song
- n. 歌, 歌曲
- n. 鸣叫
- Definition
- n. a piece of music with words that is sung
- n. the sound made by a bird
- Example
- The children sang a cheerful song during the school concert.
- 孩子们在学校音乐会上唱了一首欢快的歌。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: a piece of music that is sung (noun).
比较义项：被演唱的歌曲／声乐作品（名词）。
- song 本词
The everyday, general word for a complete piece of music with lyrics that you listen to, sing along with, or hear on the radio.
这是日常泛称，指一首完整的、带歌词的音乐作品，可以是收音机里听到的，也可以是大家一起唱的。
My favorite song came on the radio, so I turned up the volume.
我最喜欢的一首歌在收音机里响起，于是我把音量调大了。
- vocal
A more technical, music-production term, often plural ('vocals'), for the sung part of a recording that is layered over instrumental music, not a standalone piece.
这是更偏音乐制作行业的说法，常用复数形式 vocals，指叠加在伴奏之上的“演唱部分／声乐轨”，而不是一首独立完整的歌。
The producer laid a soft vocal over the slow piano instrumental.
制作人在舒缓的钢琴伴奏上叠加了一段轻柔的声乐。
Song and vocal can both mean sung music. Song is the everyday word for a complete piece of music with lyrics. Vocal, often plural 'vocals,' is a music-production term for the sung part of a recording, not a standalone piece. Not compared: vocal (outspoken).
这两个词都能指“被演唱的音乐作品”，但语域和典型用法不同：song 是日常泛称，指完整的、带歌词的一首歌；vocal 更偏音乐制作／录音行业用语，常用复数 vocals，指录音中“演唱的部分／声乐轨”，而非独立成篇的一首歌。这里不比较 vocal 作形容词表示“（人）敢于表达意见的，直言不讳的”这一常见用法。