London (CNN)
Britishsinger Adele released her first new single in three years on Friday--apowerful, slow-paced torch song that sent fans into raptures in social media.
"Hello,"her first release since the Oscar winning James Bond theme "Skyfall,"is vintage Adele--a huge, emotional ballad directed at a lost lover.
Thesingle, along with a moody, sepia-toned video, soon had the London-bornsinger's name trending worldwide on twitter--with fans gushing about the newtrack.
Britishbroadcaster Fearne Cotton tweeted that the singer was looking "insanelybeautiful in her video and proving again she has the voice of thecentury."
Twitteruser Anuj Sharma wrote: "Heard the song 10 times already...Gives me chillsevery time."
single n. 单曲 a. 单独的,单身的
slow-paced a. 节奏缓慢地,慢速行进的
torch song n. 伤感的情歌
rapture n. 兴高采烈 v. 使...狂喜
theme n. 主题,主题曲
vintage a. 最佳的,古典的
ballad n. n. 歌谣,民谣;叙事歌谣;流行抒情歌曲
direct v. 指向方向
moody a. 喜怒无常的;易怒的;郁郁寡欢的
sepia-toned a. 墨色色调的
trending a. 趋势,热门
gush v. 喷涌,滔滔不绝的说话
track n. 轨道,小路,一首歌或乐曲
chill n. 寒颤