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play the cornet
演奏乐器时通常加定冠词the。
She plays the cornet in the school band.
她在学校乐队吹短号。
短号
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短号
A brass musical instrument similar to but smaller than a trumpet, usually in B-flat.
She plays the cornet in the school band.
她在学校乐队吹短号。
一种铜管乐器,比小号略小,通常为降B调。
A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
仁爱修女会所戴的白色头巾。
The white headdress worn by the Sisters of Charity.
一种扭成容器状的纸。
A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
冰淇淋蛋筒(筒身)。
An ice cream cone (the shell itself).
He played a beautiful melody on his cornet during the concert.
他在音乐会上用短号演奏了一首优美的旋律。
The cornet section of the brass band rehearsed for hours.
铜管乐队中的短号声部排练了好几个小时。
She carefully polished her cornet before the competition.
比赛前她仔细地擦拭了她的短号。
演奏乐器时通常加定冠词the。
She plays the cornet in the school band.
她在学校乐队吹短号。
He is a talented cornet player.
他是一位有才华的短号手。
The jazz piece features a brilliant cornet solo.
这首爵士乐曲有一段精彩的短号独奏。
Not this
I play the coronet in the band.
Use this
I play the cornet in the band.
由于拼写和发音相近，学习者常将“cornet”（短号）误拼为“coronet”（小王冠）。应使用正确的拼写“cornet”表示乐器。
Not this
I play cornet.
Use this
I play the cornet.
汉语中乐器前不需要冠词，但英语中表示演奏乐器时，乐器名词前通常需要定冠词“the”。因此，应改为“play the cornet”。
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