voice

1. N-COUNT When someone speaks or sings, you hear their voice. 嗓音

Miriam's voice was strangely calm. 米裡亞姆的聲音出奇地平靜。

"The police are here," she said in a low voice. “警察在這兒，”她低聲說。

2. N-COUNT Someone's voice is their opinion on a particular topic and what they say about it. 意見

What does one do when a government simply refuses to listen to the voice of the opposition?

儅政府完全拒絕傾聽反對意見時，那該怎麽辦？

3. V-T If you voice something such as an opinion or an emotion, you say what you think or feel. 表達

Some scientists have voiced concern that the disease could be passed on to humans. 一些科學家已經表示，擔心這種疾病可能會傳染給人類。

4. PHRASE If you give voice to an opinion, a need, or a desire, you express it aloud. 大聲表達

...a community radio run by the Catholic Church that gave voice to the protests of the slum-dwellers. …一家由天主教教會開辦的、表達貧民窟居民抗議之聲的社區電台。

5. PHRASE If someone tells you to keep your voice down, they are asking you to speak more quietly. 放低嗓門

Keep your voice down, for goodness sake. 看在上帝的份上，把你的嗓門放低點。

6. PHRASE If you lose your voice, you cannot speak for a while because of an illness. 失聲

I had to be careful not to get a sore throat and lose my voice. 我必須小心，不要患上咽喉炎而啞了嗓子。

7. PHRASE If you raise your voice, you speak more loudly. If you lower your voice, you speak more quietly. 提高嗓門; 壓低嗓門

He raised his voice for the benefit of the other two women. 他提高了嗓門，以便讓另兩個女人聽得到。

8. PHRASE If you say something at the top of your voice, you say it as loudly as possible. 用最大的音量[強調]

"Damn!" he yelled at the top of his voice. “該死！”他聲嘶力竭地喊道。