bass1

noun

/beɪs/

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[uncountable] the lowest tone or part in music, for instruments or voices
- He always plays his stereo with the bass turned right up.
- He sings bass.
- a pounding bass line
compare treble see also drum and bass
Homophones base | bass
base bass
/beɪs/

/beɪs/
- base noun
  Cut the stalks at their base.
- base verb
  The government is to base its decision on the results of these trials.
- base adjective
  The trolls typify all that is base and ugly in human nature.
- bass noun
  This song is all treble and no bass.
- bass adjective
  His powerful bass voice contributed much to the film.
Extra Examples
- He sings bass in our local choir.
- The church organist may improvise on a ground bass.
- the abandonment in the late 18th century of figured bass in favour of completely written out orchestral scores
Topics Musicc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- loud
- pounding
- throbbing
- …
verb + bass
- turn down
- turn up
See full entry
(also bass guitar)
[countable] an electric guitar that plays very low notes
- a bass player
- bass and drums
- Eilís Phillips on (= playing) bass
[countable] a man’s singing voice with a low range; a man with a bass voice
- He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.
compare alto, baritone, tenorTopics Musicc2
[singular] a musical part that is written for a bass voice
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(also double bass)
[countable] the largest musical instrument in the violin family, which plays very low notes

Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of the adjective base.

bass1

adjective

/beɪs/

[only before noun]

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enlarge image
low in tone
- a bass voice
- the bass clef (= the symbol in music showing that the notes following it are low)
compare treble
Homophones base | bass
base bass
/beɪs/

/beɪs/
- base noun
  Cut the stalks at their base.
- base verb
  The government is to base its decision on the results of these trials.
- base adjective
  The trolls typify all that is base and ugly in human nature.
- bass noun
  This song is all treble and no bass.
- bass adjective
  His powerful bass voice contributed much to the film.
Extra Examples
- The unusually deep bass voice was amused.
- This bass part contains some relatively complex passages.
- The bass clarinet forms a solid bass for the woodwind group.
Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of the adjective base.

bass2

noun

/bæs/

[countable, uncountable]

(plural bass)

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a sea or freshwater fish that is used for food
- Fresh sea bass is a great delicacy.
Topics Fish and shellfishc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- loud
- pounding
- throbbing
- …
verb + bass
- turn down
- turn up
See full entry
Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of dialect barse, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch baars and German Barsch.

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单词	bass
释义	bass1 noun /beɪs/ /beɪs/ jump to other results [uncountable] the lowest tone or part in music, for instruments or voices He always plays his stereo with the bass turned right up. He sings bass. a pounding bass line compare treble see also drum and bass Homophones base \| bassbase bass /beɪs/ /beɪs/ base noun Cut the stalks at their base. base verb The government is to base its decision on the results of these trials. base adjective The trolls typify all that is base and ugly in human nature. bass noun This song is all treble and no bass. bass adjective His powerful bass voice contributed much to the film. Extra Examples He sings bass in our local choir. The church organist may improvise on a ground bass. the abandonment in the late 18th century of figured bass in favour of completely written out orchestral scores Topics Musicc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective loud pounding throbbing … verb + bass turn down turn up See full entry (also bass guitar) [countable] an electric guitar that plays very low notes a bass player bass and drums Eilís Phillips on (= playing) bass [countable] a man’s singing voice with a low range; a man with a bass voice He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass. compare alto, baritone, tenorTopics Musicc2 [singular] a musical part that is written for a bass voice enlarge image (also double bass) [countable] the largest musical instrument in the violin family, which plays very low notes Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of the adjective base. bass1 adjective /beɪs/ /beɪs/ [only before noun] jump to other results enlarge image low in tone a bass voice the bass clef (= the symbol in music showing that the notes following it are low) compare treble Homophones base \| bassbase bass /beɪs/ /beɪs/ base noun Cut the stalks at their base. base verb The government is to base its decision on the results of these trials. base adjective The trolls typify all that is base and ugly in human nature. bass noun This song is all treble and no bass. bass adjective His powerful bass voice contributed much to the film. Extra Examples The unusually deep bass voice was amused. This bass part contains some relatively complex passages. The bass clarinet forms a solid bass for the woodwind group. Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of the adjective base. bass2 noun /bæs/ /bæs/ [countable, uncountable] (plural bass) jump to other results a sea or freshwater fish that is used for food Fresh sea bass is a great delicacy. Topics Fish and shellfishc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective loud pounding throbbing … verb + bass turn down turn up See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of dialect barse, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch baars and German Barsch.
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