CEFR A2

cd

noun

Meaning

A compact disc, a portable storage medium that uses optical storage to record, rewrite, and play back data.

Examples

My old CD collection is mostly unplayable now.
He burned a mix CD for his girlfriend.

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cd (A2)

noun

Pronunciation: [ˌsiːˈdiː]

Definition

A compact disc, a portable storage medium that uses optical storage to record, rewrite, and play back data.

Examples

My old CD collection is mostly unplayable now.
He burned a mix CD for his girlfriend.
The computer has a CD-ROM drive for installing software.

How to Use cd

cd player (collocation): A device for playing CDs. — "I need to buy a new CD player for my car."
burn a cd (collocation): To copy digital data onto a CD. — "Can you burn a CD of our vacation photos?"
cd-rom (collocation): A compact disc read-only memory drive or disc. — "The software comes on a CD-ROM."

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