Word · Frequency #25137
cymbals
铙钹
cymbals is the plural of cymbal.
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。
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.