。
A piece of music for this dance (or in triple time).
为华尔兹舞曲而作的三拍子音乐
music composed in triple time for waltzing
Passing the final exam was a waltz for the students who had reviewed everything.
对于复习了所有内容的学生来说，通过期末考试简直是小菜一碟。
The champion made the race look like a waltz, finishing nearly ten seconds ahead.
冠军让这场比赛看起来易如反掌，领先将近十秒冲过终点。
Winning that contract was no waltz — it took months of tough negotiation.
赢得那份合同绝非易事，花了好几个月艰苦的谈判。
不及物动词用法，常接表示地点或方向的状语，表示跳华尔兹舞或轻快地移动。
They waltzed around the room.
他们跳着华尔兹舞在房间里转圈。
及物动词用法，宾语后接方位状语；也可表示“硬拖”某人去某处。
He waltzed her across the dance floor.
他带着她跳华尔兹舞，穿过舞池。
名词用法，非正式，指轻易取得的胜利，尤用于选举。
The election was a waltz for the incumbent.
这场选举对现任者来说是一场稳操胜券的胜利。
Not this
She danced waltz at the party.
Use this
She danced a waltz at the party.
waltz 作名词表示“一支华尔兹舞曲/一段华尔兹”时是可数名词，单数可数名词前需要冠词（a/the），不能直接裸用。加 a 后符合英语名词短语的规则。
Not this
He waltzed in the meeting and greeted everyone.
Use this
He waltzed into the meeting and greeted everyone.
表示“轻快地走进”时，waltz 是移动动词，后面应接表示方向的 into，而不是表示所处位置的 in。in 会变成“在会议进行中跳华尔兹”，改变原意。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
轻而易举地完成
She waltzed through the exam.
她轻而易举地通过了考试。
轻易赢得；顺手拿走
He waltzed off with the first prize.
他轻而易举地拿走了头奖。
从容自若地走进
The boss just waltzed in twenty minutes late.
老板迟到了二十分钟，从容自若地走进来。
跳一支华尔兹舞
She danced a waltz with the general.
她和将军跳了一支华尔兹舞。
华尔兹节拍（三拍子）
The orchestra played the tune in waltz time.
管弦乐队以华尔兹节拍演奏了这首曲子。
华尔兹音乐，圆舞曲
The hall was filled with the sound of waltz music.
大厅里回响着华尔兹音乐。
轻而易举地完成
She waltzed through the exam without studying.
她没复习就轻而易举地通过了考试。
轻易赢得；顺手拿走
The team waltzed off with the championship.
那支队伍轻松赢得了冠军。
大摇大摆地走进；轻松到来
He waltzed in an hour late as if nothing had happened.
他迟到了一个小时才大摇大摆地走进来，好像什么都没发生过。
你会和我一起流浪，玛蒂尔达。
This line from the Australian folk song 'Waltzing Matilda' uses 'waltzing' to mean wandering with a swag.
这句来自澳大利亚民谣《流浪的玛蒂尔达》的歌词中，'waltzing' 意为背着行囊流浪。
我正和我的爱人伴着《田纳西华尔兹》跳舞。
This lyric from 'The Tennessee Waltz' tells a story of losing a loved one to a friend while dancing.
《田纳西华尔兹》的这句歌词讲述了跳舞时爱人被朋友抢走的故事。
Use waltz naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
waltz 音近“沃尔茨”：想象圆舞曲中，舞者轻快地旋转滑步。
语域：informal 常见场景：election reporting、political commentary、casual conversation 在“稳操胜券的胜利”这个义项下，waltz 通常是非正式用法，多用于选举报道或人们谈论竞选胜负的场合；正式写作中较少用它表示这个意思，可改用 easy victory 等更中性的说法。
这些词与 waltz 押韵，结尾都是 /ɔlts/（如 faults、vaults、halts、salts、assaults），但拼写不同：waltz 用 -ltz，而这类词多用 -lts。注意 walls /wɔlz/ 和 walks /wɔks/ 虽然形似 waltz，但发音并不相同。
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