viv-acious /vi'veijas; NAmE also vai'v-/ adj. (approving) (especially of a _ woman
' 尤■指女子）having a lively,
attractive personality 可爱的；活泼动人的：He had three pretty, viVacfous daughters•他有三个活泼漂亮的女
儿•〇 ► viv-acious-ly adv. viv-acity /vi'vaesati; NAmE also vai'v-/ noun [U] ： He was charmed by her beauty and vivacity.他被她的美丽与活泼迷住了。
viv-ar-ium /vai'veariam; vi'v-; NAmE -'ver-/ noun {pi. viv-ar-ia /vai'vearia; vi'v-; NAmE -Wer-/) a container for
keeping live animals in, especially for scientific study 生态缸（用于饲养动物作科研用途等）
viva voce /.varva 'vautH； NAmE 'voutji/ (BrE also viva /'vaiva/) noun (from Latin) a spoken exam,
especially in a British university (尤指英国大学的）口撿
vive la
difference /,vi:v la: .d^'rons; NAmE -'rains/ exclamation (from French, humorous) used to show that you
think it is good that there is a difference between two people or things,
especially a difference between men and women f尤用以赞同男女有别）差别万岁
vivid /'vivid/ adj. 1 (of memories, a
description, etc. dB 忆、也述等)producing very dear
pictures in your mind 清晰的；生动的；逼i‘的OT71 graphic ： vivid memories 0 He gave a vivid account of his life
as a你hter 生动地描述了他那战斗机飞行员的生
活。2 (of light,
colours, etc.光、颜色等)very bright 鲜 明的；耀眼的;鲜艳的；强烈的：vivid Wue eyes碧蓝的
眼睛 〇 note at bright 3 (of sb’s imagination 人的想象）
able to form pictures of ideas, situations, etc. easily in the mind 丰富的►
viv.id.ly flt/v.: I vividly remember the day we月rst met.我対我们第一次相见的那天圮忆犹新。
viv-id-ness noun [U] ： the
vividness of my dream 境的清晰逼真
viv-ip-arous
/vi'viparas/
adj. {biology (of an animal 动物）producing live babies
from its body rather than eggs 胎生的一compare oviparous,
ovoviviparous vivi-sec-tion /.vivi'sekjn/ noun [U] the practice of
doing experiments on live animals for medical or scientific research活体解剖 vivo O IN VIVO
vixen
/'viksn/
noun 1 a female fox (= a wild animal of the dog family)
2 (old-fashioned) an unpleasant and
bad-tempered woman %妇；：悍妇；母夜叉
Vi-yella™ /vai'ela/ noun [U] a type of soft
doth made from a mixture of cotton and wool 维耶勒法兰域 viz. /viz/ adv. (formal, especially Br£) used to introduce a
list of things that explain sth more clearly or are given as examples 即；..敌是.H771 namely • four major colleges of
surgery, viz.
viz-ier /vi'zia(r); NAmE vi'zir/ (also wraztr) noun an important official
in some Muslim countries in the past 维齐< 旧时某些穆斯林国家的高官）
VJ /'vi: d'sei/ noun = video jockey 'V-neck noun an opening for the
neck in a piece of clothing shaped like the letter V; a piece of clothing with
a V-neck *V形领；V字领；鸡心领；V形领服 装：a V-necfc sweater 鸡心领蠢也◊ a nayy V-ned—件 *军蓝的 V 形领衣服一picture o page R22 ►
’V-necked adj. ： a
V-necfced sweater 鸡心领套衫
VOA /,vi: au 'ei; NAmE ou/ abbr. Voice of America VO-CabilJary O-w /va'kaebjalari; NAmE -leri/ noun [C, U] (pi. -ies);
1 all the words that a person knows or uses (某人掌握 或使用的）词汇，词汇量：to have a wfde/7fmfted
vocabulary 词:汇_量大 / 有限◊ your active
vocabuZary :(=the words that yotruse)知的主动词汇々yourpassive vocabulary (= the words that you
understand but don’t use)你的被动词汇.〇 Reading w沿 increase your vocabu〖ary.阅佘会_加彳永的词汇量。◊ 77ie word加7ure’ is not in his
vocabulary (=
for him, failure does not exist).在他的词典中没有“失败”这个词。一see also DEFINING VOCABULARY note at LANGUAGE 2 all the words in a particular language (某一语言■的）词汇，.、词
汇量：When did the word
'bungalow7 first enter the vocabutoy? * bungalow —词何时进入（英语）词汇中
的？ o note at language tlie words that people use
when they
are talking about a particular subject (-^ 学科中所使用的）词汇：The word has become part 〇/ adverti5fn^ vocabuiary.这个单词已经成告用语。
o note at language 4 (also informal vocab /'vaukaeb/) a list of words with
their meanings, especially in a book for learning a foreign language (■尤_外语iic科书中附 有释义的）词汇表
vocal /'vaukl; /V/4mf'voukl/ adj., noun ■ T [only before noun] connected with the voice 嗓音 的；发声的：vocaZ music 声乐◊ the vocaZ organs (= the tongue, lips，etc.)发声器官 o note at spoken 2 telling people your
opinions or protesting about sth loudly and with confidence大声秦达的；；i；言不讳的：He has been very vocal
in his criticism of the govemmenfs policy. 他对政命政策的批评一直是直言不讳。◊ TTie protesters are a smaH but vocaZ 抗议者人数不多:但敢于
直言。
a noun [usually pi.] the part of a piece of music that
is sung, rather than played on a musical instrument ('乐’
曲中的):歌唱部分，声乐部牙bac/dng vocaM半唱 this recording Armstrong'hfrrtsd/:is on vocals.在这个录
音中阿姆斯特朗亲自唱。
,vocal 'cords noun [pi.] the thin strips of tissue in the throat that are moved by
the flow of air to produce the voice声带
vo-caMc /v如.kaelik; AMmf.vou-/ (p/?〇f7d7’cs 语音） relating to or consisting of a vowel .or vowels 元音的； .元音性的一compare
consonantal vo-cal-ist /'vaukalist; NAmE 'voo-/ noun a singer, espe- cially in a pop or jazz band (尤指流行音乐或爵士乐队
的..）歌手，歌唱者：a teacl/guest/bacfcfn^ vocalist 领唱 / 特邀 / 伴唱歌手 t— compare INSTRUMENTALIST vo-cal*iza-tion {BrE also -isa-tion) /.vaukalai'zeiXn; /VAmf
.vookala'zeijn/ noun (formal) 1 [C] a word or sound, that .is produced by the voice i兑出的话；嗓音■; 歌声：the vocaHzations 〇/ anfma/s 动物发.出的声音 2 ['Ll] the process of producing a word or sound with the voice说话；发声；唱歌；发嗓音
vo-cal-ize {BrE also -ise) /'vaukalaiz; NAmE 'vou-/ verb (/brmfl/j 1. [VN] to use .words
to express sth 用言:语表达 articulate, express ： Showing children
pictures sometimes ifteZps Aem
to vocaHze thdr ideas.让几童看图 画有时有助于他们用言语表达思想。2 to say or sing sounds or words 说（话）:;唱（歌）；哼；岌声：[V] Your baby will begin
to vocalize long before she can talk. 你的女婴在会说话前很单就要开始咿呀发声了。[alsoVN]
vo-cal-ly /'vaukali; NAmE 'vou-/ adv. 1 in a way that uses the voice 用'嗓音;厂 tl■矣上：to commimfcate vocaHy 口:头 交.流 2 by speaking in a loud and
confident way 大声
地；fi言未讳地：作eyprotested vocaHy.他们太声坑议。
vo-ca-tion /vau'keijn; NAmE wou-/ noun 1 [C] a type of work or way of life that you
believe is especially suit- able for you (认为特别适合自己的）工作，职业，生活
方式 calling ： Nursing is not just a
job—ifs a .vocation.护理不仅仅是一项工作，而且还是一种职业,。◊ She believes that she has
found her true vocation in life. 她相信自己找到了真正适合自S的生活方式。◊You
missed
your vocation—you should have been an actor. 你千错行了，你本该当演员。2 [C，U]~ (for sth) a belief that a particular type
of work, or way of life is especially suitable for you, (认为某种工作或生活方式特别
适合自己的）信心，使命感：He has a vocation /or teaching.他是^[书的材料。◊.Sfte is a doctor a strong sense 〇/vocation.她是一位具有强烈使命感的医
生。3 [C，U].a belief that you have been
chosen by God to be a priest or nun,圣召；神召：a vocation, .to t/ie priesthood司铎圣有
vo-ca-tion-al
/vau'keijanl; NAmE vou-/ adj. connected with the skills, knowledge, etc. that
you need to have in order to do a particular job 职业於；职业技术的； .业务知识的：vocational education/quaZ诉catiom:/ framing职业教育/资格/,培训
vo'cational
school noun
[c, u] (in the US) a school that
teaches skills that are necessary for particular jobs (美国）职业学校，技术学校