(1)音乐(艺术)(art of organizing tones or sounds of instruments or voices in a pleasing pattern or combination)[U]：study～at university 在大学学习音乐;a～student/teacher/hall/lesson学习音乐的学生/音乐教师/音乐大厅/音乐课;have no ear for～不懂音乐;make one's career in～以搞音乐为职业;

(2)(某种)音乐(particular kind of music)[U]：country/folk/dance/jazz/rock('n'roll)～乡村/民间/舞蹈/爵士/摇滚音乐;like classical/popular(pop)/romantic/instrumental～喜欢古典音乐/流行音乐/浪漫音乐/器乐;

(3)乐曲(composition of musical sounds in pleasant tunes)[U]：Who composed the～?谁作的曲? play the～of Mozart/Bach演奏莫扎特的/巴赫的音乐作品;This～is Beethoven's 5th symphony.这段音乐是贝多芬第五交响曲。Shall we have/put on/listen to some～?咱们播放/播放/听点音乐好吗?〖同〗song，tune;

(4)乐(曲)谱(written or printed score of a musical composition)[U]：read～识谱;play from the～看谱弹奏;buy some new piano～买新的钢琴曲;put the～on the stand把乐谱摆在架子上;place the～on the piano把乐谱放在钢琴上;pass out the～to the pianist 把乐谱递给钢琴家;She has forgotten her～.她忘记带曲谱。〖同〗score;

music to one's ears好听的话(声音)，好消息：The news is～to my ears.这则消息对我来说是喜讯。His long apology was～to my ear.他一再道歉，我很爱听。

set/put sth to music给……谱曲;为配乐：The poem/song/play was later set to～. 后来给这首诗/歌词谱了曲/后来为这个剧配乐了。

→′musical adj & n;′music-hall n 音乐厅，歌舞杂耍剧场;′music-stand n 乐谱架;′music-stool n琴凳