| 单词 | voice |
| 释义 | noun | verb voicevoice1 /vɔɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1SPEAKING [countable, uncountable] the sounds that you make when you speak, or your ability to make these sounds: I thought I heard voices outside. Kent has a cold and he’s lost his voice (=he cannot speak). Don’t you raise your voice at me (=speak louder, especially in an angry way). Keep your voice down – we don’t want to wake everyone up (=speak more quietly). I could tell from his tone of voice that he was annoyed (=the quality of his voice). They were shouting at the top of their voices (=as loud as they could). Angie has a really low voice for a woman.in a ... voice I called out in a loud voice. → see also sing/shout/yell etc. at the top of your voice at top1 (1)2SINGING eng. lang. arts a)[countable, uncountable] the quality of sound you produce when you sing: He has a beautiful tenor voice. She was in good voice (=singing well) the night of the concert. b)[countable] a person singing: The piece was written for six voices and piano.3OPINION a)[singular] the right or ability to express an opinion, to vote, or to influence decisions: Shouldn’t parents have a voice in deciding how their children are educated? b)[countable] an opinion or wish that is expressed: The government needs to listen to the voice of middle-class Americans. You can make your voice heard at the meeting tonight (=express your opinion so that people notice it). There were several dissenting voices among the members (=people expressing disagreement). Senator Prior added her voice to calls for electoral reform (=expressed her support for it). The committee spoke with one voice on the issue.4REPRESENTATIVE [singular] a person, organization, newspaper, etc. that expresses the opinions or wishes of a group of people: the voice of something The magazine quickly became the voice of the computer generation.5the voice of reason/sanity/experience etc. opinions or ideas that are reasonable, sensible, based on experience, etc., or someone with these ideas: Green has been the voice of reason throughout the crisis.6somebody’s voice changes/breaks when a boy’s voice changes or breaks, it becomes deeper as he becomes a man7somebody likes the sound of his/her own voice informal used to say that someone talks too much8give voice to something to express something openly or publicly: The report gives voice to a number of criticisms.9the active/passive voice eng. lang. arts the form of a verb that shows whether the subject of a sentence does an action or has an action done to it[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French vois, from Latin vox] → see also find your voice at find1 (18), somebody’s inner voice at inner (5), -voicedCOLLOCATIONSverbsraise your voice (=speak more loudly) She did not raise her voice, or express any anger.lower your voice (=speak more quietly) He lowered his voice to a whisper.keep your voice down (=not speak loudly) Keep your voice down – they’ll hear you!lose your voice (=lose the ability to speak, for example when you have a cold) I couldn’t give the presentation because I lost my voice.hear somebody’s voice I could hear Sandra’s voice all the way across the office.recognize somebody’s voice He recognized her voice instantly.somebody’s voice rises (=becomes louder or higher) Her voice rose in panic.somebody’s voice drops (=becomes lower) Lockhart’s voice dropped so that it could only just be heard.somebody’s voice trembles/shakes/cracks/breaks (=sounds unsteady) His voice shook with anger. Her voice broke and she was unable to continue.somebody’s voice changes/breaks (=a boy’s voice becomes deep as he becomes a man) Alan’s voice was starting to change.somebody’s voice sounds cheerful/angry/tired etc. His voice sounded strange, and I thought something was wrong.somebody’s voice trails off/away (=becomes quieter until you cannot hear it) “It’s just that … ”, he began, his voice trailing away uncertainly.adjectivesa quiet/low/soft voice (=not loud) When he spoke, his voice was soft and gentle.a loud voice Her voice was loud and clear.a booming voice (=very loud) He called out to her with his big booming voice.a deep/low voice (=near the bottom of the range of sounds) She heard the deep voice of her father downstairs.a high voice (=near the top of the range of sounds) At age 13, he still had the high voice of a child.a clear voice Natalia’s clear voice rang out.a small voice (=quiet and not strong or confident) She answered in a small voice, “I was afraid.”a trembling/shaking voice (=because you are very nervous or frightened) He stood up and began to speak in a trembling voice.a squeaky voice (=very high and not strong) The animated mouse talks in a little squeaky voice.a hoarse voice (=rough because you are sick or you have used your voice too much) Their voices were hoarse from screaming during the concert.a husky voice (=low and slightly rough but in an attractive way) She spoke in a husky voice, as though her throat was sore.a gravelly voice (=very deep and slightly rough) He sang in his famous gravelly voice.a sing-song voice (=a voice that goes high and low in a repeated way) She began to recite the poem in a sing-song voice.a familiar voice I thought that voice sounded familiar!a male/female voice (also a man’s/woman’s/child’s etc. voice) A polite female voice answered the phone. noun | verb voicevoice2 ●●○ verb [transitive] 1to tell people your opinions or feelings about a particular subject: voice opinions/doubts/complaints etc. He voiced several objections to the plan.2formal to produce a sound with a movement of the vocal cords |
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