voice

noun

1. a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated

e.g. the voice of the law
the Times is not the voice of New York
conservatism has many voices

2. the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

e.g. A shrill voice sounded behind us

3. the ability to speak

e.g. he lost his voice

4. the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music

e.g. he tried to sing the tenor part

Synonym: part

5. expressing in coherent verbal form

e.g. the articulation of my feelings
I gave voice to my feelings

Synonym: articulation

6. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract

e.g. a singer takes good care of his voice
the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations

Synonym: vocalizationvocalisationvocalismphonationvox

7. something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression

e.g. the wee small voice of conscience
the voice of experience
he said his voices told him to do it

8. a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance

e.g. the noisy voice of the waterfall
the incessant voices of the artillery

9. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

e.g. the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government

Synonym: spokespersoninterpreterrepresentative

10. (metonymy) a singer

e.g. he wanted to hear trained voices sing it

11. (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes

verb

1. give voice to

e.g. He voiced his concern

2. utter with vibrating vocal chords

Synonym: soundvocalizevocalise

1. 嗓音;歌声;说话声
When someone speaks or sings, you hear their voice .

e.g. Miriam's voice was strangely calm...
米里亚姆的声音异乎寻常地平静。
e.g. 'The police are here,' she said in a low voice...
“警察在这里，”她低声说。

2. 观点;意见
Someone's voice is their opinion on a particular topic and what they say about it.

e.g. What does one do when a government simply refuses to listen to the voice of the opposition?...
当政府就是不肯听取反对意见时，你该怎么做呢？
e.g. There was no disagreement, there were no dissenting voices.
既没有争执，也没有异议。

3. 表达意见的权利;发言权
If you have a voice in something, you have the right to express an opinion on it.

e.g. Egypt is once again accepted as an important voice in Arab politics...
埃及再一次被认为是阿拉伯政治中的一个重要声音。
e.g. But your partners will have no voice in how you operate your company.
但是你的合伙人对你如何经营公司不会有发言权。

4. 表达，吐露（观点或感情）
If you voice something such as an opinion or an emotion, you say what you think or feel.

voice的翻译

e.g. Some scientists have voiced concern that the disease could be passed on to humans...
有些科学家表示了担忧，认为这种病可能传染给人类。
e.g. The predominant opinion voiced by Detroit's Arab population seems to be one of frustration.
底特律的阿拉伯人所表达的似乎主要是一种挫折感。

5. 主动语态/被动语态
In grammar, if a verb is in the active voice, the person who performs the action is the subject of the verb. If a verb is in the passive voice, the thing or person affected by the action is the subject of the verb.

6. (克服恐惧、惊讶或困难）开口说话
If someone finds their voice, they start to speak in spite of fear or surprise or difficult circumstances.

e.g. 'Kurt Kohn was my paternal grandfather's name,' Laura said when she found her voice.
“库尔特·科恩是我祖父的名字，”克服了恐惧的劳拉开口说道。

7. （作家）形成个人风格，找到属于自己的写作主题
If you say that a writer finds his or her voice, you mean that he or she finds a style and subject matter that are personal and original.

e.g. The poems which he wrote in the trenches are generally agreed to be those in which he found his true voice.
他在战壕里创作的那些诗歌被公认为是他找到了自己声音的作品。

8. 表达（观点）；表露（需求）；表白（心迹）
If you give voice to an opinion, a need, or a desire, you express it aloud.

e.g. ...a community radio run by the Catholic Church which gave voice to the protests of the slum-dwellers.
一家由天主教教会开办的、贫民区居民可以在其节目中表达抗议的社区电台

9. 放低声音;轻声讲话
If someone tells you to keep your voice down, they are asking you to speak more quietly.

voice的近义词

e.g. Keep your voice down, for goodness sake.
看在上天的份儿上，小点儿声。

10. （因病）失声,不能讲话
If you lose your voice, you cannot speak for a while because of an illness.

e.g. I had to be careful not to get a sore throat and lose my voice.
我必须得小心，免得嗓子痛，话都说不出来。

11. 提高嗓门/压低嗓门
If you raise your voice, you speak more loudly. If you lower your voice, you speak more quietly.

e.g. He raised his voice for the benefit of the other two women...
为了让其他两个女人听清，他提高了嗓门。
e.g. She'd lowered her voice until it was barely audible.
她把嗓音压低到几乎听不见。

12. 以最大的声音;声嘶力竭地
If you say something at the top of your voice, you say it as loudly as possible.

e.g. 'Damn!' he yelled at the top of his voice.
“该死！”他声嘶力竭地喊道。

13. 异口同声地;众口一词地
If a number of people say something with one voice, they all express the same opinion about something.

e.g. This would enable the community to speak with one voice in world affairs.
这将使该共同体在国际事务上能以一个声音讲话。