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MUSIC fta $< 8 (also 'soul music) [U] a type of music
that expresses strong emotions, made popular by African American musicians A A,
|Ufc ( & If ® $1, ilX HHgAffitf A ) : a soul singer jpf It#
ITTOI good for the 'soul (humorous) good for you, even if
it seems unpleasant : ‘Want a ride?’ ‘No
thanks. Walking is good for
the soul’ “ A- ?" ” “X, itUth WfrwWfr$j£FKL
” —more at bare y.,
BODY, GOD, HEART, LIFE, SELL V.
soul-destroy ing adj. (of a job or task X jfes&il^-) very dull and boring,
because it has to be repeated many times or because there will never be any
improvement
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'soul food noun [U] the type of food
that was traditionally eaten by black people in the southern US
soulful /’soulfl; NAmE ‘soulfl/ adj. expressing deep
feelings, especially feelings of sadness or love 'If $j;
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few, soulful eyes rmmmo
a soulful song — "I"ill► soulfully /-fali/ adv. soul- fulness noun [U]
soulless /’saullas; NAmE ’soul-/ adj. 1 (of things and
places lacking any attractive or
interesting
qualities that make people feel
happy M
$t$J; J HUH depressing ; They live in soulless
concrete blocks. 2 (of
a person A) lacking the
ability to feel emotions X'ttHi 1f$J;
soulmate /’saulmeit/ noun
a person that you have a special friendship with because you understand each
other’s feelings and interests (PS
'soul music noun [u] = soul(8)
'soul-searching noun [U] the careful
examination of your thoughts and feelings, for example in order to reach the
correct decision or solution to sth A H; |K|
sound 0-w /saund/ noun, verb,
adj., adv.
tt noun
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STH YOU HEAR ft 7 1 [C] something that you
can hear P W; PlRlJ^ S3G3 noise: a highAow sound i&j$j /
0 «a clicking/buzzing/scratching,
etc. sound ftp B§S ^ n|i, p* H 0
the different sounds and
smells of the forest Jl O She
heard the sound of
footsteps outside. Mnp P 0 0 He crept into the house trying not to make
a
sound. ttflllSMfl,
0
note at noise 2 [U] continuous rapid movements
(called vibrations) that travel
through air or water and can be heard when they reach a person’s or an animal’s
ear p; p P|p]: Sound
travels more slowly than light.
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FROM TELEVISION/RADIO r|l ; itft 3 [U] what you can
hear coming from a television, radio, etc., or as part of a film/movie p
ff; W P|b| : Could you turn the
sound up/down? Mi)?# /
t^/jN-^tgjnSr? o The
sound quality of the tapes
was excellent. M A $] ilNlfl] M
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OF MUSICIANS 4 [C, U] the effect that
is produced
by the music of a
particular singer or group of musicians i##; i=r^k(M£: I like their sound.
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IMPRESSION £p t$L 5 [sing.] the ~ of sth
the idea or
impression that you get of
sb/sth from what sb says or what you read E\\%\ They had a wonderful time
by the sound of it. D/f® AMWfiMfffS'lt'&o oFrom the sound of things you were lucky
to find him. A W f£ 3\
fife ^ is o 0 They’re consulting a lawyer?
1
don’t like the sound of
that,
fifed X ftp—fv W !lrp # it ?
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WATER /KM 6 [C] (often in place
names # Jf] T'iffe^i) a
narrow passage of water that
joins two larger areas of water ^il^; H77I strait
like,
etc. the sound of your own voice (disapproving) to like talking a lot
or too much, usually without wanting to listen to other people fgflf b£; . |f(J(t within (the) sound
of sth (BrE)
near enough to be able to hear sth f£ D/f # iE • • • $j ffl A : a house
within sound of the sea i#% '/IIA'
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verb (not usually used in the progressive
tenses lilftX fflXMKr&t)
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GIVE IMPRESSION ft VA £p %. 1 linking verb to give a particular
impression when heard or read about DJf MA
if ; it A DJf If if
: [V-ADJ] His voice sounded strange on the phone. fife$J
P 1 qff M MM $J 0
0 She
didn’t sound surprised when
I told her the news. H&iSJfeBt, O His explanation
sounds reasonable to me. fife DJf irXif So 0 Leo
made it sound so easy. But
it wasn’t.
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[V-N] She sounds just the person we need for the job. if
AMX:Ji:f^f|f]ilc#4$^::f
:j&# X $J A c o [V] You sounded just like your father when you said
that,
0 I hope I don’t
sound as if/as though I’m criticizing you. rciilEI In
spoken
English people often use like instead of as if or as though, especially
in NAmE, but this is not considered correct in written BrE. A M P
ift X , like im as if A as though ;
ftp,
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-SOUNDING ojfiSA- • 2 (in adjectives j^J^^
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PRODUCE SOUND A i±r >4i n 3 to produce a sound;
to
make sth such as a musical
instrument produce a sound ( ) A if}
p ilf, P[r]: [V] The bell sounded for the
end of the class. T if I? Bfa T 0
0 [VN] Passing motorists sounded their horns in support, ff ASpiP^'JdA^I
/jN‘Af#o
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GIVE WARNING/SIGNAL A fH ^ / Q •/ 4 [VN] to give a
signal such as a warning by
making a sound ;
fiPlPWIlx.; A tt If Jf; When I
saw the smoke, I tried to sound the alarm. # 3\ #9 B , fc A %
A £b W fK o j 0
(figurative) Scientists have
sounded a note of caution on the technique. •: 0
Leaving him out of the team may sound the death knell
for our chances of winning (= signal the end of our chances).
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PRONOUNCE A if 5 [VN] (technical
AifO to pronounce sth
A
( i=r ) : You don’t sound the ‘b’ in the word
‘comb’, comb b XAeT o
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MEASURE DEPTH )|[i] t U ft 6 [VN, V] (technical
p:ft) to measure the depth of the sea or a lake by using a line with a
weight attached, or an electronic instrument $ij
( )
m.
m see note n., suspiciously IsSEIATI .sound 'off (about
sth) (informal, disapproving) to express your
opinions loudly or in an aggressive way jS5 ij£ ft; ^ .sound sb^'out
(about/on sth) | .sound sth<-» 'out to try to find out
from sb what they think about sth, often in an indirect way Mi^^A ( ) $J#
;
IPM: I wanted to sound him out about a job.
-J0XfW&f|fe$inMo
O They decided to sound out her interest in
the project.
a adj. (sound er, sound
est)
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RELIABLE «J 1 sensible; that you
can rely on and that
will probably give good
results lEfil
$];
nf ^ $J: a person of sound judgement £!] #r $J
A 0 He gave me some very sound advice. J1fe^-TIS-'###
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This gives the design team a sound basis for their work. <>
The proposal makes sound commercial sense.
0
Their policies are
environmentally sound, fife (H $J Wi M
5P % A W X f >J $1 P|r]0 QH3 unsound
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THOROUGH 2 [only before noun]
good and thorough
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$1 : a sound knowledge/ understanding of sth tf)
T o He has
a sound grasp of the
issues,
fc-Jf} jSJ ® fi # ifll
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NOT DAMAGED/HURT A ]f
ftj; K A \% 3 in good condition;
not damaged, hurt, etc.
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A /L (9i ^: We arrived home safe and sound. {[ ] A ^ A ^fe M T % o 0 to be of sound mind
(=
not mentally ill) ff A M ^ 0 The house needs attention but