英语词汇“harp”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	harp
释义	Trends of harp View usage for: harp (hɑːʳp) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense harps, present participle harping, past tense, past participle harped variable noun A harp is a large musical instrument consisting of a row of strings stretched from the top to the bottom of a frame. You play the harp by plucking the strings with your fingers. Phrasal verbs: See harp on More Synonyms of harp harp in British English (hɑːp) noun 1. a large triangular plucked stringed instrument consisting of a soundboard connected to an upright pillar by means of a curved crossbar from which the strings extend downwards. The strings are tuned diatonically and may be raised in pitch either one or two semitones by the use of pedals (double-action harp). Basic key: B major; range: nearly seven octaves 2. something resembling this, esp in shape 3. an informal name (esp in pop music) for harmonica verb 4. (intransitive) to play the harp 5. (transitive) archaic to speak; utter; express 6. (intr; foll by on or upon) to speak or write in a persistent and tedious manner Derived forms harper (ˈharper) or harpist (ˈharpist) noun Word origin Old English hearpe; related to Old Norse harpa, Old High German harfa, Latin corbis basket, Russian korobit to warp harp in American English (hɑrp) noun 1. a musical instrument with strings stretched vertically in an open, triangular frame and played by plucking with the fingers: the modern harp has usually forty-six strings and, to permit the playing of halftones, seven foot-pedals 2. a harp-shaped object or implement 3. Slang harmonica (sense 1) verb intransitive 4. to play a harp 5. to persist in talking or writing tediously or continuously (on or upon something) verb transitive 6. Rare to give voice to; express Idioms: the Harp Derived forms harper (ˈharper) noun Word origin ME < OE hearpe, akin to Ger harfe < Gmc harpa < IE base (s)kerb(h)-, to bend, curve (> shrimp): from the shape of the instrument Image of harp © 3DMAVR, shutterstock Examples of 'harp' in a sentence harp His singing and his harp playing are beyond par. The Sun (2016) His singing and his harp playing are beyond par. The Sun (2016) Nearby a man was playing a harp. Times, Sunday Times (2011) How about that most ethereal of instruments, the harp? Christianity Today (2000) He'll soon be telling her to get back on the harp in period dramas. The Sun (2012) This is a magical world of railway tracks that lead nowhere and rope swings that are played like a harp by the wind. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I had to speak in a German accent and play the harp. Times, Sunday Times (2008) If so, he says, that could open the way to harp music on prescription. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The celestial harp sound plays, which means it's time for him to move on. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Word lists with harp instrument, orchestra In other languages harp British English: harp /hɑːp/ NOUN A harp is a large musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame with vertical strings which you pluck with your fingers. American English: harp Arabic: قِيثار Brazilian Portuguese: harpa Chinese: 竖琴 Croatian: harfa Czech: harfa Danish: harpe Dutch: harp European Spanish: arpa Finnish: harppu French: harpe German: Harfe Greek: άρπα Italian: arpa Japanese: ハープ Korean: 하프 Norwegian: harpe Polish: harfa European Portuguese: harpa Romanian: harpă Russian: арфа Latin American Spanish: arpa Swedish: harpa Thai: พิณตั้ง Turkish: harp müzik Ukrainian: арфа Vietnamese: đàn hạc All related terms of 'harp' harp on If you say that someone harps on a subject , or harps on about it, you mean that they keep on talking about it in a way that other people find annoying . harp seal a brownish-grey earless seal , Pagophilus groenlandicus, of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans jaw harp → jew's-harp the Harp the constellation Lyra wind harp → aeolian harp jew's harp a musical instrument consisting of a small lyre-shaped metal frame held between the teeth , with a steel tongue plucked with the finger . Changes in pitch are produced by varying the size of the mouth cavities mouth harp ( in South Midland and Southern US ) harmonica (sense 1 ) Also called : harp Welsh harp a type of harp in which the strings are arranged in three rows, used esp for the accompaniment of singing , improvisation on folk tunes , etc aeolian harp a stringed instrument that produces a musical sound when a current of air or wind passes over the strings Chinese translation of 'harp' harp (hɑːp) n (c) (Mus) 竖(豎)琴 (shùqín) (架, jià) vi to harp on (about sth) (pej) (对(對)某事)唠(嘮)唠(嘮)叨叨 ((duì mǒushì) láolao-dāodao) (verb) in the sense of go on She concentrated on the good parts instead of harping on about the bad. Synonyms go on reiterate (formal) He reiterated his opposition to the creation of a central bank. dwell on labour I don't want to labour the point, but there it is. press repeat He repeated that he had been misquoted. rub in Additional synonyms in the sense of labour Definition to emphasize too persistently I don't want to labour the point, but there it is. Synonyms overemphasize, stress, elaborate, exaggerate, strain, dwell on, overdo, go on about, make a production (out) of (informal), make a federal case of (US, informal) in the sense of reiterate Definition to repeat again and again He reiterated his opposition to the creation of a central bank. Synonyms repeat, restate, say again, retell, do again, recapitulate, iterate in the sense of repeat Definition to say, write, or do again He repeated that he had been misquoted. Synonyms reiterate (formal), restate, say again, recapitulate, iterate Nearby words of harp harmonize harmony harness harp harpoon harridan harried Synonyms of 'harp' harp Explore 'harp' in the dictionary
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