vocal
UK ['vəʊ.kəl] US ['voʊ-] adjective
OF THE VOICE 嗓音的
ADVANCED
■relating to or produced by the voice, either in singing or speaking 嗓音的；发声的•a piece of vocal music一部声乐作品 •The six principal roles in this opera have an average vocal range of two octaves.这出歌剧里六个主要角色的平均音域覆盖两个八度。
UK ['vəʊ.kəl] US ['voʊ-] adjective
OFTEN HEARD 常听到的
■often expressing opinions and complaints in speech 喜欢畅所欲言的；直言不讳的•He had always been a very vocal critic of the president.他一直都直言不讳地批评总统。 •During these years, suffrage demands by women became increasingly vocal.近些年，女性要求获得投票权的呼声越来越高。
UK ['vəʊ.kəl] US ['voʊ-] noun countable usually plural
■the singing in a piece of popular music （流行音乐中的）演唱部分•The vocals are shared by two members of the band.演唱部分由乐队中的两名成员共同完成。 •Is that Tamsin Palmer on vocals (= singing) ?唱歌的人是塔姆辛．帕尔默吗？ |