单词 | dub |
释义 | dub From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Media, Recording Languagesdubdub1 /dʌb/ verb (dubbed, dubbing) [transitive]1 NAME OF A PERSONto give something or someone a name that describes them in some way → label, namebe dubbed something The body, thousands of years old, was found in the Alps and dubbed ‘The Iceman’.2 SLLAMto change the original spoken language of a film or television programme into another languagebe dubbed into something a British film dubbed into FrenchGrammar Dub is usually passive in meanings 1 and 2.3 especially British EnglishTCR to make a record out of two or more different pieces of music or sound mixed together 4 American English to copy a recording from a tape or CD onto another tape5 PGOif a king or queen dubs someone, they give the title of knight to that person in a special ceremony→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdub• Diana, who dubbed Camilla the Rottweiler, no longer cares.• Johnson was dubbed "Magic" while playing high school basketball.• The program to distribute Thanksgiving turkeys was dubbed "Operation Gobble."• Vic hadn't decided whether to dub or not.• Griner uses it for dubbing recorded music and transferring certain selections to cassette tapes., Literature Musicdubdub2 noun [uncountable]APMALa style of poetry or music from the West Indies with a strong regular beatExamples from the Corpusdub• To make an audio dub, the sound is transferred from the source recording by means of a cable connection.• Audio dub replaces the original sound with new material.• Here, however, I've got no complaint, thanks to the mad Steely and Clevie dub on the B-side.• The music of the Rastas was dub reggae, with a heavy slow beat less suitable for dancing.Origin dub 1. Old English dubbian2. double |
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