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perfect pitch

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌperfect ˈpitch noun [uncountable]  APMthe ability to correctly name any musical note that you hear, or to sing any note at the correct pitch without the help of an instrument 绝对音感〔听到音高后准确说出音名或不借助乐器唱出音高的能力〕
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perfect pitchThe woodwind maintained a perfect pitch and, like the strings and brass, produced a consistently voluptuous sound.In pastoral terms, the program had perfect pitch.Tom had perfect pitch and a wonderful recall and he could sing whole passages from Boccherini's aviary music.You had perfect pitch, my love.I have neither perfect pitch nor a head for mathematics, and anyway who wants to compute the speed of history?In essays on whisky-tasting, sheath knives, deer hunting, he has a kind of perfect pitch.Computer games that require a player to recognise perfect pitch might also help, Saffran says.But the five people in Saffran's group with perfect pitch had started learning aged four.
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perfect pitch
ˌperfect ˈpitch noun [uncountable]
the ability to correctly name any musical note that you hear, or to sing any note at the correct pitch without the help of an instrument


perfect pitchBrE /ˌpɜːfɪkt ˈpɪtʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpɜːrfɪkt ˈpɪtʃ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (music 音乐) the ability to identify or sing a musical note correctly without the help of an instrument 绝对音高,绝对音感(指不须借助乐器准确识别或唱出音符的能力)