- (also pop music)[uncountable]
popular music of the sort that has been popular since the 1950s, usually with a strong rhythm and simple tunes, often contrasted with rock, soul and other forms of popular music 流行音乐,流行乐曲(通常与摇滚乐、灵乐和其他形式的流行音乐相对) rock, pop and soul 摇滚乐、流行音乐和灵乐 The album covers a range of genres—from mainstream pop to jazz. 这张专辑涵盖了一系列流派——从主流流行音乐到爵士乐。
Collocations Musicsee also synth-popTopics Musica2Music 音乐 Listening 听 - listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.
听/欣赏/喜爱/迷上音乐/古典音乐/爵士乐/流行音乐/嘻哈音乐等 - listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD
听收音机/MP3 播放器/CD - put on/play a CD/a song/some music
播放 CD/歌曲/音乐 - turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass
调小/调大音乐/收音机/音量/低音 - go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital
去听音乐会;去看会演/现场演唱会/演出/音乐演奏会 - copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD
复制/刻录/翻录音乐/CD/DVD - download/stream music/an album/a song/a video/a playlist
Playing 演奏 - play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear
演奏乐器/钢琴/打击乐/音符/重复段/主旋律/协奏曲/二重奏;凭听觉记忆演奏 - sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune
唱国歌/民歌;独唱;唱咏叹调/蓝调歌曲;在合唱团演唱;唱女高音/中音/男高音/男低音;唱歌走调 - hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby
哼曲子/主题曲/摇篮曲 - accompany a singer/choir
为歌手/合唱团伴奏 - strum a chord/guitar
弹奏和弦/吉他
Performing 表演 - form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band
组建/创办/组成/加入/退出/离开乐队 - give a performance/concert/recital
表演节目;举办音乐会/音乐演奏会 - do a concert/recital/gig
开音乐会/音乐演奏会/现场演唱会 - play a concert/gig/festival/venue
在音乐会/现场演唱会/会演/音乐厅演出 - perform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert
在音乐会上演出 - appear at a festival/live
现身会演;现场表演 - go on/embark on a (world) tour
进行/开始(全球)巡演
Recording 录制 - write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony
写/创作音乐/民谣/旋律/曲子/歌曲/主题歌/歌剧/交响曲 - land/get/sign a record deal
获得/签署唱片合约 - be signed to/be dropped by a record company
与唱片公司签约;被唱片公司解约 - record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD
录制/发行/出版专辑/单曲/CD - be top of/top the charts
高居每周流行唱片排行榜之首 - get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one
位列/一举登上/进入排行榜首位
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- classic
- indie
- mainstream
- …
- play
- listen to
- classic
- hit
- music
- …
- in pop
- [countable]
a short, sharp, explosive sound (短促清脆的爆裂声)砰 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loud
- sudden
- with a pop
More Like This Onomatopoeic wordsOnomatopoeic words - [uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal)
a sweet fizzy drink (= with bubbles) that is not alcoholic 汽水 - [singular] (especially North American English, old-fashioned, informal)
used as a word for ‘father’, especially as a form of address (尤用作称呼)爸,爹
music音乐
sound声音
drink饮料
father父亲
Word Originnoun sense 1 late 19th cent.: abbreviation of popular. noun sense 2 mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of poppa. noun senses 3 to 4 late Middle English (in the senses ‘a blow, knock’ and ‘to strike’): imitative.
Idioms
have/take a pop (at somebody)
- (British English, informal)
to attack somebody physically or in words 攻击,抨击(某人) Football managers are always taking a pop at referees. 足球经理总是嘲笑裁判。
…a pop