| [/ˈrɪðəm; ˋrɪðəm/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U] pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music or by stressed and unstressed syllables in words （音乐或词语的）节奏.
(b) [C] instance of this 节奏:
play the same tune in/with a different rhythm 用不同节奏演奏同一个曲子 *
Latin-American rhythms 拉丁美洲的音乐节奏.
(C) [U, C] movement with a regular succession of strong and weak elements 节律:
the rhythm of her heart/pulse beating 她的心跳[脉搏]的节律. 用法:
2 [U] (infml) ability to move, dance, etc in time with a fixed beat 节奏感:
a natural sense of rhythm 天生的节奏感. 用法:
3 [U, C] (fig 比喻) constantly recurring sequence of events or processes （事件或过程）有规律的反复出现:
the rhythm of the tides, seasons 潮汐的涨落、 四季的循环 *
biological rhythms, eg of the human body 生物节律（如人体的）. |