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Related topics: Christianity, Musiccar·ol1 /ˈkærəl/ (also Christmas carol) noun [countable] RRCAPMa traditional Christmas song （圣诞）颂歌Examples from the Corpuscarol• Two beggar children, arms and legs as thin as sticks, stood beside a brazier singing a carol.• It was all hymns and carols.• As the candles burned down, we sang Christmas carols, and then Papa passed out the presents.• A choir of families, wrapped in woolly hats, overcoats and scarves, were singing carols by a crib.• The presents are unwrapped, the holiday turkey is hash, and the carols have all been sung.• The Carol Album is a carol record with a difference.Related topics: Musiccarol2 verb (carolled, carolling British English, caroled, caroling American English) [intransitive, transitive] literary APMto sing or say something in a happy way 〔欢乐地〕唱（歌），说（话） ‘Goodbye, ’ carolled Boris happily. “再见。”鲍里斯愉快地说道。→ See Verb tableOrigin carol1 (1500-1600) carol “circular dance with singing” ((13-17 centuries)), from Old French carole, probably from Late Latin choraula “song for a group of singers”, from Greek, from choros ( → CHORUS1) + aulein 'to play a → REED2 instrument'car·ol1 nouncarol2 verbChineseSyllable traditional Corpus Christmas song a |