classical

adjective

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈklæsɪkl/

[usually before noun]

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relating to classical music
- a classical composer/musician/pianist
- a classical concert
Collocations Music
MusicListening
- 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
Topics Musica2
widely accepted and used for a long time; traditional in style or idea
- the classical economics of Smith and Ricardo
- the classical theory of unemployment
- classical and modern ballet/dance
connected with or influenced by the culture of ancient Greece and Rome
- classical studies
- a classical scholar (= an expert in Latin and Greek)
- classical architecture
Topics Historyb2, Buildingsb2
(also classic)
with all the features you would expect to find; very typical
- These are classical examples of food allergy.
(of a language) ancient in its form and no longer used in a spoken form
- classical Arabic
simple and attractive
- the classical elegance of the design
Topics Artc1

Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘outstanding of its kind’): from Latin classicus ‘belonging to a class’ (later ‘of the highest class’, from classis ‘a division of the Roman people, a grade, or a class of pupils’) + -al.

单词	classical
释义	classical adjective OPAL WOPAL S /ˈklæsɪkl/ /ˈklæsɪkl/ [usually before noun] jump to other results relating to classical music a classical composer/musician/pianist a classical concert 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 Topics Musica2 widely accepted and used for a long time; traditional in style or idea the classical economics of Smith and Ricardo the classical theory of unemployment classical and modern ballet/dance connected with or influenced by the culture of ancient Greece and Rome classical studies a classical scholar (= an expert in Latin and Greek) classical architecture Topics Historyb2, Buildingsb2 (also classic) with all the features you would expect to find; very typical These are classical examples of food allergy. (of a language) ancient in its form and no longer used in a spoken form classical Arabic simple and attractive the classical elegance of the design Topics Artc1 Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘outstanding of its kind’): from Latin classicus ‘belonging to a class’ (later ‘of the highest class’, from classis ‘a division of the Roman people, a grade, or a class of pupils’) + -al.
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