play + the contrabass
表示乐器类别时，play 后面通常用 the。
She plays the contrabass in the school orchestra.
她在学校管弦乐队里演奏低音提琴。
倍低音声部；倍低音乐器；倍低音演奏者/乐器；比低音低一个八度的部分或声部；小提琴家族中最大且音最低的成员
the largest and lowest-pitched instrument of the string family, especially the double bass
比低音低一个八度的部分或声部
The part or section one octave lower than bass.
小提琴家族中最大且音最低的成员
largest and lowest member of the violin family
低音提琴；弦低音
Double bass; string bass.
任何几种低音乐器
Any of the several contrabass instruments.
演奏低音部分的人或乐器
The person or instrument performing the contrabass part.
She plays the contrabass in the school orchestra.
她在学校管弦乐队里演奏低音提琴。
用法提示：此处 contrabass 为名词，指低音提琴这种乐器。
The contrabass part in that symphony is written an octave below the bass line.
那部交响曲的低音提琴声部比低音声部低一个八度。
用法提示：此处 contrabass 作定语修饰 part，指比低音低八度的声部。
The contrabass has a deep tone that fills the whole auditorium.
低音提琴的音色低沉，能充满整个礼堂。
用法提示：此处 contrabass 为名词，作为主语指低音提琴乐器本身。
表示乐器类别时，play 后面通常用 the。
She plays the contrabass in the school orchestra.
她在学校管弦乐队里演奏低音提琴。
contrabass 是可数名词，复数形式是 contrabasses。
He borrowed a contrabass from the music school.
他从音乐学校借了一把低音提琴。
contrabass 可作定语修饰名词，如 section、part 等。
The contrabass section has two players.
低音提琴声部有两名演奏者。
grammar · medium
易错句子I play contrabass in the school orchestra.
正确表达I play the contrabass in the school orchestra.
英语中谈论演奏某种乐器时，乐器名词前通常要加定冠词 the（如 play the piano, play the violin）；play contrabass 缺少 the，不符合英语表达习惯。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are two contrabass in the orchestra.
正确表达There are two contrabasses in the orchestra.
contrabass 是可数名词，其复数形式是 contrabasses（词尾加 -es）。表示“两把低音提琴”时应用复数 contrabasses，而不是单数 contrabass。
grammar · medium
易错句子The contrabase in the corner belongs to our school.
正确表达The contrabass in the corner belongs to our school.
contrabass 是正确拼写，由 contra- + bass 构成，词尾是两个 s；不要误写成 base（意为“基础/底部”）。写错词尾会影响书面表达的准确性。
bass泛指低音声部或低音乐器；contrabass指比bass低一个八度的声部，或特指低音提琴。
double bass专指最大的弓弦乐器；contrabass除可指同一乐器外，还可表示低八度声部或其他低音乐器。
contrabassoon专指一种低音木管乐器；contrabass作名词通常指低音提琴或低音声部，二者乐器类别不同。
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