| 释义 |
deejaying, n.
Brit. |ˌdiːˈdʒeɪɪŋ|, |ˈdiːˌdʒeɪɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈdiˈˌdʒeɪɪŋ|
Forms: 19– dee-jaying, 19– deejaying
[‹ dee-jay n. + -ing suffix1. Compare later deejay v.]
The action, practice, or profession of performing as a disc jockey, esp. in a nightclub. Cf. DJ-ing n.
1979Washington Post (Nexis) 8 Sept. c1 A friend with a campus rhythm-and-blues radio show introduced him to deejaying. 1986J. Bones in D. Sutcliffe & A. Wong Lang. Black Experience i. iv. 66 Reggae music, and especially the deejaying aspect of the music, has established itself..as the principal transmitter of the Jamaican language. 1992Vibe Fall (Preview Issue) 140/1 More than scratching, more than mere mixing, good deejaying requires an entertainer's disposition and the high-precision mitts of a specialist. 1998Chicago Tribune 15 Mar. vii. 4/5 For a time in the early '90s, the Hacienda in Manchester, England, was the most famous dance club in the world, in no small part because of the visionary deejaying of Paul Oakenfold. |
