disc

noun

/dɪsk/

(also disk especially in North American English)

The usual spelling is disc in (British English) and disk in (North American English) but for senses connected with computers, the spelling is usually disk, even in (British English).

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a thin flat round object圆盘；圆片
- He wears an identity disc around his neck.他脖子上挂着圆形身份牌。
- In a total eclipse, the moon completely covers the disc of the sun.出现日全食时，月亮将日轮完全遮住。
see also tax disc
a CD or DVD（计算机）光碟，光盘
- This disc contains lots of extra features, including an interview with the director.这张光盘包含许多额外的功能，包括对导演的采访。
- on disc This recording is available online or on disc.这录音可在线获取，也可购买激光唱片。
- The series comes as a two-disc box set with three episodes on each disc.该系列是一套两碟的盒子，每碟三集。
- There are lots of extras on this disc.这张光盘上有很多额外的东西。
see also Blu-ray Disc™
Extra Examples
- He is one of the greatest opera singers on disc.他是唱片上最好的歌剧演唱者之一。
- I ejected the disc before the end.在碟片播放结束前我将其弹出。
- The Prokofiev sonata comes first on the disc.唱片上的第一支曲子是普罗科菲耶夫的奏鸣曲。
- The disc was released in 1998.这张唱片是 1998 年发行的。
- a disc of Mozart quartets莫扎特四重奏的唱片
- I highly recommend this disc.我大力推荐这张唱片。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- compact
- DVD
- vinyl
- …
verb + disc
- play
- insert
- hear
- …
preposition
- on (a/the) disc
- disc of
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(British English) a disk for a computer（计算机）光碟，光盘
- He inserted the disc into the machine.他把唱片插入机器。
(old-fashioned) a record (= a thin round piece of plastic on which music, etc. is recorded)圆盘；圆片
- I have an old vinyl disc of her singing.我有一张她的黑胶老唱片。
see also gold disc, platinum disc, silver disc
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- compact
- DVD
- vinyl
- …
verb + disc
- play
- insert
- hear
- …
preposition
- on (a/the) disc
- disc of
See full entry
a structure made of cartilage between the bones of the back椎间盘 see also herniated disc, slipped disc
Extra Examples
- He's in bed with a slipped disc.他因椎间盘突出而卧床。
- She's slipped a disc.她椎间盘突出。
Topics Bodyc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- herniated
- prolapsed
- slipped
- …
verb + disc
- slip
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Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally referring to the seemingly flat circular form of the sun or moon): from French disque or Latin discus from Greek diskos.