资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dance \Dance\, v. t.
   To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and
   down; to dandle.

         To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind. --Shak.

         Thy grandsire loved thee well; Many a time he danced
         thee on his knee.                        --Shak.

   {To dance attendance}, to come and go obsequiously; to be or
      remain in waiting, at the beck and call of another, with a
      view to please or gain favor.

            A man of his place, and so near our favor, To dance
            attendance on their lordships' pleasure. --Shak.