请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 saxophone
释义

Trends of
saxophone

View usage for:

saxophone

(sæksəfoʊn)
Word forms: plural saxophones
variable noun
A saxophone is a musical instrument in the shape of a curved metal tube with a narrower part that you blow into and keys that you press.

saxophone in British English

(ˈsæksəˌfəʊn)
noun
a keyed wind instrument of mellow tone colour, used mainly in jazz and dance music. It is made in various sizes, has a conical bore, and a single reed
Often shortened to: sax
Derived forms
saxophonic (ˌsæksəˈfɒnɪk)
adjective
saxophonist (sækˈsɒfənɪst)
noun
Word origin
C19: named after Adolphe Sax (1814–94), Belgian musical-instrument maker, who invented it (1846)

saxophone in American English

(ˈsæksəˌfoʊn)
noun
any of a group of keyed woodwind instruments having a single reed, conical bore, and metal body, usually curved
Derived forms
saxophonic (ˌsaxoˈphonic) (ˈsæksəˈfɑnɪk)
adjective
saxophonist (ˈsaxoˌphonist) (ˈsæksəˌfoʊnɪst)
noun
Word origin
Fr, after A. J. Sax (see saxhorn) + -phone

Examples of 'saxophone' in a sentence
saxophone

Only after retiring did he learn to play the piano and saxophone.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In the holidays he directed youth operas and played saxophone.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Another friend plays his saxophone in a little combo.
Christianity Today (2000)
You half expect a jazz saxophone to bleat a solo to complete the air of film noir melancholy.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He is a pilot, plays the saxophone and the piano and speaks six languages.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He began playing the saxophone in early youth and by 15 was playing in jazz clubs.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She listens hard to part of a saxophone line, enraptured by the slow bending of the note.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He ran his own band during school holidays, playing the alto saxophone and the drums at local dances.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Both her parents were musical; her mother was a singer and dancer and her father played the saxophone.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He came from a musical family, and he played the trumpet and the saxophone and had a fondness for jazz.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She is said to be a straight A student and accomplished skier and alto saxophone player.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Because of him I still play saxophone and clarinet.
The Sun (2014)
My 18-year-old is actually a very good musician who plays upright bass, electric guitar and saxophone.
The Sun (2014)
The unusual instrumentation, pitching clarinet against saxophone, gives the group an added facet.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His saxophone playing on it is... amazing, stunning.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He began playing brass instruments, before settling on the saxophone, initially playing a locally made bamboo instrument.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

Word lists with
saxophone

instrument

In other languages
saxophone

British English: saxophone /ˈsæksəˌfəʊn/ NOUN
A saxophone is a musical wind instrument in the shape of a curved metal tube with keys and a curved mouthpiece.
  • American English: saxophone
  • Arabic: سَكْسُوفُون
  • Brazilian Portuguese: saxofone
  • Chinese: 萨克斯管
  • Croatian: saksofon
  • Czech: saxofon
  • Danish: saxofon
  • Dutch: saxofoon
  • European Spanish: saxofón
  • Finnish: saksofoni
  • French: saxophone
  • German: Saxophon
  • Greek: σαξόφωνο
  • Italian: sassofono
  • Japanese: サクソフォーン
  • Korean: 색소폰
  • Norwegian: saksofon
  • Polish: saksofon
  • European Portuguese: saxofone
  • Romanian: saxofon
  • Russian: саксофон
  • Latin American Spanish: saxofón
  • Swedish: saxofon
  • Thai: แซ็กโซโฟน
  • Turkish: saksafon
  • Ukrainian: саксофон
  • Vietnamese: kèn saxophone

Chinese translation of 'saxophone'

saxophone

(ˈsæksəfəun)

n (c)

  1. 萨(薩)克斯管 (sàkèsīguǎn) (根, gēn)
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。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2025/1/10 12:11:49