- [uncountable]
the lowest tone or part in music, for instruments or voices (音樂、樂器、聲樂等的)低音,低音部 He always plays his stereo with the bass turned right up. 他放立體聲音響時總把低音調得很大。 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. 在它們的底部切梗。
- base verb
The government is to base its decision on the results of these trials. 政府將根據這些試驗的結果做出決定。
- 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醜陋。
- bass noun
This song is all treble and no bass. 這首歌全是高音,沒有低音。
- bass adjective
His powerful bass voice contributed much to the film. 他有力的低音爲這部電影做出了很大貢獻。
Extra ExamplesTopics Musicc1He sings bass in our local choir. 他在本地唱詩班唱低音部。 The church organist may improvise on a ground bass. 教堂風琴手可能以基礎低音即興演奏。 the abandonment in the late 18th century of figured bass in favour of completely written out orchestral scores 18世紀晚期不再用數字代表低音的譜符而改用完整寫出的管弦樂譜
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loud
- pounding
- throbbing
- …
- turn down
- turn up
- (also bass guitar)[countable]
an electric guitar that plays very low notes 低音電吉他;電貝司 a bass player 低音電吉他手 bass and drums 低音電吉他和鼓的合奏 Eilís Phillips on (= playing) bass 由艾利斯 · 菲利普斯演奏低音電吉他
- [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. 他用一種低得出奇的聲音回答我的問題。
- [singular]
a musical part that is written for a bass voice (樂曲的)低音部 - (also double bass)[countable]
the largest musical instrument in the violin family, which plays very low notes 低音電吉他;電貝司
Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of the adjective base.