a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite
(尤指作为葬礼一部分的)对死者的哀悼。
a mournful song, piece of music, or sound
哀乐,挽歌
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singers chanted dirges 歌手们吟唱着挽歌
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figurative 〈喻〉the wind howled dirges around the chimney .风在烟囱周边发出哀号声。
〈非正式〉 缓慢(悲伤或沉闷)的歌曲(或乐曲)
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after his ten-minute dirge, the audience booed .他戚戚婉婉地唱了十分钟,听众就开始发出嘘声了。
"Middle English (denoting the Office for the Dead): from Latin