单词 | drum |
释义 | drum (drʌm ) Word forms: drums , drumming , drummed 1. countable noun A2 A drum is a musical instrument consisting of a skin stretched tightly over a round frame. You play a drum by beating it with sticks or with your hands. 2. countable noun A drum is a large cylindrical container which is used to store fuel or other substances. ...an oil drum. ...a drum of chemical waste. Synonyms: barrel, tank, container, cylinder 3. countable noun A drum is a hollow cylindrical structure which is part of a machine, for example a washing machine. 4. countable noun A drum is a circular object on which wire or rope is wound and kept. He had found a drum of electric cable. 5. verb If something drums on a surface, or if you drum something on a surface, it hits it regularly, making a continuous beating sound. He drummed his fingers on the leather top of his desk. [V n + on/against] Rain drummed on the roof of the car. [VERB + on] Synonyms: pound, beat, tap, rap 6. See also drumming 7. to beat the drum for someone or something phrase If someone beats the drum or bangs the drum for something, they support it strongly. The trade secretary disagreed but promised to 'bang the drum for industry'. Phrasal verbs: drum into phrasal verb [usually passive] If you drum something into someone, you keep saying it to them until they understand it or remember it. All through school we had it drummed into us that you need a degree to get a job. [have it V-ed P n that] Standard examples were drummed into students' heads. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE noun] They drummed it into her that she was not to tell anyone. [V n P n that] drum out phrasal verb [usually passive] If someone is drummed out of an organization such as the armed forces or a club, they are forced to leave it, usually because they have done something wrong. Sailors caught in a drugs scandal are to be drummed out of the service. [be V-ed P P n] drum up phrasal verb If you drum up support or business, you try to get it. The U.N. secretary-general arrived in Tokyo to drum up support for international peacekeeping. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] It is to be hoped that he is merely drumming up business. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Image of drum © Africa Studio, Shutterstock Idioms: bang the drum for something or someone to support something or someone strongly and publicly The trade secretary is banging the drum for British industry. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: drum solo Yes, you could resort to a boring old kitchen timer, but isn't a drum solo or magic trick a thousand times better? Times, Sunday Times The event ended with an epic drum solo. Times, Sunday Times A burst of strobe lighting was a rare misstep, while the drum solo that ushered in the final phase of the evening was old-hat rock'n'roll. Times, Sunday Times The sharp rattle of the great spot's drum solo provides an unbluffable proof of excellence. Times, Sunday Times Like all good concerts, it appeals to the nervous system - one drum solo that could play forever. The Sun He skittered around an electronic drum kit, an odd choice that jarred with the plainspoken musical spirit of the operation. Times, Sunday Times The rising popularity of the electronic drum kit, which now accounts for more than half of total sales, has also helped to broaden the market. Times, Sunday Times When making a track, he said he spends hours making loops and produces an electronic drum rhythm before adding live instrumentation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The electronic drum used would often be more abrasive and louder in the mix than it was in the studio recordings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With an electronic drum kit, the player hits triggering devices as a synthesizer player would strike the keys of the synthesizer keyboard. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Workers at the station had dug a runway of compacted ice using tractors, marking it out with burning fuel drums filled with wood. Times, Sunday Times Modifications also included the provision of extra external fuel drums and a smoke generator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 T-80s can mount three large external fuel drums to extend their range. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company supplies could again be restocked from battalion stocks, moved by trucks loaded with fifty litre fuel drums. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, further buoyancy was provided by a cargo of empty fuel drums. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Using a big bass speaker as a microphone and reverse wiring it to get a low sub-bass sound for the kick drum. The Sun He starts by playing a melody on a keyboard, which he builds up on screen into a 'pad' of chords, before adding a kick drum and breakbeats. Times, Sunday Times He replaced it with a huge four-on-the-floor kick drum. The Sun I mean, nobody remembers that classic kick drum they heard on a record from, say, 1985. Times, Sunday Times It features guitar, kick drum, organ, percussion and piano instrumentation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All you could hear was the thumping drums and braying brass of the bands. Times, Sunday Times Friends have been thumping the drum as they pass. Times, Sunday Times A melodic guitar begins a duet with some thumping drums. Times, Sunday Times It has a piano-led instrumentation accompanied by thumping drums. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The song features a low, rumbling tremolo guitar, thumping drums, a rolling, minimal bass guitar line, and a scathing vocal delivery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 鼓, 连续敲击 Japanese: ドラム, コツコツとたたく |
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