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narration

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Media, Performing
nar·ra·tion /nəˈreɪʃən $ næ-, nə-/ noun [countable, uncountable]  1. AMAPa spoken description or explanation which is given during a film, play etc 〔电影、戏剧等中的〕旁白,解说2. formalTELL the act of telling a story 讲述
Examples from the Corpus
narrationThe author combines narration, journal entries, and letters in the novel.The concentrated pathos of her narration, and the clarity with which she conveys its crippling effects on Blanche, is breathtaking.Your method of narration is likely to be different in a short story.The process of narration involves an interpretation of these past events in light of other events that have been experienced since.Shakespeare's narration has an excess of artifice and circumlocution.The dynamic level is quite low, so it makes a good background to a spoken narration or a solo singer.Gerson did the narration for Disney's "Cinderella."The narration alternates personal observation and historical facts to cynical effect.As this application has video with narration, however, you do need to specify the sound card you will be using.
From Longman Business Dictionarynarrationnar‧ra‧tion /nəˈreɪʃənnæ-, nə-/ (also narrative) /ˈnærətɪv/ noun [countable] ACCOUNTING a note explaining the reason for an entry in an account
nar·ra·tion nounChineseSyllable
Corpus spoken or Business which given explanation a description is


narration
narration /nəˈreɪʃən $ næ-, nə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
1. a spoken description or explanation which is given during a film, play etc
2. formal the act of telling a story


nar·ra·tionBrE /nəˈreɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /nəˈreɪʃn/ 🔊BrE /næˈreɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /næˈreɪʃn/ 🔊 noun (formal) [uncountable, countable] the act or process of telling a story, especially in a novel, a film/movie or a play (尤指小说、电影或戏剧中的)叙述,讲述 [countable] a description of events that is spoken during a film/movie, a play, etc. or with music (电影、戏剧等中对情节的)解说,旁白He has recorded the narration for the production. 他录制了这部作品的解说词。🔊🔊