Word · Frequency #25137
cymbal
铙钹
cymbal
- 1.
A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.
凹形金属片,通常为黄铜或青铜制,敲击时发出清脆的响声:可成对互击,或单只以鼓槌等敲击。
凹形金属片,通常为黄铜或青铜制,敲击时发出清脆的响声:可成对互击,或单只以鼓槌等敲击。
In use
She hit the cymbal with her drumstick at the end of the song.
The two cymbals clashed together, making a loud crashing sound.
He placed the cymbal carefully in the drum kit before the concert.
hit a cymbal
cymbal 是可数名词，一件铙钹用 a cymbal。
The drummer hit the cymbal with a drumstick.
鼓手用鼓槌敲击铙钹。
strike two cymbals together
在管弦乐队中，铙钹通常成对使用。
The percussionist struck two cymbals together.
打击乐手把两面铙钹互相撞击。
play the cymbals
表示演奏某种乐器时，乐器前要用 the。
She plays the cymbals in the marching band.
她在行进乐队中演奏铙钹。
Common mistakes
The drummer hit the symbol.The drummer hit the cymbal.
“symbol”意为“符号；象征”，而“cymbal”是乐器“铙钹”，二者在英语中读音相同，容易拼错。指乐器时必须用“cymbal”。
She bought two new cymbal for the drum set.She bought two new cymbals for the drum set.
“cymbal”是可数名词，复数形式为“cymbals”。受汉语无复数变化的影响，学习者常漏掉词尾的“-s”，但“two”后必须用复数。
Connections
Collocations
- crash cymbal
- 碎音钹
- He hit the crash cymbal to punctuate the chorus.他敲击碎音钹为重唱乐句制造重音。
- ride cymbal
- 叮叮镲
- The drummer kept a steady beat on the ride cymbal.鼓手在叮叮镲上敲出稳定的节奏。
- clash the cymbals
- 敲击铙钹
- The percussionist clashed the cymbals at the end of the piece.打击乐手在乐曲结尾敲击铙钹。
- cymbal stand
- 镲架
- Adjust the cymbal stand before you start playing.开始演奏前调整好镲架。
- drums and cymbals
- 鼓和铙钹
- The parade band marched with drums and cymbals.游行乐队带着鼓和铙钹行进。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cymbal 读起来像 symbol；想象两支铜钹相撞，发出“锵”的响声，是庆祝的符号。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：音乐、乐器介绍、乐队演出 cymbal 是中性常用词，多用于谈音乐、乐器或演出等场景；口语和书面语中都可用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 cymbal (/ˈsɪm.bəl/) 真正押韵的词有 symbol、thimble、nimble，它们的重读元音和尾音同为 /ɪm.bəl/。注意 tremble、assemble、resemble 虽然以 -mble 结尾，看起来很像，但元音是 /ɛ/，并不押韵。另外，symbol 与 cymbal 发音完全相同，只是拼写不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.