play the cello
表示演奏某种乐器时,cello 前通常用定冠词 the。
She has played the cello since she was eight.
她从八岁起就拉大提琴。
大提琴
cellos — plural of cello
玻璃纸;小提琴家族中的大型无品弦乐器,四弦定音(低到高)C-G-D-A,有尾柱支撑重量,通常用弓演奏。;玻璃纸。
a large stringed instrument of the violin family, usually played with a bow and supported by an endpin
小提琴家族中的大型无品弦乐器,四弦定音(低到高)C-G-D-A,有尾柱支撑重量,通常用弓演奏。
A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.
玻璃纸。
cellophane
She plays the cello in the school orchestra every Friday.
她每周五在学校管弦乐队拉大提琴。
用法提示:cello 是名词“大提琴”,此处作 plays 的宾语。
My neighbor owns two cellos, one old and one new.
我邻居有两把大提琴,一把旧的,一把新的。
用法提示:cellos 是 cello 的复数形式,表示“大提琴”的复数。
He practiced the cello for an hour before dinner.
晚饭前他练习了一个小时的大提琴。
用法提示:cello 是名词,指乐器“大提琴”。
表示演奏某种乐器时,cello 前通常用定冠词 the。
She has played the cello since she was eight.
她从八岁起就拉大提琴。
cello 是可数名词,单数形式前可加 a/an。
He bought a new cello for the concert.
他为音乐会买了一把新大提琴。
cello 的复数形式是 cellos,直接加 -s。
The orchestra has two cellos in this section.
乐队的这一声部有两把大提琴。
violoncello 与 cello 完全同义,但更正式、更书面;日常口语、乐谱和课程名称中通常用 cello。
grammar · medium
易错句子She plays cello in the school orchestra.
正确表达She plays the cello in the school orchestra.
英语中谈论演奏乐器时,通常要在乐器名词前加定冠词 the(如 play the piano、play the guitar)。汉语没有冠词,所以学习者常漏掉 the。这里“演奏大提琴”是泛指,而不是特指某一把琴,所以要补上 the。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are three celloes in the orchestra.
正确表达There are three cellos in the orchestra.
cello 的复数形式是 cellos,而不是 celloes。英语中以 -o 结尾的名词变复数时规则不一,许多表示乐器或外来词的词直接加 -s(如 pianos、photos、cellos),而不是加 -es。因此应写作 cellos。
cello(大提琴)比小提琴大得多,演奏时琴身夹在两膝之间;violin 则较小,放在左肩与下巴之间。
cello(大提琴)音域更低、琴身更大;viola(中提琴)比小提琴略大,音域较低,但仍用肩膀托持,不像大提琴那样用尾柱立地。
cello 指大提琴(乐器);cellophane 指玻璃纸(包装材料)。二者拼写开头相同,但读音不同:cello 的 ce 发 /tʃ/,cellophane 的 ce 发 /s/。
拉大提琴
He has played the cello since he was eight.
他从八岁起就拉大提琴。
大提琴协奏曲
She is learning the Elgar cello concerto.
她正在学习埃尔加大提琴协奏曲。
大提琴奏鸣曲
She practiced a cello sonata by Brahms.
她练习了一首勃拉姆斯的大提琴奏鸣曲。
大提琴弓
Remember to rosin your cello bow before practicing.
记得练习前给大提琴弓擦松香。
大提琴琴盒
He carried his cello case onto the train.
他提着他的大提琴琴盒上了火车。
大提琴琴弦
The cello strings are worn and need replacing.
大提琴琴弦磨损了,需要更换。
与小提琴同属弦乐器家族,构造和演奏技法相似。
演奏大提琴的主要工具之一,与琴弦摩擦发声。
大提琴是管弦乐团中常见的低音弦乐器。
大提琴是弦乐四重奏中音域最低的乐器。
大提琴底部用于支撑琴身的部件。
大提琴是最接近人声的乐器。
This saying, often repeated by musicians, compares the cello's warm tone to the singing human voice.
这是音乐家们常说的话,把大提琴温暖的音色比作歌唱的人声。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.