1 [C] the sounds that you make when you speak or sing; the ability to make these sounds 嗓音;说话声;歌喉;发声能力:
He had a bad cold and lost his voice(= could not speak for a period of time).他得重感冒,失了声。to speak in a loud/soft/low/hoarse voice高声╱柔声╱低声╱粗声说话to lower/raise your voice (= speak more quietly/loudly)压低╱提高嗓门Shh! Keep your voice down !嘘!小声点!Alan is 13 and his voice is breaking (= becoming deep and low like a man's).艾伦今年13岁,正在变声。
2-voiced (used to form compound adjectives 用于构成复合形容词) having a voice of the type mentioned 嗓音…的:
husky-voiced嗓音沙哑的
3 [sing] a voice (in sth) (the right to express) your ideas or opinions 观点;意见;发言权:
The workers want more of a voice in the running of the company.工人们要求在公司的经营方面多一些发言权。
4 [C] a particular feeling, attitude or opinion that you have or express (怀有或表达的)感受、态度或意见:
You should listen to the voice of reason and apologize.你应该听听理性的声音,然后道歉。
5 [sing] (grammar语法) the form of a verb that shows if a sentence is ACTIVE or PASSIVE (动词的)语态(可分为主动语态和被动语态):
‘Keats wrote this poem’ is in the active voice.Keats wrote this poem这一句用的是主动语态。‘This poem was written by Keats’ is in the passive voice.This poem was written by Keats这一句用的是被动语态。☞For more information about the passive voice, look at the Quick Grammar Reference section at the back of this dictionary. 有关被动语态的详细用法,参看本词典末“语法便览”部份。
at the top of your voice→TOP¹
voice²
/vɔɪs ||; vɔɪs/verb
[T] to express your opinions or feelings 表达意见或感受:
to voice complaints/criticisms表达不满;发表批评
voice1/vɔIs; vɔIs/n 1 [C,U] the sounds you make when you speak or sing, or the ability to make these sounds〔说话﹑唱歌的〕声音﹐嗓音﹔发声能力: He called out in a loud voice . 他大声喊叫。He never raises his voice (=speaks more loudly). 他从来不提高嗓门说话。She lowered her voice so Alex couldn’t hear. 她压低声音不让亚力克斯听到。Keep your voice down (=speak quietly) – the baby's asleep. 小声点 — 宝宝睡着了。Jack's got a cold and he's lost his voice (=can’t speak properly). 杰克感冒了﹐嗓子都哑了。2 [C,U] someone's opinion, or the right to express an opinion or influence decisions 意见﹔发言权: Parents should have a voice in deciding how their children are educated. 子女受什么样的教育﹐家长应该有发言权。3 speak with one voice if people speak with one voice, they all express the same opinion 众口一词﹐异口同声﹐意见一致4 [singular 单数] a person, organization, newspaper etc that says publicly what a group of people think or want 代言人﹐喉舌: +of Dr King became the voice of the Civil Rights Movement. 金博士成了民权运动的代言人。5 the voice of reason/experience etc when someone speaks in a way that seems sensible, that shows they have had a lot of experience of doing something etc 理性之声/经验之谈等
voice2v [T] formal to tell people your opinions or feelings about something【正式】表达﹐吐露﹐道出
voicevoicevoicesvoicedvoicingnounthe sounds that you make when you speak or sing: Steve has a very deep voice.at the top of your voicevery loudly: ‘Come here!’ she shouted at the top of her voice.raise your voiceto speak more loudly