ballad

1. N-COUNT A ballad is a long song or poem which tells a story in simple language. 敘事歌; 民間敘事詩(shī)

...an eighteenth century ballad about some lost children called the Babes in the Wood. …一首關(guān)于迷路兒童的名為《叢林中的寶貝》的18世紀(jì)民間敘事詩(shī)。

2. N-COUNT A ballad is a slow, romantic, popular song. 流行情歌

"You Don't Know Paris" is one of the most beautiful ballads that he ever wrote. 《你不了解巴黎》是他寫過(guò)的最優(yōu)美的流行情歌之一。