ballad /ˈbæləd/ star1 TEM8 (ballads)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A ballad is a long song or poem which tells a story in simple language. 叙事歌; 民间叙事诗

  例：

  ...an eighteenth century ballad about some lost children called the Babes in the Wood.

  …一首关于迷路儿童的名为《丛林中的宝贝》的18世纪民间叙事诗。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A ballad is a slow, romantic, popular song. 流行情歌

  例：

  "You Don't Know Paris" is one of the most beautiful ballads that he ever wrote.

  《你不了解巴黎》是他写过的最优美的流行情歌之一。