plural voices
plural voices
Learner's definition of VOICE
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: the sounds that you make with your mouth and throat when you are speaking, singing, etc.嗓音;说话声;歌声 [count]
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He has a deep voice.他嗓音低沉。
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a loud/booming voice洪亮/浑厚的嗓音
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a high/shrill voice高/尖嗓门
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her small/timid voice她细小/羞怯的嗓音
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“Can we speak privately?” she said in a low/soft/quiet voice.“我们能私下里谈谈吗?”她低声/轻声/悄声说。
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My teenage son's voice is beginning to change/break. [=it is beginning to sound deeper like a man's voice]我那十几岁的儿子正开始变声。
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Her voice was breaking [=it was changing in sound because of emotion] as she said goodbye.说再见时,她的声音都变了。
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a voice on the radio收音机广播的声音
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We heard voices coming from the next room.我们听到隔壁房间传来的说话声。
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She does the voices for several cartoon characters.她为几个卡通人物配音。
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Please keep your voice down. [=please speak quietly]说话请小声一点。
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Please lower your voice. [=please speak more quietly]说话请小声一点。
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Father was stern, but he never raised his voice. [=spoke loudly or harshly]父亲很严厉,但从不提高嗓门说话。
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She was yelling at the top of her voice. [=as loudly as she could]当时她声嘶力竭地叫着。
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a [noncount] : the ability to speak说话能力 b [count] : the ability to sing歌唱能力;歌喉 3
a [singular] : a right or way to express your wishes, opinions, etc.发言权;表达意愿的权利(或方式) b [count] : a wish, opinion, etc., that you express openly or publicly(公开表达的)愿望,意见,呼声 c [count] : a thought or feeling that comes to you especially when you do not expect it(突然闪现的)想法,感觉 d [count] : a person who expresses a wish, opinion, etc.表达意愿(或意见等)的人 4
[count] grammar : a verb form that shows whether the subject of a sentence does or receives the action of the verb语态 ◊ In the active voice, the subject of the sentence does the action.主动语态
◊ In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence receives the action.被动语态
find your voice
— see 1find
to give voice to
formal
: to express (a thought, feeling, etc.) to someone表达,吐露(想法、感情等)
with one voice
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used to say that all the people in a group say the same thing together, express the same opinion, etc.异口同声地;一致地 -
When asked if they wanted to help, they answered with one voice “Yes!”当被问到是否愿意帮忙时,他们异口同声地回答说“愿意!”
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They spoke with one voice on the need to reduce taxes. [=they all agreed about the need to reduce taxes]他们一致认为有必要减税。
2 voice /ˈvoɪs/ verb
voices; voiced; voicing
voices; voiced; voicing
Learner's definition of VOICE
[+ object]
: to express (something) in words(用言语)表达