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vocal

adjective
 
/ˈvəʊkl/
/ˈvəʊkl/
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  1.  
    [only before noun] connected with the voice嗓音的；发声的
    • vocal music声乐
    • the vocal organs (= the tongue, lips, etc.)发声器官
    Synonyms spokenspoken
    • oral
    • vocal
    These words all describe producing language using the voice, rather than writing.
    • spoken (of language) produced using the voice; said rather than written:
      • an exam in spoken English英语口语考试
    • oral [usually before noun] spoken rather than written:
      • There will be a test of both oral and written French.将有一次法语口试和笔试。
    spoken or oral?用 spoken 还是 oral？Both of these words can be used to refer to language skills and the communication of information: spoken/​oral French • a spoken/​oral presentation. In these cases oral is slightly more technical than spoken. Oral but not spoken can also be used with words such as tradition, culture and legends to talk about the way in which people pass stories down from one generation to the next, and in legal contexts followed by words such as evidence and hearing.
    • vocal [usually before noun] connected with the voice:
      • vocal music声乐
      • the vocal organs (= the tongue, lips, etc.)发声器官
      Vocal is used to talk about the ability to produce sounds using the voice, and is often used in musical contexts when referring to singing.
    Patterns
    • spoken/​oral French/​English/​Japanese, etc.
    • spoken/​oral language skills
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    telling people your opinions or protesting about something loudly and with confidence大声表达的；直言不讳的
    • He has been very vocal in his criticism of the government's policy.他对政府政策的批评一直是直言不讳。
    • The protesters are a small but vocal minority.抗议者人数不多但敢于直言。
    Extra Examples
    • a highly vocal opposition group一个敢于直言的反对派团体
    • criticized by a small but increasingly vocal minority受到人数不多但言辞越来越激烈的少数派的批评
    • women who are very vocal about men's failings直言男性缺点的女性
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • in
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    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin vocalis, from vox, voc-. Current senses of the noun date from the 1920s.

vocal

noun
/ˈvəʊkl/
/ˈvəʊkl/
 [usually plural]
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  1. the part of a piece of music that is sung, rather than played on a musical instrument（乐曲中的）歌唱部分，声乐部分
    • backing vocals伴唱
    • In this recording Armstrong himself is on vocals.在这个录音中阿姆斯特朗亲自领唱。
    Topics Musicc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin vocalis, from vox, voc-. Current senses of the noun date from the 1920s.

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