/'bæs; bæs/
n (pl unchanged or ~es 复数或不变或作 basses) any of several freshwater or sea fish of the perch family used as food 鲈鱼（淡水或海洋中产, 可食）
*a shoal of bass 鲈鱼群
* They caught three basses. 他们捉到三条鲈鱼.

/beɪs; bes/
n
1 (a) lowest male voice 男低音
*Is he a bass or a baritone? 他是男低音还是男中音?
(b) singer with such a voice 男低音歌手
*He is a very fine bass. 他是非常优秀的男低音歌手.
2 lowest part in music (for voice or instruments) （声乐或器乐的）低音部
*He sings bass. 他唱低音.
3 = double-bass (double).
4 (also bass guitar) electric guitar producing very low notes 低音电吉他.

adj [attrib 作定语] low in tone 低音的
*a bass `voice 低音的嗓子
* a bass clari`net 低音竖笛
* the ,bass `clef, ie symbol in music showing that the notes following in it are low in pitch 低音谱号（乐谱上表明其後的音符为低音的符号）. Cf 参看 treble2.