album
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++al·bum /ˈælbəm/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun [countable] 1 TCRa group of songs or pieces of music on a record, CD, download etc 〔歌曲或音乐的〕专辑 The band plan to release their new album next week. 该乐队计划下周发行他们的新专辑。2 DLa book that you put photographs, stamps etc in 〔收存照片、邮票等的〕簿，册 a photograph album 相册
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album• These will be made up into an album of at least eight prints and the best portrait will be specially framed for you.• an album of Disney songs• In any album deal, we normally take options for six albums.• The tracks were interspersed with dialogue, which gave the duo the idea for the new album.• There are hundreds of album covers and lists of songs but not much history or context.• Tim was looking through an old photograph album she'd put out, with pictures of previous Christmases.• She remembered that somewhere Dorothy had kept old photograph albums and, on a whim, began to search for them.• I thought if they were stars, they would be selling gold and platinum albums.• So, a sort of ignominious continuation - Elvis Costello's thirty-third album!• a wedding albumOrigin album (1600-1700) Latin “unused surface for writing on”, from albus “white”al·bum nounChineseSyllable
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al‧bum S3 W3 /ˈælbəm/
noun [countable]
The band plan to release their new album next week.
2. a book that you put photographs, stamps etc in:
a photograph album
al‧bum S3 W3 /ˈælbəm/
noun [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: 'unused surface for writing on', from albus 'white'
1. a group of songs or pieces of music on a CD, tape etc:Language: Latin
Origin: 'unused surface for writing on', from albus 'white'
2. a book that you put photographs, stamps etc in:
Listening 听
listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.听／欣赏／喜爱／迷上音乐／古典音乐／爵士乐／流行音乐／嘻哈音乐等 listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD听收音机／MP3 播放器／CD put on/play a CD/a song/some music播放 CD／歌曲／音乐 turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass调小／调大音乐／收音机／音量／低音 go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital去听音乐会；去看会演／现场演唱会／演出／音乐演奏会 copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD复制／刻录／翻录音乐／CD／DVD download music/an album/a song/a demo/a video下载音乐／专辑／歌曲／录音样带／视频
Playing 演奏
play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear演奏乐器／钢琴／打击乐／音符／重复段／主旋律／协奏曲／二重奏；凭听觉记忆演奏 sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune唱国歌／民歌；独唱；唱咏叹调／蓝调歌曲；在合唱团演唱；唱女高音／中音／男高音／男低音；唱歌走调 hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby哼曲子／主题曲／摇篮曲 accompany a singer/choir为歌手／合唱团伴奏 strum a chord/guitar弹奏和弦／吉他
Performing 表演
form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band组建／创办／组成／加入／退出／离开乐队 give a performance/concert/recital表演节目；举办音乐会／音乐演奏会 do a concert/recital/gig开音乐会／音乐演奏会／现场演唱会 play a concert/gig/festival/venue在音乐会／现场演唱会／会演／音乐厅演出 perform ( at/in a concert/BrE ( a concertespecially
NAmE 在音乐会上演出 appear at a festival/live现身会演；现场表演 go on/embark on a (world) tour进行／开始（全球）巡演
Recording 录制
write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony写／创作音乐／民谣／旋律／曲子／歌曲／主题歌／歌剧／交响曲 land/get/sign a record deal获得／签署唱片合约 be signed to/be dropped by a record company与唱片公司签约；被唱片公司解约 record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD录制／发行／出版专辑／单曲／CD be top of/top the charts高居每周流行唱片排行榜之首 get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one位列／一举登上／进入排行榜首位