mu‧sic S1 W1 / mjuzɪk / 名词 [不可数名词]

1 a series of sounds made by instruments or voices in a way that is pleasant or exciting :

I often listen to classical music when I’m in the car.

A new piece of music was specially written for the occasion.

2 the art of writing or playing music :

Peter’s studying music at college.

music lessons

music business/industry etc

a career in the music business

3 a set of written marks representing music, or paper with the written marks on it :

I left my music at home.

McCartney never learned to read music . → sheet music

4 be music to your ears if someone’s words are music to your ears, they make you very happy or pleased

5 set/put something to music to write music so that the words of a poem, play etc can be sung

→ face the music at face 2 ( 7 )

COLLOCATIONS

动词

listen to music Ella was listening to music on her iPod.

play music A small band was playing jazz music.

write/compose music He composed the music for the ‘Lord of the Rings’ films.

make music (= play or compose music ) We began making music together about five years ago.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + music

loud/soft/quiet They were kept awake by loud music from next door.

pop/rock/classical etc music Johnny Cash was one of country music’s greatest stars.

live music (= played by musicians on stage ) Most of the bars have live music.

recorded music Live music can sound very different from recorded music.

background music (= that you hear but do not listen to ) the soft background music in the restaurant

choral music (= sung by choirs ) We perform a wide variety of choral music.

instrumental music (= with no singing ) a programme of instrumental music

chamber music (= classical music played by a small group of musicians ) a performance of Schumann’s chamber music

orchestral music (= classical music played by a large group of musicians ) He has a large CD collection, mostly orchestral music.

piano/organ music I love listening to piano music.

music + NOUN

a music lover Her recordings delighted music lovers.

短语

a piece of music It’s a beautiful piece of music.

COMMON ERRORS

► Do not say ’ classic music ‘. Say classical music .

THESAURUS

music the sounds made by musical instruments or people singing : The music was really loud.

tune the main series of musical notes in a piece of music : a folk song with a pretty tune

melody the main series of notes in a piece of music that has many notes being played at the same time, especially in classical music : The soprano sang the melody.

harmony the chords or notes in a piece of music that support the melody : the rich harmonies in the symphony

piece ( also piece of music ) an arrangement of musical notes – use this about music without words : It’s a difficult piece to play.

composition formal a piece of music that someone has written : This is one of his own compositions.

work a piece of music, especially classical music : one of Mozart’s best-known works

track one of the songs or pieces of music on a CD : the album’s title track

number a piece of popular music that forms part of a concert or show : the show’s first number