unison
美音:
[´ju:nəsən
]英音:
[´ju:nəsən
]n.调和,和谐,一致,齐唱,齐奏 adj.[音]同度的,同音的
难易程度:
unison为短语/超纲词汇
词根
son=sound(声音)
近义词, 同义词
unison
/'ju:nɪsn, 'ju:nɪzn; `junəsn, `junəzn/
n (idm 习语) in unison (with sb/sth)
(a) sounding or singing together the same musical note (or the same note in different octaves) (同音或八度同音的)齐奏, 齐唱
*The last verse will be sung in unison. 歌词的最後部分要齐唱.
(b) (fig fml 比喻, 文) acting together in close association or agreement 一致的或协调的行动
*The banks have acted in unison with the building societies in lowering interest rates. 银行降低了利率来配合房屋建筑协会的行动.
unison
n
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French;Origin:Medieval Latin unisonus 'having the same sound', from Latin uni- + sonus 'sound']
in unison
a) if people speak or do something in unison, they say the same words at the same time or do the same thing at the same time
'Good morning!' the kids replied in unison.
b) if two groups, governments etc do something in unison, they do it together because they agree with each other
Management and workers must act in unison to compete with foreign business.