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voice /vɔɪs/► SEE ALLbe in good, poor, etc. voicegive voice to sthkeep your voice downmake your voice hearda voice (crying) in the wildernesswith one voicefind your voice/tongueraise a/your voice against sb/sthraise your voicelike, love, etc. the sound of your own voicethe still small voiceat the top of your voice ●be in good, poor, etc. ˈvoicebe singing well, badly, etc. 歌唱得好(或坏等);嗓子好(或坏等)◆The soprano was in excellent voice. 这位女高音的嗓音好极了。●give ˈvoice to sthexpress your feelings, worries, etc. 表露(心声);表白(心迹)◆The speaker stopped, allowing the crowd time to give voice to their frustration and feelings. 演讲者停下来,让听众说出他们的不满和感受。●keep your ˈvoice downused to tell sb to speak more quietly 说话小声点◆Keep your voices down, won’t you? The children are asleep. 小声点,好吗?孩子们睡着了。●make your ˈvoice heardexpress your opinions, feelings, etc. so that other people hear or notice 发表意见;表达情感◆This programme gives ordinary people a rare chance to make their voices heard. 这个节目给了普通人一个难得的机会发表自己的意见。●a voice (crying) in the ˈwildernessa warning of a danger given by a person or small group which most people do not pay any attention to 旷野里的呼唤;无人理睬的警告◆A few scientists in the early 1980s were warning of the dangers of AIDS but nobody took them seriously. They were just a voice in the wilderness. 几位科学家在20世纪80年代早期就曾警告过艾滋病的危险性,但当时人们都不以为然。这些警告就像是旷野里的呼唤,无人理会。 ORIGIN This comes from a description of John the Baptist in the Bible. 这个习语源于《圣经》中对施洗者圣约翰的描述。●with ˌone ˈvoice (of a group of people 一群人) in complete agreement 异口同声;众口一词◆It’s very rare to find the unions and management speaking with one voice, but on the question of safety at work there is total agreement. 很少看到工会和管理层以一个声音说话,但他们在工作安全问题上看法却完全一致。●find your ˈvoice/ˈtongue (informal) finally be able to speak after being too nervous or shy to do so 终于能够(克服紧张或羞涩)开口说话◆He sat silent through the first half of the meeting before he found his tongue.他一直坐着不吭声,会都开了一半,他才缓过神来开口说话。●raise a/your voice aˈgainst sb/sthsay publicly that you do not agree with sb’s actions, plans, etc. 大声疾呼抗议;公开反对(某人的行动、计划等)◆He was the only person to raise his voice against the plan.他是唯一一个公开反对这项计划的人。●raise your ˈvoicespeak in a louder voice, often because you are angry (常指因愤怒)提高嗓门,高声说话◆Don’t raise your voice at me. It wasn’t my fault.别冲我大声嚷嚷,这不是我的错。◆They heard raised voices and saw two men engaged in an argument.他们听到大声喧闹,看到两个男人在争吵。●like, love, etc. the ˌsound of your own ˈvoice (disapproving) talk too much, usually without listening to others 喜欢说个没完(而不愿听别人说话)◆That man does like the sound of his own voice. We couldn’t stop him talking.那人可真能说,我们没法让他停下来。●the still small ˈvoicethe voice of your conscience, especially when you are thinking of doing sth wrong or bad 良心的呼唤●at the top of your ˈvoicevery loudly 放开嗓子;大声地◆He was shouting at the top of his voice.他扯开了嗓门叫喊。 OPP in an undertone |