vocal
US: /ˈvoʊkəɫ/
UK: /vˈəʊkəl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
vocal /'voukəl/- tính từ
- (thuộc sự) phát âm, (thuộc) thanh âm
- vocal organs: cơ quan phát âm
- vocal cords (chords): dây thanh âm
- vocal music: thanh nhạc
- bằng miệng
- vocal promise: lời hứa miệng
- public opinion has at last become vocal: cuối cùng dư luận quần chúng bắt đầu lên tiếng
- (thông tục) lớn tiếng, to tiếng, hay nói hay la
- vocal persons: những người hay to tiếng
- (thơ ca) đầy thanh âm
- the woods have become vocal: rừng cây xào xạc đầy thanh âm
- (ngôn ngữ học) kêu, có thanh
- (ngôn ngữ học) có tính chất nguyên âm
- (thuộc sự) phát âm, (thuộc) thanh âm
- danh từ
- (ngôn ngữ học) nguyên âm
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun+ adjective
1 [only before noun] connected with the voice: vocal music + the vocal organs (= the tongue, lips, etc.)
2 telling people your opinions or protesting about sth loudly and with confidence: He has been very vocal in his criticism of the government's policy. + The protesters are a small but vocal minority.
+ noun [usually pl.] the part of a piece of music that is sung, rather than played on a musical instrument: backing vocals + In this recording Armstrong himself is on vocals.
Collocation
VERBS
be | become
ADV.
extremely, highly, very
a highly vocal opposition group
| increasingly
criticized by a small but increasingly vocal minority
| quite
PREP.
about
women who are very vocal about men's failings
Concise dictionary
vocals'vəʊklnoun
+music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
+a short musical composition with words
adj.
+relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
+having or using the power to produce speech or sound
+given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
+full of the sound of voices
