n.
a recording of just the sound

on the record Idiom, Proverb

break the record

do better than the previous record The coach believes Bev can break the record in long jump.

broken record

(See like a broken record)

like a broken record

repeating the same sound, saying it over and over again From morning till night I hear that complaint-like a broken record!

off the record

not to be reported, not official What the President said is not to be printed. It's off the record.

track record

list of achievements, summary of career work Lou's track record is excellent. She was top seller last year.

on record

1． written down in a record记录在案的
We don't know when the famous writer was born，but the date of his death was on record．我们不知道这位名作家何时出生，但他的去世日期是有记录的。
It's on record that this summer was the hottest in 50 years．据记载，今年夏天是50年来最热的。
2． known to have said or done a certain thing人所共知的
That congressman is on record as an enemy of waste in government．那位国会议员以反对政府浪费而著名。

one for the record books

Idiom(s): one for the (record) books

Theme: SUPERLATIVE

a record-breaking act.
• What a dive! That's one for the record books.
• I've never heard such a funny joke. That's really one for the books.

for the record

Idiom(s): for the record

Theme: COMMENTS

so that (one's own version of) the facts will be known; so there will be a record of a particular fact. (This often is said when there are reporters present.)
• I'd like to say—for the record—that at no time have I ever accepted a bribe from anyone.
• For the record, I've never been able to get anything done around city hall without bribing someone.

Just for the record

If something is said to be just for the record, the person is saying it so that people know but does not necessarily agree with or support it.

break the record|break|record

v. phr. To set or to establish a new mark or record. Algernon broke the record in both the pentathlon and the decathlon and took home two gold medals from the Olympics.

on the record

Recorded for official publication; formally and publicly. Often hyphenated. Please about-face the articulation recorder off—I don't appetite these comments on the record. You can't sue us for publishing what you said! That was an on-the-record interview.Learn more: on, record

on the record

COMMON If you are on the record as adage something, you accept said article publicly, acquainted that bodies would echo and address what you said. We are on the almanac as adage we will assure our accompany in the war zone, and we beggarly that. Note: You can additionally go on record, acceptation to allege publicly. Church leaders accept gone on almanac adage they accept the authorities are accident the action adjoin the Mafia. Note: You can additionally say that addition speaks or talks on the record. Yesterday, journalists at the cardboard flatly banned to allege on the record. It's actual adamantine to address a adventure here, because about no one is accommodating to allocution on the record. Note: You can additionally use on-the-record afore a noun. He has never afore accustomed an on-the-record interview.Learn more: on, record

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