TCR (compact disc) a small circular piece of hard plastic on which high-quality recorded sound or large quantities of information can be stored 激光唱片;﹝计算机﹞光盘,光碟
nCOLLOCATIONS
CD + noun
a CD collection
Luke has a massive CD collection.
a CD player (=a piece of equipment for playing CDs)
She switched off the CD player.
a CD burner/writer (=a piece of equipment for putting music, information etc on CDs)
By 2002, CD burners were standard hardware for home computers.
a CD drive (=the place on a computer where you put in a CD-ROM)
He popped the CD in the CD drive.
verbs
play a CD
Shall I play my new CD?
put on a CD (=play it)
She put on her favourite CD and lay on the sofa.
listen to a CD
He's upstairs listening to his CDs.
insert a CD
First insert the CD into your player.
record a CD (=play music and record it on a CD)
They have formed a band and have plans to record a CD later this year.
release a CD (=make a CD available for the public to buy)
The group have just released a new CD.
burn a CD (=put music, pictures, information etc on a CD)