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单词 melody
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melody

noun
 
/ˈmelədi/
/ˈmelədi/
(plural melodies)
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  1.  
    [countable] a tune, especially the main tune in a piece of music written for several instruments or voices
    • a haunting melody
    • The melody is then taken up by the flutes.
    Collocations MusicMusicListening
    • listen to/​enjoy/​love/​be into music/​classical music/​jazz/​pop/​hip-hop, etc.
    • listen to the radio/​an MP3 player/​a CD
    • put on/​play a CD/​a song/​some music
    • turn down/​up the music/​radio/​volume/​bass
    • go to a concert/​festival/​gig/​performance/​recital
    • copy/​burn/​rip music/​a CD/​a DVD
    • download/​stream music/​an album/​a song/​a video/​a playlist
    Playing
    • play a musical instrument/​the piano/​percussion/​a note/​a riff/​the melody/​a concerto/​a duet/​by ear
    • sing an anthem/​a ballad/​a solo/​an aria/​the blues/​in a choir/​soprano/​alto/​tenor/​bass/​out of tune
    • hum a tune/​a theme tune/​a lullaby
    • accompany a singer/​choir
    • strum a chord/​guitar
    Performing
    • form/​start/​get together/​join/​quit/​leave a band
    • give a performance/​concert/​recital
    • do a concert/​recital/​gig
    • play a concert/​gig/​festival/​venue
    • perform (British English) at/​in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert
    • appear at a festival/​live
    • go on/​embark on a (world) tour
    Recording
    • write/​compose music/​a ballad/​a melody/​a tune/​a song/​a theme song/​an opera/​a symphony
    • land/​get/​sign a record deal
    • be signed to/​be dropped by a record company
    • record/​release/​put out an album/​a single/​a CD
    • be top of/​top the charts
    • get to/​go straight to/​go straight in at/​enter the charts at number one
    Extra Examples
    • Most of her songs have a bold melody.
    • The clarinet carries the melody.
    Topics Musicc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • beautiful
    • flowing
    • gentle
    verb + melody
    • hum
    • play
    • sing
    See full entry
  2.  
    [countable] a piece of music or a song with a clear or simple tune
    • old Irish melodies
    Topics Musicc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • beautiful
    • flowing
    • gentle
    verb + melody
    • hum
    • play
    • sing
    See full entry
  3. [uncountable] the arrangement of musical notes in a tune
    • a few bars of melody drifted towards us
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • beautiful
    • flowing
    • gentle
    verb + melody
    • hum
    • play
    • sing
    See full entry
  4. Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘sweet music’): from Old French melodie, via late Latin from Greek melōidia, from melos ‘song’.
Wordfinder
  • beat
  • harmony
  • melody
  • music
  • note
  • rhythm
  • sing
  • tempo
  • tone
  • vocal
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