释义 |
tam·bou·rine I. \|tambə|rēn, |taam-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French tambourin, diminutive of tambour drum — more at tambour 1. : a small drum; especially : a shallow one-headed drum with loose metallic disks or jingles at the sides that is played by shaking, striking with the hand, or rubbing with the thumb : timbrel 2. : a mostly white African wild dove (Tympanistria tympanistria) whose wings and tail are black-tipped and which has a distinctive resonant note
II. intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to play on the tambourine |