| 单词 | jews-harp | 
| 释义 | jew's harp in British English (dʒuːz hɑːp) noun  music  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 jew's-harp in British Englishnoun a musical instrument consisting of a small lyre-shaped metal frame held between theteeth, with a steel tongue plucked with the finger. Changes in pitch are producedby varying the size of the mouth cavities jew's-harp in American English (ˈdʒuzˌhɑrp) or jews'-harp (ˈdʒuzˌhɑrp)  noun  a small musical instrument consisting of a lyre-shaped metal frame held between theteeth and played by plucking a projecting bent piece with the finger: it produces twanging tones Word originearlier Jew's trump, altered (by assoc. with  Jew) < Du jeugdtromp, child's trumpet < jeugd, youth (confused in Eng with ME Judeu, Jew) + tromp, trumpet < OFr trompe: see  trump2 Word lists withinstrument | 
| 随便看 | 
英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。