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单词 unison
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unison1

noun ˈjuːnɪs(ə)n
mass noun
  • 1Simultaneous performance or utterance of action or speech.

    ‘Yes, sir,’ said the girls in unison
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘You rock, Reid,’ Ben and Josh said almost in unison, patting him on the back simultaneously.
    • When these elements are working in unison, they can provide maximum performance, efficiency and roof life.
    • But seeing them dance and performing in unison, not a step out of place, makes one believe that they can hear the music in their head.
    • There was no agreement to lie in unison, or otherwise.
    • However the rousing spectacle of so many dancers performing heroic choreography in unison should not be missed, even if it does not bear repeated viewing.
    • They punched the air and shouted in unison to the speeches of their leaders.
    • When all five participants take in a deep breath, and particularly when that action is performed in unison, the lifting procedure is much easier.
    • These three management functions must work in unison to ensure consistent direction.
    • The knocking returned in unison with the whip-like sound.
    • His voice echoed in unison with the harsh winds whipping snow in their faces.
    • As a corollary to their sequestration, the sisters have developed a kind of incantatory and interchangeable speech, often speaking in unison.
    • The two supporting lengths of parallel pipe swerve in unison from the back until the top pipe rears up and curves back over the sails that it also apparently is bracing.
    • As is common in all combat sports in Thailand, the crowd roared in unison with every punch the local fighter threw, regardless of whether it landed or not.
    • Rather than heckling and preventing the speakers from talking, they held up the signs in unison to show their agreement or disagreement.
    • Even Clive was asleep by now; snoring in unison with Landon.
    • Soon she heard Dorset's determined footsteps return in unison with another.
    • John smirked knowingly as his compatriots gasped in unison.
    • The wrists didn't move much but his students simultaneously snapped skyward in unison.
    • The silver frame, black Enhancer and black fillet work in unison to balance with the colors in the art and add drama to the completed design.
    • The horse leapt out of the stable doors, kicking them open in unison with the thunder.
    Synonyms
    simultaneously, at (one and) the same time, (all) at once, at the same moment, (all) together, as one, in concert, in chorus
  • 2Music
    Coincidence in pitch of sounds or notes.

    the flutes play in unison with the violas
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The horn section of the RAAF Central Band blow in unison during the first concert of the Tour de Force II Tour.
    • The bold opening of the Concerto on fortissimo wind in unison brings thrilling attack, leading to a very approachable work built on sharply rhythmic, often angular material.
    • Note that the cymbals are played in unison with four other types of instruments.
    • Two voices chorused as the sound of two hands hit in perfect unison.
    • Let us join in chorus, just this once, harmonised or in unison, for I care not, and state our position for all Infinity to know and comprehend.
    1. 2.1count noun A combination of notes, voices, or instruments at the same pitch or (especially when singing) in octaves.
      good unisons are formed by flutes, oboes, and clarinets
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Eventually, slower rhythmic unisons prevail and then a hocketed pattern of single notes emerges.
      • In the words of the composer, writing about the second movement, ‘That this does not result in tonal chaos is solely due to the properties of the infinity series - for they ensure that all notes meet on unisons!’
      • Also, look for any octave doublings or unisons, circling or otherwise marking them between the staves.
      • With the Scherzo we are back to bare unisons and octaves, though now assertive, but the G with which the music starts makes the key unambiguously clear as C major.
      • A remarkable passage in unisons and octaves follows which leads to a fugue bristling with cross-rhythms.
adjective ˈjuːnɪs(ə)n
  • Performed in unison.

    unison congregational singing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These were written for unison congregation and keyboard.
    • The asymmetric rhythms of their unison duet invigorated the music's persistence.
    • Then, presaged by a unison line of sax and trumpet, the rhythm kicks in.
    • In No Closer the company of six performed a multitude of unison sections, which helped to create a celebratory scene.
    • Naharin makes his impact using straight-to-the-heart music and spine-tingling unison phrases from his reckless dancers.
    • Most of the time, when we hear ‘Gregorian chant,’ we hear long stretches of unison singing.
    • The earliest recorded uses of choral singing are for Christian worship, in particular the unison singing of plainchant.
    • The logic - unassailable, really - of using a single typeface family takes us back to unison plainsong.
    • So the Credo leads from a gently flowing opening to boldly dramatic effects, emphatic in the use of timpani and with the Crucifixus bringing a striking unison passage for tenors and basses.
    • At the end, Zhang's king has been crushed under the weight of his own laws, facing a fearsome, unison chorus of thousands of warriors calling for blood.
    • The finale is for full orchestra with unison horns and trumpets rousingly playing Purcell's theme at the end.
    • What marks the Copper family tradition as distinctive is that this collective singing was not simply unison singing.
    • He said that Lutherans sing in harmony because they are too modest to sing solos, while also believing that unison singing would make them too worldly.
    • The dynamics and technique of Uehara and the other players were quite astonishing, particularly the unison bass and piano lines on a couple of the tracks.
    • The word ‘semel’, formerly thought to indicate a return to unison singing after a passage of gymel, is simply an alternative to that term.
    • The C major Trio Op. 87 has a more mysterious air about it, turning in on itself after the confidence of the opening unison theme.
    • The powerful effect of unison movement and the speed with which show steps are performed makes the choreography visually exciting to the audience.
    • As a child, the only music I experienced was unison hymn singing with no formal leader, accompanied by an enthusiastic piano.
    • Occasionally they pair up for dazzling unison lines, giving the lie to any idea that this is just some after hours jam session.
    • Couples fall into a conga line and unison foxtrots.

Derivatives

  • unisonant

  • adjective jʊˈnɪs(ə)nənt
  • unisonous

  • adjective jʊˈnɪs(ə)nəs
    • Its various repertoire covers a wide range of musical works from unisonous songs to polyphonic compositions of the Renaissance.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • At least one type of signal in the set of signals is synchronously averaged to provide an unisonous output.
      • He urged the whole nation to promote a unisonous regional development in the country in the next five years.
      • Elsewhere in Hungary unisonous singing gained momentum around 1540 with the advent of the first Protestant reformers.
      • To this day unisonous singing has survived in Hevsureti, Tusheti and other mountainous areas.

Origin

Late Middle English (in sense 2 of the noun): from Old French, or from late Latin unisonus, from Latin uni- 'one' + sonus 'sound'.

UNISON2

proper nounˈjuːnɪs(ə)n
  • (in the UK) a trade union formed in 1993 and representing employees in the health service and public sector.

 
 

Definition of unison in US English:

unison

nounˈyo͞onəsənˈjunəsən
  • 1Simultaneous performance of action or utterance of speech.

    “Yes, sir,” said the girls in unison
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Rather than heckling and preventing the speakers from talking, they held up the signs in unison to show their agreement or disagreement.
    • They punched the air and shouted in unison to the speeches of their leaders.
    • But seeing them dance and performing in unison, not a step out of place, makes one believe that they can hear the music in their head.
    • John smirked knowingly as his compatriots gasped in unison.
    • As a corollary to their sequestration, the sisters have developed a kind of incantatory and interchangeable speech, often speaking in unison.
    • His voice echoed in unison with the harsh winds whipping snow in their faces.
    • The knocking returned in unison with the whip-like sound.
    • However the rousing spectacle of so many dancers performing heroic choreography in unison should not be missed, even if it does not bear repeated viewing.
    • There was no agreement to lie in unison, or otherwise.
    • These three management functions must work in unison to ensure consistent direction.
    • Even Clive was asleep by now; snoring in unison with Landon.
    • When all five participants take in a deep breath, and particularly when that action is performed in unison, the lifting procedure is much easier.
    • When these elements are working in unison, they can provide maximum performance, efficiency and roof life.
    • The two supporting lengths of parallel pipe swerve in unison from the back until the top pipe rears up and curves back over the sails that it also apparently is bracing.
    • The horse leapt out of the stable doors, kicking them open in unison with the thunder.
    • The silver frame, black Enhancer and black fillet work in unison to balance with the colors in the art and add drama to the completed design.
    • As is common in all combat sports in Thailand, the crowd roared in unison with every punch the local fighter threw, regardless of whether it landed or not.
    • Soon she heard Dorset's determined footsteps return in unison with another.
    • ‘You rock, Reid,’ Ben and Josh said almost in unison, patting him on the back simultaneously.
    • The wrists didn't move much but his students simultaneously snapped skyward in unison.
    Synonyms
    simultaneously, at the same time, at one and the same time, at once, all at once, at the same moment, together, all together, as one, in concert, in chorus
  • 2Music
    Coincidence in pitch of sounds or notes.

    the flutes play in unison with the violas
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Two voices chorused as the sound of two hands hit in perfect unison.
    • Let us join in chorus, just this once, harmonised or in unison, for I care not, and state our position for all Infinity to know and comprehend.
    • The horn section of the RAAF Central Band blow in unison during the first concert of the Tour de Force II Tour.
    • The bold opening of the Concerto on fortissimo wind in unison brings thrilling attack, leading to a very approachable work built on sharply rhythmic, often angular material.
    • Note that the cymbals are played in unison with four other types of instruments.
    1. 2.1 A combination of notes, voices, or instruments at the same pitch or (especially when singing) in octaves.
      good unisons are formed by flutes, oboes, and clarinets
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Also, look for any octave doublings or unisons, circling or otherwise marking them between the staves.
      • Eventually, slower rhythmic unisons prevail and then a hocketed pattern of single notes emerges.
      • With the Scherzo we are back to bare unisons and octaves, though now assertive, but the G with which the music starts makes the key unambiguously clear as C major.
      • A remarkable passage in unisons and octaves follows which leads to a fugue bristling with cross-rhythms.
      • In the words of the composer, writing about the second movement, ‘That this does not result in tonal chaos is solely due to the properties of the infinity series - for they ensure that all notes meet on unisons!’
adjectiveˈyo͞onəsənˈjunəsən
  • attributive Performed in unison.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • What marks the Copper family tradition as distinctive is that this collective singing was not simply unison singing.
    • The logic - unassailable, really - of using a single typeface family takes us back to unison plainsong.
    • The dynamics and technique of Uehara and the other players were quite astonishing, particularly the unison bass and piano lines on a couple of the tracks.
    • The earliest recorded uses of choral singing are for Christian worship, in particular the unison singing of plainchant.
    • The powerful effect of unison movement and the speed with which show steps are performed makes the choreography visually exciting to the audience.
    • In No Closer the company of six performed a multitude of unison sections, which helped to create a celebratory scene.
    • The finale is for full orchestra with unison horns and trumpets rousingly playing Purcell's theme at the end.
    • He said that Lutherans sing in harmony because they are too modest to sing solos, while also believing that unison singing would make them too worldly.
    • The asymmetric rhythms of their unison duet invigorated the music's persistence.
    • Naharin makes his impact using straight-to-the-heart music and spine-tingling unison phrases from his reckless dancers.
    • The C major Trio Op. 87 has a more mysterious air about it, turning in on itself after the confidence of the opening unison theme.
    • The word ‘semel’, formerly thought to indicate a return to unison singing after a passage of gymel, is simply an alternative to that term.
    • So the Credo leads from a gently flowing opening to boldly dramatic effects, emphatic in the use of timpani and with the Crucifixus bringing a striking unison passage for tenors and basses.
    • Most of the time, when we hear ‘Gregorian chant,’ we hear long stretches of unison singing.
    • As a child, the only music I experienced was unison hymn singing with no formal leader, accompanied by an enthusiastic piano.
    • Couples fall into a conga line and unison foxtrots.
    • These were written for unison congregation and keyboard.
    • Occasionally they pair up for dazzling unison lines, giving the lie to any idea that this is just some after hours jam session.
    • At the end, Zhang's king has been crushed under the weight of his own laws, facing a fearsome, unison chorus of thousands of warriors calling for blood.
    • Then, presaged by a unison line of sax and trumpet, the rhythm kicks in.

Origin

Late Middle English (in unison (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old French, or from late Latin unisonus, from Latin uni- ‘one’ + sonus ‘sound’.

 
 
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