To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.
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n. 拳击;装箱;做箱（或盒）的材料;箱形的罩（或框）;
v. 将…装入盒中(box的ing形式);
💡 box拳击+ing行业 →拳术
"He was once the great white hope of British boxing."
他一度曾是英国拳击的希望所在。
近义：pugilism, pugilistic
ballet
[bæ'le]
n. 芭蕾舞;芭蕾舞剧;芭蕾舞团;芭蕾舞音乐;
💡 ball抛，舞，球+et名词后缀→舞蹈→芭蕾舞
"Report has it that the ballet will visit England before long."
据说这个芭蕾舞团不久将访问英国.
近义：dancing
vt. 把…除外;不计;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口语]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反对，表示异议（与 to 或 against连用）;
💡 ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西.
近义：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反义：realize, accommodate, consider
n. 编舞艺术;舞蹈编排;
💡 choreo=chorus歌舞+graphy写 → 舞蹈设计
"His style of choreography is flamboyant."
他的舞蹈设计风格是复杂夸张的.