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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。
铙钹
cymbals — plural of cymbal
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
铙钹
cymbal
The drummer hit the cymbal with a drumstick.
鼓手用鼓槌敲击铙钹。
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。
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.
She hit the cymbal with her drumstick at the end of the song.
歌曲结束时，她用鼓槌敲了一下铙钹。
The two cymbals clashed together, making a loud crashing sound.
两面铙钹撞击在一起，发出响亮的碰撞声。
He placed the cymbal carefully in the drum kit before the concert.
音乐会前，他小心地把铙钹放进架子鼓里。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
The drummer hit the symbol.
Use this
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”。
Not this
She bought two new cymbal for the drum set.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
镲架
Adjust the cymbal stand before you start playing.
开始演奏前调整好镲架。
鼓和铙钹
The parade band marched with drums and cymbals.
游行乐队带着鼓和铙钹行进。
鸣的锣、响的钹；比喻空洞浮夸的言辞或缺乏真情的话语
His promises were nothing but sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal.
他的承诺不过是鸣的锣、响的钹，毫无真诚可言。
我若能说万人的方言，并天使的话语，却没有爱，我就成了鸣的锣、响的钹一般。
From 1 Corinthians 13:1 in the Bible, often called the love chapter; the cymbal here stands for loud but empty talk when love is missing.
出自《圣经·哥林多前书》13:1，常称为“爱的篇章”。这里的“钹”代表没有爱时喧闹而空洞的言谈。
Use cymbals naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.