| 单词 | piccolo |
| 释义 | piccolo (once / 19569 pages) n Many orchestras include a piccolo, which is a small, high-pitched flute. The word piccolo is in the fairly extensive group of Italian words that designate musical instruments and other musical terms. A piccolo is a small flute that plays an octave higher than an ordinary one; the word comes, appropriately enough, from the Italian for "small," which is also piccolo. WORD FAMILYpiccolo: piccolos USAGE EXAMPLESBright red grounds “Piccolo,” demonstrating that paint and metal are evenly matched in the artist’s portfolio. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) “Opera is my No. 1 squeeze,” Wainwright said, adding that this interview was interrupting a descending piccolo line he was writing for “Hadrian.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 08, 2016) Denise Piccolo, a professional holiday decorator in Brooklyn, suggests filling a few clear vases with shatterproof tree ornaments. New York Times(Nov 25, 2016) n a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute Hyper flute, transverse flute a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown |
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