GRE词汇复习资料：dirge

　　dirge: 挽歌;a slow, mournful piece of music

　　1) a. a funeral hymn or lament b. a slow, mournful musical composition

　　2) a mournful or elegiac poem or other literary work

　　3) a slow, mournful piece of music, especially one intended for a funeral or similar occasion

　　4) a hymn for a funeral; a song or poem expressing lament

　　5) a funeral hymn or mournful speech

　　dirge : grief

　　dirge : mourning

　　dirge : solemn

　　1. The mourners sang a traditional Irish dirge

　　2. The orchestra played the piece so slowly that it sounded like a dirge.

　　Synonyms: lament, requiem

　　dirge : music：elegy : poetry 悲歌:音乐：挽诗:诗

　　dirge : grief：paean : praise：madrigal : love悲歌:悲伤：赞美歌:赞美：情歌:情

　　dirge : solemn：polemic : contentious 悲歌:庄严的：辩论:有异议的