Melody ˈmelədi Play Pleasant Noun Tune Haunting Voice
The word 'melody' refers to a tune or a sequence of musical notes that is pleasing to hear. It can be a specific tune within a piece of music or the general quality of having a pleasant sound.
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]婉转;悦耳Melody is the quality of having a pleasant tune.
Her voice was full of melody.
她的声音非常悦耳。
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mel·ody/ˈmelədi; NAmEˈmelədi/noun(pluralmel·odies)1[countable ]a tune, especially the main tune in a piece of music written for several instruments or voices 旋律;曲调;(尤指)主旋律◆a haunting melody萦绕心头的旋律◆The melody is then taken up by the flutes.接着由长笛奏主旋律。☞collocationsat
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2[countable ]a piece of music or a song with a clear or simple tune (旋律简洁的)乐曲,歌曲◆old Irish melodies古老的爱尔兰歌曲3[uncountable ]the arrangement of musical notes in a tune 乐曲的音符编排◆A few bars of melody drifted towards us.几小节乐曲从远处传来。melodymelodiesmel·ody/ˈmelədi; NAmEˈmelədi/
1[countable] a song or tune: They played some lovely melodies. a haunting melody► see thesaurus at
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2[uncountable] the arrangement of musical notes in a way that is pleasantCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa sweet/pretty/lovely melody (=pleasant)· The pianist played a sweet melody.a good/strong melody· It’s hard to find rules about what makes a good melody.a simple melody· I like songs with a simple melody.a catchy melody (=one that is easy to remember)· With their catchy melodies, the songs are likely to be hits.a haunting melody (=used about a beautiful melody, especially one that is rather sad and which you remember for a long time)· He began to play a soulful, haunting melody.a plaintive melody (=sad)· The song's plaintive melody expresses perfectly the feeling of loneliness that she feels after her lover has gone.a lilting melody (=rising and falling in a pleasant way)· Lennon’s voice enters with a gently lilting melody.a pop melody (=one that is typical of a pop song)· The album’s perfect pop melodies make it probably the best record this year.verbshave a melody· All his songs have good melodies.play a melody· At this point, the flute begins to play the melody.sing a melody· She sang the melodies as though she loved them.carry the melody (=play or sing the melody, while other voices or instruments play other notes)· The soprano voice carries the melody.melody + NOUNthe melody line (=the melody, compared to the other parts of the music)· The melody line is often set too high for people singing in church.
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旋律(74%),曲调(15%),曲子(7%),美妙的音乐(4%)
n.旋律;歌曲;美妙的音乐
n.(Melody)人名;(英)梅洛迪
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