vocal
adjective /ˈvəʊkl/
/ˈvəʊkl/
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
- spoken (of language) produced using the voice; said rather than written:
- an exam in spoken English
英语口语考试
- an exam in spoken English
- 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。
- There will be a test of both oral and written French.
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.用 spoken 还是 oral? - vocal [usually before noun] connected with the voice:
- vocal music
声乐 - the vocal organs (= the tongue, lips, etc.)
发声器官
- vocal music
- spoken/oral French/English/Japanese, etc.
- spoken/oral language skills
Wordfinder- beat
- harmony
- melody
- music
- note
- rhythm
- sing
- tempo
- tone
- vocal
- vocal music
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。
Topics Opinion and argumentc1- 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
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- in
- He has been very vocal in his criticism of the government's policy.
词源late Middle English: from Latin vocalis, from vox, voc-. Current senses of the noun date from the 1920s.