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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
record
re·cord [record records recorded recording] noun, verb
noun BrE [ˈrekɔːd] ; NAmE [ˈrekərd]
WRITTEN ACCOUNT
1. countable ~ (of sth) a written account of sth that is kept so that it can be looked at and used in the future
• You should keep a record of your expenses.
•medical/dental records
• Last summer was the wettest on record.
•It was the worst flood since records began.
MUSIC
2. countable a thin round piece of plastic on which music, etc. is recorded
•to play a record
•a record collection
see also ↑vinyl (2)
3. countable a piece or collection of music released as a record, or on CD, the Internet, etc
•a record company (= one which produces and sells records)
•During her career Billie Holiday made over 100 records.
•His new record is available on CD or as a download.
see also ↑album (2)
HIGHEST/BEST
4. countable the best result or the highest or lowest level that has ever been reached, especially in sport
• She holds the world record for the 100 metres.
•to break the record (= to achieve a better result than there has ever been before)
•to set a new record
• There was a record number of candidates for the post.
•I got to work in record time.
•record profits
•Unemployment has reached a record high (= the highest level ever).
OF SB/STH'S PAST
5. singular ~ (on sth) the facts that are known about sb/sth's past behaviour, character, achievements, etc
• The report criticizes the government's record on housing.
• The airline has a good safety record.
•He has an impressive record of achievement.
see also ↑track record
OF CRIMES
6. (also ˌcriminal ˈrecord)countable the fact of having committed crimes in the past
•Does he have a record?
more at a matter of record at ↑matter n.
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French record ‘remembrance’, from recorder ‘bring to remembrance’, from Latin recordari ‘remember’, based on cor, cord- ‘heart’. The noun was earliest used in law to denote the fact of being written down as evidence. The verb originally meant ‘narrate orally or in writing’, also ‘repeat so as to commit to memory’.
Thesaurus:
record noun
1. C
•You should keep a record of your expenses.
log • • minutes • • diary • • journal • • blog •
in a/the record/log/minutes/diary/journal/blog
a daily record/log/diary/journal/blog
keep a record/log/diary/journal/blog
2. sing.
•The report criticizes the government's record on housing.
track record • • history • • background • • past •
sb has a record/track record/history/background of sth
record/track record/background in sth
a/an proven/impressive/excellent/poor record/track record
Collocations:
Music
Listening
listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.
listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD
put on/play a CD/a song/some music
turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass
go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital
copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD
download music/an album/a song/a demo/a video
Playing
play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear
sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune
hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby
accompany a singer/choir
strum a chord/guitar
Performing
form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band
give a performance/concert/recital
do a concert/recital/gig
play a concert/gig/festival/venue
perform (BrE) at/in a concert/(especially NAmE) a concert
appear at a festival/live
go on/embark on a (world) tour
Recording
write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony
land/get/sign a record deal
be signed to/be dropped by a record company
record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD
be top of/top the charts
get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one
Example Bank:
•Apart from a parking ticket ten years before, she had an unblemished driving record.
•Bob Beamon's long-standing record for the long jump was eventually broken.
•Bubka rewrote the pole-vault record books during his career.
•Do you have a record of how much you spent?
•Fossil records suggest that the region was covered in water until relatively recently.
•Given the patchy track record of previous international declarations, is it worthwhile to have such ambitious goals?
•He compiled a lifetime record of 209–161.
•He has a long arrest record.
•He has a spotty military record.
•He has always kept an accurate record of his spending.
•He has an appalling record for dishonesty.
•He has an unenviable record of ill-health.
•He has equalled the Olympic record.
•He hopes to equal the Olympic record.
•He is the latest public figure to go on (the) record about corruption in politics.
•Her record shows that she is able to compete under great pressure.
•Her walls became lined with gold and platinum records.
•His mile record stood for twelve years.
•I checked the records but nobody by that name has worked here.
•I got to work in record time.
•I'll put on one of my favourite records.
•If she continues like this she could beat the record.
•It was the driest summer on record.
•Lewis established a new world record with a time of 9.86 seconds.
•Medical records should not be destroyed.
•No formal record of the marriage now survives.
•No record exists of a battle on this site.
•Off the record, he told the interviewer what he thought of his colleagues.
•On past records, she should have no problem passing the exam.
•Our record compares favourably with that of any similar-sized company.
•Prosecutors had subpoenaed his phone records.
•She called a press conference to set the record straight about her disappearance.
•She has just set a new world record.
•She is on record as saying that she once took drugs.
•The US saw its trade deficit shrink at a record pace in September.
•The airline's accident record makes it among the safest.
•The album earned him his second gold record.
•The band had a hit record in 1973.
•The band signed their first record deal a year after forming.
•The company has maintained an accident-free record since it started business.
•The historic agreement is preserved in the university records.
•The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in project management.
•The records contain the bank details of all employees.
•The records showed that the building had not been inspected for ten years.
•The teacher spoke to her about her poor attendance record.
•The university records go back as far as the 13th century.
•There are cell phone records that prove we were not even in the apartment.
•There is no exact record of the number of accidents.
•These viewing figures are an all-time record for a single broadcast.
•They have a good record for recognizing emerging talent.
•They have the worst human rights record among member countries.
•They released their first record in 1963.
•This period is poorly represented in the geological record.
•This period of barbarian rule is poorly represented in the archaeological record.
•Under the law, every citizen has access to their official records.
•Unemployment has reached a record high.
•We have no record of your conversation with Mr Smith.
•When it comes to quality, our record speaks for itself.
•Who holds the 100 metre sprint record?
•a record of achievement
•a verbatim record of the meeting
•evidence in the geological record
•records on children's progress
•teenagers with a criminal record
•the government's abysmal record on crime
•Auditors inspected their financial records.
•I asked them to check their records again.
•I'm talking to you off the record
•No record of the transaction existed.
•She welcomed the opportunity to set the record straight.
•The airline has a good safety record.
•The body was identified from dental records.
•The company's records were neither complete nor up-to-date.
•The computer automatically updates my records every day.
•The report criticizes the government's record on housing.
•Their records date back to 1846.
•This seems to be an authentic record of the events around that time.
•Who has your medical records?
•Would you go on (the) record as saying that?
Idioms: ↑for the record ▪ ↑off the record ▪ on record ▪ ↑put something on record ▪ ↑put the record straight
verb BrE [rɪˈkɔːd] ; NAmE [rɪˈkɔːrd]
KEEP ACCOUNT
1. transitive to keep a permanent account of facts or events by writing them down, filming them, storing them in a computer, etc
•~ sth Her childhood is recorded in the diaries of those years.
• You should record all your expenses during your trip.
•~ how, what, etc… His job is to record how politicians vote on major issues.
•~ that… She recorded in her diary that they crossed the Equator on 15 June.
•it is recorded that… It is recorded that, by the year 630, four hundred monks were attached to the monastery.
MAKE COPY
2. transitive, intransitive to make a copy of music, a film/movie, etc. by storing it on tape or a disc so that you can listen to or watch it again
•~ (sth) Did you remember to record that programme for me?
•a recorded concert
• Tell me when the tape starts recording.
•~ sb/sth doing sth He recorded the class rehearsing before the performance.
MUSIC
3. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to perform music so that it can be copied onto and kept on tape
• The band is back in the US recording their new album.
MAKE OFFICIAL STATEMENT
4. transitive ~ sth | ~ that… to make an official or legal statement about sth
• The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
OF MEASURING INSTRUMENT
5. transitive ~ sth | ~ what, how, etc… to show a particular measurement or amount
• The thermometer recorded a temperature of 40°C.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French record ‘remembrance’, from recorder ‘bring to remembrance’, from Latin recordari ‘remember’, based on cor, cord- ‘heart’. The noun was earliest used in law to denote the fact of being written down as evidence. The verb originally meant ‘narrate orally or in writing’, also ‘repeat so as to commit to memory’.
Thesaurus:
record verb T
•The discussion was recorded in detail in his diary.
document • • chart • • log • • register • • enter • |especially BrE minute •
record/document/log/register/enter/minute sth as sth
record/document/register/enter sth in sth
record/document/chart how…
record/document/minute that…
Example Bank:
•I recorded the film on video.
•It was all there, faithfully recorded in his uncle's formal style.
•She secretly recorded the conversation.
•The circumstances of her death were graphically recorded in the local press.
•The contract is witnessed by others and duly recorded.
•The event is vividly recorded in his journal.
•The geographical spread of the industry in the 16th century is hard to ascertain, for much of it is poorly recorded.
•The mother's occupation was not routinely recorded on the birth certificate.
•The names of those who died are recorded for posterity on a tablet at the back of the church.
•The songs were originally recorded on tape.
•The time of the accident is recorded as 6.23 p.m.
•The weights must be recorded accurately.
•This CD has been beautifully recorded.
•a concert she had recorded from the radio
•historically recorded events
•movies recorded on videotape
•the most famous and deadly influenza outbreak recorded in history
•As a war artist she recorded the work of female volunteers.
•Did you remember to record ‘House’ for me?
•Examples can be found in every era of recorded history.
•It is with great regret that we record the death of one of our founder members.
•The discussion was recorded in detail in his diary.
•The events recorded in this book took place more than a century ago.
•The figures recorded for 2007 show an increase of 23 per cent.
•The lists record how MPs voted on specific issues.
•The register recorded the names and addresses of residents.
•Their names are recorded for posterity on the monument.
•There were five million crimes recorded in Britain last year.
•These early experiments were all recorded on film, but this historic footage has sadly been lost.
•a recorded programme/concert
See also: ↑criminal record
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