| 单词 | voice |
| 释义 | voice (once / 17 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n 4n Literally, your voice is the sound coming out of your mouth. Metaphorically, voice can also mean the way people express themselves. People have high voices, low voices, quiet voices, and loud voices — but the concept of voice goes well beyond people talking or singing. Writers talk about finding their voice, which means they've developed a unique identity or style. A lawyer can be your voice in court, where he can speak to the judge about your concerns. If you are shut out of some process, then you have no voice in that process. WORD FAMILYvoice: devoice, voiced, voiceless, voicer, voices, voicing+/devoice: devoiced/voiced: unvoiced/voiceless: voicelessly, voicelessness/voicer: voicers/voicing: voicings USAGE EXAMPLES“I got it in 1952 when I was 6 years old,” I respond in a staccato voice. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) ProtectUMD is a coalition of organizations throughout the University of Maryland’s campus dedicated to uniting the different voices into one voice for change. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) “I am pleased that now voters’ voices matter and that, at least in this instance, votes count.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract a singer takes good care of his voice Syn|Hypo|Hyper phonation, vocalisation, vocalism, vocalization, vox singing voice the musical quality of the voice while singing sprechgesang, sprechstimmea style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking voice overthe voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program bass, bass voice, bassothe lowest adult male singing voice baritone, baritone voicethe second lowest adult male singing voice tenor, tenor voicethe adult male singing voice above baritone alto, countertenorthe highest adult male singing voice alto, contraltothe lowest female singing voice mezzo, mezzo-sopranothe female singing voice between contralto and soprano sopranothe highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty communication something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups 2n the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech A shrill voice sounded behind us Hypo|Hyper androglossia a woman's voice with male qualities sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause 3n the ability to speak he lost his voice Hypo|Hyper lung-power the ability to speak loudly physical ability the ability to perform some physical act; contrasting with mental ability 4n a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance the noisy voice of the waterfall the incessant voices of the artillery Hyper sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event 5n the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music Syn|Hypo|Hyper part primo the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet) secondothe second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet) voice parta part written for a singer accompaniment, backup, musical accompaniment, supporta musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts bass, bass partthe lowest part in polyphonic music cantothe highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music descant, discanta decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody vampan improvised musical accompaniment ground bassa short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated basso continuo, continuo, figured bass, thorough bassa bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence 6v utter with vibrating vocal chords 2Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper sound, vocalise, vocalize devoice utter with tense vocal chords chirk make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird quaver, wavergive off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way 1n a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated the voice of the law the Times is not the voice of New York conservatism has many voices Hyper agency, means, way how a result is obtained or an end is achieved 2n something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression the wee small voice of conscience the voice of experience he said his voices told him to do it Hyper communication something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups 3n expressing in coherent verbal form I gave voice to my feelings Syn|Hyper articulation expression, verbal expression, verbalism the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions 4v give voice to 3He voiced his concern Hyper express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise 1n an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose Syn|Hypo|Hyper interpreter, representative, spokesperson ambassador an informal representative flack, flack catcher, flak, flak catchera slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer mouth, mouthpiecea spokesperson (as a lawyer) spokesmana male spokesperson spokeswomana female spokesperson bagman, commercial traveler, commercial traveller, roadman, traveling salesman, travelling salesmana salesman who travels to call on customers tallymanone who sells goods on the installment plan advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea 2n (metonymy) a singer 4he wanted to hear trained voices sing it Hyper singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer a person who sings n (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes Hypo|Hyper active, active voice the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb passive, passive voicethe voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb grammatical relation a linguistic relation established by grammar |
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