Tra từ voice - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

voice [voice voices voiced voicing] noun, verb BrE [vɔɪs] NAmE [vɔɪs]
noun

SOUND FROM MOUTH
1. countable, uncountable the sound or sounds produced through the mouth by a person speaking or singing
• I could hear voices in the next room.
• He recognized Sarah's voice.
•to speak in a deep/soft/loud/quiet, etc. voice
•‘I promise,’ she said in a small voice (= a quiet, shy voice).
•to raise/lower your voice (= to speak louder/more quietly)
•Keep your voice down (= speak quietly).
•Don't take that tone of voice with me!
•Her voice shook with emotion.
•‘There you are,’ said a voice behind me.
•When did his voice break (= become deep like a man's)?
•He was suffering from flu and had lost his voice (= could not speak).
•She has a good singing voice.
•She was in good voice (= singing well) at the concert tonight.

-VOICED
2. (in adjectives)having a voice of the type mentioned
•low-voiced
•squeaky-voiced

OPINION
3. singular ~ (in sth) the right to express your opinion and influence decisions
• Employees should have a voice in the decision-making process.
4. countable a particular attitude, opinion or feeling that is expressed; a feeling or an opinion that you become aware of inside yourself
• He pledged that his party would listen to the voice of the people.
•Very few dissenting voices were heard on the right of the party.
•the voice of reason/sanity/conscience
•‘Coward!’ a tiny inner voice insisted.

GRAMMAR
5. singular 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 (the passive voice)

PHONETICS
6. uncountable sound produced by movement of the ↑vocal cords used in the pronunciation of vowels and some consonants
see also ↑voiced, ↑voiceless
more at find your voice/tongue at ↑find _v., like, etc. the sound of your own voice at ↑sound _n., a/the still small voice at ↑still _adj., at the top of your voice at ↑top _n.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French vois, from Latin vox, voc-.

Example Bank:
•‘Do you have to speak to me in that tone of voice?’ she asked sadly.
•‘Get out!’ she shouted in a shrill voice.
•‘So he won't come…’ her voice trailed off in disappointment.
•‘Who is it?’ a female voice called out.
•An inner voice told him that what he had done was wrong.
•Can you turn this sentence into the passive voice?
•Dissenting voices at the newspaper are very rare.
•He managed to keep his voice steady despite his feelings of panic.
•He swallowed nervously as he tried to find his voice.
•Her voice echoed through the silent house.
•Her voice shook with fear.
•Her voice was filled with emotion.
•His deep voice cut through the silence.
•His voice broke when he was 14.
•His voice broke with emotion.
•His voice rose in angry protest.
•His voice suddenly thickened with emotion.
•I could tell from his slurred voice that he'd been drinking.
•I was shouting at the top of my voice but she couldn't hear me.
•Many senior politicians have lent their voices to the campaign.
•Please keep your voice down so as not to wake the children.
•Please lower your voice!
•Powerful voices in the Senate are determined to bring down the president.
•Refugees have been unable to find a voice in politics.
•She dropped her voice to a whisper.
•She has a beautiful singing voice.
•She put on a silly voice as she imitated her boss.
•She was dimly aware of voices shouting.
•She was in good voice at the concert tonight.
•She was in good voice= singing well at the concert tonight.
•She's a teacher who never has to raise her voice to discipline the children.
•She's lost her voice and won't be able to sing tonight.
•The flat, unemotional voice droned on.
•The home fans were in good voice before the match.
•The magazine gave voice to hundreds of oppressed factory workers.
•The main character was crazy, hearing voices in his head.
•The teachers speak with one voice when they demand an end to the cuts.
•There was fury in his voice as he answered her.
•They could hear a loud babble of voices coming from the crowded bar.
•Try to project your voice so that the people at the back of the room can hear you.
•a lone voice of dissent
•a society in which individuals are able to make their voices heard
•a writer with a highly distinctive voice
•the computer's voice recognition capability
•to listen to the voice of conscience
•‘I promise,’ she said in a small voice.
•He recognized Sarah's voice.
•He was suffering from flu and had lost his voice.
•When did his voice break?
•to raise/lower your voice
•to speak in a deep/soft/loud/husky voice
Idioms: ↑give voice to something ▪ ↑make your voice heard ▪ ↑with one voice

verb

GIVE OPINION
1. ~ sth to tell people your feelings or opinions about sth
•to voice complaints/criticisms/doubts/objections, etc.
•A number of parents have voiced concern about their children's safety.

PHONETICS
2. ~ sth to produce a sound with a movement of your ↑vocal cords as well as your breath
compare ↑unvoiced, ↑voiceless
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French vois, from Latin vox, voc-.

Example Bank:
•She loudly voiced her admiration.
•publicly voicing their criticisms of the government
•A number of parents have voiced concern about their children's safety.