- [uncountable]
the lowest tone or part in music, for instruments or voices （音乐、乐器、声乐等的）低音，低音部 He always plays his stereo with the bass turned right up. 他放立体声音响时总把低音调得很大。 He sings bass. 他唱低音。 a pounding bass line 深沉有力的低音
Homophones base | bassbase bass- base noun
Cut the stalks at their base. 在它们的底部切梗。
- base verb
The government is to base its decision on the results of these trials. 政府将根据这些试验的结果做出决定。
- base adjective
The trolls typify all that is base and ugly in human nature. 巨魔代表了人性中所有的卑鄙和丑陋。
- bass noun
This song is all treble and no bass. 这首歌全是高音，没有低音。
- bass adjective
His powerful bass voice contributed much to the film. 他有力的低音为这部电影做出了很大贡献。
Extra ExamplesTopics Musicc1He sings bass in our local choir. 他在本地唱诗班唱低音部。 The church organist may improvise on a ground bass. 教堂风琴手可能以基础低音即兴演奏。 the abandonment in the late 18th century of figured bass in favour of completely written out orchestral scores 18世纪晚期不再用数字代表低音的谱符而改用完整写出的管弦乐谱
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loud
- pounding
- throbbing
- …
- turn down
- turn up
- (also bass guitar)[countable]
an electric guitar that plays very low notes 低音电吉他；电贝司 a bass player 低音电吉他手 bass and drums 低音电吉他和鼓的合奏 Eilís Phillips on (= playing) bass 由艾利斯 · 菲利普斯演奏低音电吉他
- [countable]
a man’s singing voice with a low range; a man with a bass voice 男低音；男低音歌手 He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass. 他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
- [singular]
a musical part that is written for a bass voice （乐曲的）低音部 - (also double bass)[countable]
the largest musical instrument in the violin family, which plays very low notes 低音电吉他；电贝司
Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of the adjective base.
