vocative /'VDkativ; NAmE 'va:k-/ noun (grammar fe) (in some languages W) the form of a noun, a

pronoun or an adjective used when talking to a person or thing Bf ; Bf isj; Bf ig- — compare ablative, ACCUSATIVE, DATIVE, GENITIVE, NOMINATIVE ► vocative adj.; the vocative case Bf

vocif-er-ous /va'sifaras; NAmE vou's-/ adj. (format) expressing your opinions or feelings in a loud and confident way AAbHAHW H771 strident: vociferous protests   0 a vociferous

critic of the president’s stance M £'[ jtt if & ki     (ft A

► vo-cif-erous-ly adv.: to complain vociferously A^Hfe

vodka /'vodka; NAmE ‘vaidka/ noun 1 [U] a strong clear alcoholic drink, made from grain, originally from Russia  ) 2 [C] a glass of

vodka —   : I’ll have a vodka and lime. J?nJ|

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vogue /vaug; NAmE voug/ noun [C, usually sing., U] - (for sth) a fashion for sth ift ff; HM; Mfr; Mini: the vogue for child-centred education W M

St 0 Black is in vogue again. M&XJ&fikft&o

voice tHf /voisf noun, verb

mnoun

►                SOUND FROM MOUTH 11 ft & Hi |ft ft , 1 [C, U] the sound

or sounds produced through the mouth by a person speaking or singing       i&iSr; fktfkp: I could hear

voices in the next room.   fg Bjf fij PS H p ^ 0 o to

speak in a deep/softAoud/quiet, etc. voice    ,

A^iM, ferifci&if o ‘Ipromise,’she said in a small voice (= a quiet, shy voice), “f^j&0 ” ftfeft 0 to raiseAower your voice (= to speak louder/ more quietly) itj / ff. # l'1 o Keep your voice down (= speak quietly).     <> Don’t take that tone of

voice with me! o Her voice shook

with emotion.   0 o There you are,’ said

a voice behind me.   iftii0 0

When did his voice break (= become deep like a man’s)? fife #J % Wfh £  0 He was suffering from flu

and had lost his voice (= could not speak), life H T $?L ® To <> She has a good singing voice. (ftfeW~Sll (ftffcB||0 o She was in good voice (= singing well) at the concert tonight.

►                -VOICED ,’Y      2 (in adjectives $3   # is]) having a

voice of the type mentioned ^      # i=r ^^• 6^.:

low-voiced B£f Jjfjiftfl o squeaky-voiced

►                OPINION 3 [sing.] ~ (in sth) the right to express your opinion and influence decisions JtilfSL;

fij ; f/ B|pj : Employees should have a voice in the decision-making process. jg M£$^Jiiilft|Yi£WA W tSC 0 4 [C] a particular attitude, opinion or feeling that is expressed; a feeling or an opinion that you become aware bf inside yourself‘Bf^; M JE;  ; & j*: He

pledged that his party would listen to the voice of the people. ftfe^iEjlfe^i&^ISl^MBjT  0 Very few

dissenting voices were heard on the right of the party.

Othevoiceof

reason/sanity/conscience       / JiH? (ft /

0‘Coward!’a tiny inner voice insisted.    ” ft

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►                GRAMMAR [gift 5 [sing.] the active/passive ~ the form of a verb that shows whether the subject of a sentence performs the action (the active voice) or is affected by it (thepassive voice) / MsfrinjS

►                PHONETICS ii; ,        6 [U] sound produced by movement

of the vocal cords used in the pronunciation of vowels and some consonants f&W (

) — see also voiced, voiceless IT51771 give voice to sth to express your feelings, worries, etc.       ^0'Ci'i make your 'voice

heard to express your feelings, opinions, etc. in a way that makes people notice and consider them ( fifeAiftii ) L, Aiftililf with ,one 'voice as a

group; with everyone agreeing p |Wj p; p — -is]:

The various opposition parties speak with one voice on this issue.        rrM* —more

at FIND V., SOUND /?., STILL adj., TOP /?.

►                verb [VN]

►                 GIVE OPINION A AM lJi 1 to tell people your feelings or

opinions about sth AA, Aii, B±gf (  ) :

to voice complaints/criticisms/doubts/objections, etc.

^ A A $1, fit if,         ^          # 0 A number of parents

have voiced concern about their children’s safety. — M

►                 PHONETICS Lw.fj 2 to produce a sound with a move­ment of your vocal cords as well as your breath

# — compare unvoiced(2), voiceless 'voice box noun the area at the top of the throat that contains the vocal cords r E; nf£ Hffll larynx voiced /vaist/ adj. (phonetics i§ #) (of consonants #) produced by moving your vocal cords. For example, the consonants /b/, /.d/ and /g/ are voiced, iffe #       ; ff?

p W Pm UNVOICED

voice-less /'voislas/ adj. (phonetics i^W) (of consonants MW) produced without moving your vocal cords. For example, the consonants /p/, /t/ and /k/ are voiceless. i#Wl$ EKd UNVOICED Pm VOICED

voice-mail /'voismeil/ noun [u] an electronic system which can store telephone messages, so that sb can listen to them later ig-^{g H; ftii# © If the .Voice of A'merica noun [sing.] (abbr. VOA) an official US government service that broadcasts news and other programmes in English and many other languages around the world HHI^eT (    )

‘voice-over noun information or comments in a film/ movie, television programme, etc. that are given by a person who is not seen on the screen (

@ W ) ft? , H /h W: She earns a lot of money doing voice-overs for TV commercials, ftfeft (fef!tX Wff

voice-print /'voisprint/ noun (technical /tig-) a printed record of a person’s speech, showing the different frequencies and lengths of sounds as a series of waves Pu (

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void /void/ noun, adj., verb

►                noun [usually sing.] (formal or literary) a large empty space

$|b];   $jJ!: Below him was nothing but a

black void. itfeTfflKJi—WSHo 0 (figurative) The void left by his mother’s death was never filled. ilfe#WfE/s§

►                adj. 1 ~ of sth (formal) completely lacking sth ^2.;

ff HT71 devoid: The sky was void of stars.          '

Hilo 2 (law #) (of a contract, an agreement etc. W R], ifoiX^E) not valid or legal    : The agreement

was declared void. ilMBH/ctc, 3 (formal) empty $lfj;       void spaces $iv see null

mverb [VN] 1 (law #) to state officially that sth is no longer valid       mIp ■ ■ ■ ff St; M'M BlEI invali­

date, nullify 2 (formal) to empty waste matter from the BLADDER Or BOWELS   WM (       )

'void deck noun (SEAsianE) the ground floor of a block of flats/apartments, which is left empty and is usually for the use of all the people who live in the building )

voile /voil/ noun [U] a type of cloth made of cotton, wool or silk that is almost transparent, used for making clothes       t&¥MW

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vol. abbr. volume n. #; UH : the Complete Works of Byron Vol. 2 mfclkM} W.2% vola tile /'volatail; NAmE 'vailatl/ adj. 1 (often disap­proving) (of a person or their moods A M 1# it) changing easily from one mood to another H $ (!KI; ft ^14$); A : a highly volatile personality biM Jc # t!fe 2 (of a situation ‘If #t) likely to change suddenly; easily becoming dangerous of ftg M. JSlI ife (tfj;   S321 unstable : ahighly

volatile situation from which riots might develop nf

o a volatile exchange rate Jgij 3 (technical Ain) (of a substance %jjt) that changes easily into a gas J§ WM; % A tS[ W: Petrol is a volatile substance, p yft ^ M A '14 $) M „ ► vola-til-ity /.vnla'tilati; NAmE ,va:l-/ noun [U]