syncopate
verb [ I or T ] music specialized uk/ˈsɪŋ.kə.peɪt/ us/ˈsɪŋ.kə.peɪt/
（音乐）切分
to have a rhythm in which strong notes are not on the beat, or to create music that has this rhythm
The music suddenly syncopates, like ragtime. 音乐突然像拉格泰姆爵士乐一样切分。
The melodies were syncopated off the bass lines. 旋律是从低音线上切分出来的。
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- Her low drawl is syncopated with little clatters of laughter an octave higher.
- I started trying to syncopate the line by transposing solos from people like Coltrane and Miles.
- He syncopated the rhythms but didn't change his harmonic language much.