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play the clarinet
谈论演奏某种乐器时，乐器名词前通常要加the。
She plays the clarinet in the school orchestra.
她在学校管弦乐队里演奏单簧管。
单簧管；黑管
clarinets — plural of clarinet
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
单簧管；黑管
clarinet
She plays the clarinet in the school orchestra.
她在学校管弦乐队里演奏单簧管。
单簧管:一种木管乐器,音色圆润独特,在低音、中音、高音三个音区各具不同特性。
A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
单簧管
a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
She plays the clarinet in the school band.
她在学校乐队里吹单簧管。
He bought a new clarinet for the concert.
他为音乐会买了一把新单簧管。
These clarinets need to be cleaned after each rehearsal.
这些单簧管每次排练后都需要清洁。
谈论演奏某种乐器时，乐器名词前通常要加the。
She plays the clarinet in the school orchestra.
她在学校管弦乐队里演奏单簧管。
如果要说明演奏的具体曲目，可用“play sth on the clarinet”，介词on表示“用（乐器）”。
He played a jazz piece on the clarinet.
他用单簧管演奏了一首爵士乐曲。
Not this
She plays clarinet.
Use this
She plays the clarinet.
英语中表示演奏乐器时，通常要在乐器名词前加定冠词 the，所以 play 后须用 the clarinet。
Not this
I can clarinet very well.
Use this
I can play the clarinet very well.
clarinet 是名词，不能当动词用；表达“会演奏单簧管”要用 play the clarinet。
Not this
She has two clarinet.
Use this
She has two clarinets.
clarinet 是可数名词，受 two 修饰时应用复数形式 clarinets。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
吹单簧管；演奏单簧管
She has played the clarinet since she was ten.
她十岁起就吹单簧管。
单簧管演奏者
The clarinet player joined the orchestra last year.
那位单簧管演奏者去年加入了乐团。
低音单簧管
The bass clarinet adds a deep tone to the ensemble.
低音单簧管为乐团增添了深沉的声音。
单簧管协奏曲
Mozart wrote a famous clarinet concerto.
莫扎特写了一首著名的单簧管协奏曲。
单簧管独奏
Her clarinet solo was the highlight of the concert.
她的单簧管独奏是音乐会的高光时刻。
练习单簧管
He practices the clarinet every evening.
他每晚练习单簧管。
《彼得与狼》用单簧管来表现猫。
In Peter and the Wolf, the clarinet represents the cat.
在《彼得与狼》中，单簧管代表猫。
本尼·古德曼的《唱唱唱》有一段著名的单簧管独奏。
Benny Goodman's clarinet solo in 'Sing, Sing, Sing' is legendary.
本尼·古德曼在《唱唱唱》中的单簧管独奏堪称传奇。
Use clarinets naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
单簧管音色清澈（clear），把 clarinet 想成 clear + net：清澈的声音像网一样撒开，记单簧管。
语域：neutral 常见场景：音乐课堂、乐队排练、乐器介绍 “clarinet”是标准常用词，在正式与非正式场合均适用，多用于乐器名称、音乐教学或演奏场景。
clarinet 读作 /ˌklɛrəˈnɛt/，重音在最后的 /ˈnɛt/。net、set、get、jet 都以 /ɛt/ 结尾，和 clarinet 的 /nɛt/ 押韵；net 的拼写和读音都直接对应结尾。注意拼写相近的词不一定押韵：internet /ˈɪntərnɛt/ 的 -net 不重读；cabinet /ˈkæbənət/ 结尾是 /nət/，读起来不同。开头 clari- 读 /ˌklɛrə-/，不是 /ˈklærɪn-/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.