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  • Conjugation : past  voiced ; ing  voicing
  • Derivatives : n  voicer
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

voice [vɔɪs]
  1. 1. noun [c] 嗓音
  2. 2. noun (opinion) 意见
  3. 3. vt. [+opinion] [ anger] [ concern] 表达
    in a loud/soft voice
    大声地/柔声地
    to have a voice in sth
    对某事有发言权
    to give voice to
    [+doubt,wish etc] 表露
    the active/passive voice
    主动/被动语态

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

voice [vɔɪs]
  1. 1. n.[u] 嗓音音色
    His own voice was low and as cold as steel.
    他自己嗓音很低,且如金属一般冰冷
    A shrill voice sounded behind us.
    我们背后响起一声尖叫
  2. 2. n.[c] 发声发音
    Being trained to use your singing voice is really good.
    训练使用你的歌声真的很好
    A singer takes good care of his voice.
    歌唱家爱护自己的嗓子
  3. 3. n.[c] 声音
    Noisy voices floated through their windows.
    嘈杂声从他们的窗口传出
  4. 4. n.[u] 表达表露
    We use words to give voice to our thoughts and feelings.
    我们文字表达我们思想感情
    I gave voice to my feelings.
    清楚说出了我的感觉
  5. 5. n.[u] 喉舌媒体
    They often act as the voice of Conservative Central Office.
    他们通常都以保守党中央局喉舌面目出现
    Conservatism has many voices.
    保守主义许多发言权
    The times is not the voice of New York.
    时报》并不是纽约喉舌
  6. 6. n.[c] [Singular] 心声意愿
    She would have taken a very different career path had she not listened to her inner voice.
    倾听内心意愿之后,她决定进入一条不同职业道路
    He said his voices told him to do it.
    说是他的内心告诉这样做。
  7. 7. n.[c] [Figurative] [Music] 歌唱家歌手
    He wanted to hear trained voices sing it.
    他想听专业歌手唱这首歌。
  8. 8. n.[c] 发言人代言人
    He had become the representative voice of the nation under threat.
    已经成为处于威胁之中国家的典型代言人
  9. 9. n.[u] 说话能力发声能力
    Have you really lost your voice ?
    真的失声了吗?
    He lost his voice.
    他说不出话来了。
  10. 10. n.[c] [Linguistics] 动词的语态
    In the passive voice, the subject does not do the action.
    在被动态中,主语并不执行动作
  11. 11. n.[c] [Music] 声部
    I love songs of the 60's that feature electric guitar as the voice of the melody.
    喜欢60年代歌曲那些歌曲特征用电吉他作为曲调声部
  12. 12. n.[c] 发言权
    I'm giving a voice to the hundreds of people who don't have a voice.
    我对数百没有发言权的人演讲
  13. 13. vt. 表达吐露
    They provide an opportunity for each participant to voice their opinions on many issues.
    他们给每一位参与者提供一个机会表达出对很多问题看法
    He voiced his concern.
    表达他的关切
  14. 14. vt. [Phonetics] 发音

Collins English-English Dictionary

voice [vɔɪs]
  1. 1. n the sound made by the vibration of the vocal cords, esp when modified by the resonant effect of the tongue and mouth - See also speech
  2. 2. n the natural and distinctive tone of the speech sounds characteristic of a particular person
    nobody could mistake his voice
  3. 3. n the condition, quality, effectiveness, or tone of such sounds
    a hysterical voice
  4. 4. n the musical sound of a singing voice, with respect to its quality or tone
    she has a lovely voice
  5. 5. n the ability to speak, sing, etc
    he has lost his voice
  6. 6. n a sound resembling or suggestive of vocal utterance
    the voice of the sea
    the voice of hard experience
  7. 7. n written or spoken expression, as of feeling, opinion, etc (esp in the phrase give voice to)
  8. 8. n a stated choice, wish, or opinion or the power or right to have an opinion heard and considered
    to give someone a voice in a decision
  9. 9. n an agency through which is communicated another's purpose, policy, etc
    such groups are the voice of our enemies
  10. 10. n [music] musical notes produced by vibrations of the vocal cords at various frequencies and in certain registers
    a tenor voice
  11. 11. n (in harmony) an independent melodic line or part
    a fugue in five voices
  12. 12. n [phonetics] the sound characterizing the articulation of several speech sounds, including all vowels or sonants, that is produced when the vocal cords make loose contact with each other and are set in vibration by the breath as it forces its way through the glottis
  13. 13. n [grammar] a category of the verb or verbal inflections that expresses whether the relation between the subject and the verb is that of agent and action, action and recipient, or some other relation - See active passive middle
  14. 14. n [obsolete] rumour
  15. 15. n [foll by of] [obsolete] fame; renown
  16. 16. vt. [tr] to utter in words; give expression to
    to voice a complaint
  17. 17. vt. to articulate (a speech sound) with voice
  18. 18. vt. [music] to adjust (a wind instrument or organ pipe) so that it conforms to the correct standards of tone colour, pitch, etc
  19. 19. vt. to provide the voice for (a puppet or cartoon character) in an animated film
  20. 20. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French voiz, from Latin vox

Examples

A bass voice is lower than a baritone voice.
男低音要比男中音低。
His voice broke.
他的嗓音突然变了。
a breathy voice, speaker, etc.
带有喘息的声音、演说者等
a cavernous voice
瓮音
a cracked voice
嘶哑的声音

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