| 单词 | trumpet |
| 释义 | trumpet n. & v. --n 1. a a tubular or conical brass instrument with a flared bell and a bright penetrating tone. b its player. c an organ stop with a quality resembling a trumpet. 2. a the tubular corona of a daffodil etc. b a trumpet-shaped thing (ear-trumpet). 3. a sound of or like a trumpet. --v (trumpeted, trumpeting) 1. intr. a blow a trumpet. b (of an enraged elephant etc.) make a loud sound as of a trumpet. 2. tr. proclaim loudly (a person's or thing's merit). Phrases and idioms trumpet-call an urgent summons to action. trumpet major the chief trumpeter of a cavalry regiment. Derivatives trumpetless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF trompette dimin. (as TRUMP(2)) |
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