waltz
Word family nounwaltzerwaltzingwaltz
waltz1 /wɔːls $ wɒːlts/ noun [countableC] waltz• The show will feature dance music by Bach, waltzes by Strauss and Tchaikovsky, and a play-along piece.• After the polonaise, the first waltz brightened the room with its jaunty rhythm.• They had waltzed the last waltz together, now the evening was over.• They love big gatherings and dances, where whole families will take part in waltzes and two-steps.• Joseph sat on the front porch playing the popular waltzes and reels of the day.• They like everything from Strauss waltzes to a taste of the avant-garde.• The Strauss waltz started up in the bedroom.• Viennese waltzes waltz2 verb 1 [intransitiveI]APD to dance a waltz 跳华尔兹舞 They waltzed elegantly around the dance floor. 他们在舞池里优雅地跳着华尔兹舞。
2 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] informalWALK to walk somewhere calmly and confidently – used to show disapproval 大摇大摆地走〔含贬义〕waltz in/into/up to Jeff just waltzed up to the bar and helped himself to a drink. 杰夫大摇大摆地走到吧台,给自己弄了一杯喝的。
She can’t waltz in here and start making changes. 她不能大摇大摆地跑到这里来动手改这改那的。
3 waltz off with something phrasal verbphr v informal TAKE something FROM SOMEWHEREto take something without permission or without realizing that you have done this 擅自拿走;误拿走 Joe must have waltzed off with my jacket. 肯定是乔拿走了我的外套。
Origin waltz1 (1700-1800) German walzer, from walzen “to roll, dance”