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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

chant [tʃɒːnt]
  1. 1. noun [c] (from crowd) 反复喊叫
  2. 2. noun [宗] 赞美诗
  3. 3. vt. [+word] [ name] [ slogan] 反复喊
  4. 4. vt. [宗]
  5. 5. vi. [supporters] [ demonstrators+] 反复喊
  6. 6. vi. [宗] 唱歌
    the demonstrators chanted their disapproval
    示威者反复抗议

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

chant [ʧɑːnt]
  1. 1. verb 吟诵歌颂
    In the chapel you can listen to the nuns chanting their prayers.
    礼拜堂里,你会听到修女们吟颂着祷文
    The rabbi chanted a prayer.
    法师吟唱祷文
  2. 2. verb 反复
    The fans chanted his name as he took the kick.
    当他发球时候,球迷们反复呼喊他的名字
    The crowd sung chants as they waited for the game to start.
    等待比赛开始的时候,观众们有节奏地唱着。
    The students chanted the same slogan over and over again.
    学生们一遍一遍地高呼同样口号
  3. 3. n.[c] 颂歌,圣歌
  4. 4. n.[c] 口号

Collins English-English Dictionary

chant [tʃɒːnt]
  1. 1. n a simple song or melody
  2. 2. n a short simple melody in which several words or syllables are assigned to one note, as in the recitation of psalms
  3. 3. n a psalm or canticle performed by using such a melody
  4. 4. n a rhythmic or repetitious slogan, usually spoken or sung, as by sports supporters, etc
  5. 5. n monotonous or singsong intonation in speech
  6. 6. vb to sing or recite (a psalm, prayer, etc) as a chant
  7. 7. vb to intone (a slogan) rhythmically or repetitiously
  8. 8. vb to speak or say monotonously as if intoning a chant
  9. 9. vb [Etymology] C14: from Old French chanter to sing, from Latin cantare, frequentative of canere to sing

Examples

吟唱毛泽东诗词
chant Mao Zedong's poems
咏诗
chant poems
念咒
chant incantations
平常我一听到这个偈子,内心就很感动。
I feel very much moved whenever I hear this chant.
空闲时与朋友一起吟诗作对乃是人生一大快事。
It's a real delight of life to chant poetry and write couplets with my friends during my spare time.
老夫子很喜欢在学生面前抑扬顿挫地念诗。
The pedant likes to chant poems before his students in rhythmic measured tones.

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