vocal

英 [ˈvəʊkl]

美 [ˈvoʊkl]

adj.  嗓音的; 发声的; 大声表达的; 直言不讳的
n.  (乐曲中的)歌唱部分，声乐部分

复数：vocals　

CET6考研TOEFLTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.7011 / COCA.4488

牛津词典

adj.

• 嗓音的；发声的
  connected with the voice
  1. vocal music
     声乐
  2. the vocal organs (= the tongue, lips, etc.)
     发声器官
• 大声表达的；直言不讳的
  telling people your opinions or protesting about sth loudly and with confidence
  1. He has been very vocal in his criticism of the government's policy.
     他对政府政策的批评一直是直言不讳。
  2. The protesters are a small but vocal minority.
     抗议者人数不多但敢于直言。

noun

• （乐曲中的）歌唱部分，声乐部分
  the part of a piece of music that is sung, rather than played on a musical instrument
  1. backing vocals
     伴唱
  2. In this recording Armstrong himself is on vocals .
     在这个录音中阿姆斯特朗亲自唱。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 大声说出的;直言不讳的;激烈表达意见的
  You say that people arevocalwhen they speak forcefully about something that they feel strongly about.
  1. He has been very vocal in his displeasure over the results...
     他直言不讳地表达了他对结果的不满。
  2. A public inquiry earlier this year produced vocal opposition from residents.
     今年早些时候进行的一次公众调查显示居民对此强烈抗议。
• ADJ 嗓音的;发声的;（尤指）歌唱的
  Vocalmeans involving the use of the human voice, especially in singing.
  1. ...a wider range of vocal styles.
     更多样的歌唱风格
  2. ...vocal training.
     发声训练

英英释义

noun

• a short musical composition with words
  1. a successful musical must have at least three good songs
  Synonym:song
• music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
  Synonym:vocal music

adj

• given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
  1. outspoken in their opposition to segregation
  2. a vocal assembly
  Synonym:outspoken
• full of the sound of voices
  1. a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children
• having or using the power to produce speech or sound
  1. vocal organs
  2. all vocal beings hymned their praise
• relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
  1. vocal technique
  2. the vocal repertoire
  3. organized a vocal group to sing his compositions

双语例句

• Hers is the kind of voice that excels at vocal gymnastics
  她的嗓音擅长演绎有难度的歌曲。
• Zoologist Eugene Morton has propounded a general theory of the vocal sounds that animals make.
  动物学家尤金·莫顿提出了一个有关动物发声的概括性理论。
• Below is my vocal rendition and translation for this song.
  下面是我演唱的版本和我的译文。
• The vocation advocate found the word "vocal" and "reciprocal" not in the vocabulary.
  职业倡导者发现嗓音的和交互的两词不在词汇表中。
• Vocal music teaching and stage practice are closely connected.
  声乐教学与舞台实践是紧密联系、不可分割的整体。
• A public inquiry earlier this year produced vocal opposition from residents.
  今年早些时候进行的一次公众调查显示居民对此强烈抗议。
• Here I would like to make a preliminary study and exploration about computer applications in the vocal teachings.
  在这里我对电脑在声乐教学中的应用做一个初步的研究与探索。
• One thing's for sure, Astbury's vocal style hasn't changed much over the years
  有一点可以肯定，阿斯特伯里的演唱风格多年来没怎么改变。
• I like instrument better than vocal music.
  我喜欢器乐甚于声乐。
• Courtship is somewhat vocal with a lot of displaying by the male.
  雄性动物在求偶时会尽量展示自己，并发出一些声响。