flute
作不及物动词，表示吹长笛或发出长笛般的声音。
She flutes in the school band.
她在学校乐队里吹长笛。
发出长笛般的声音；用长笛般的声音说出；在（圆柱、褶边等）上刻出凹槽或沟槽；发出长笛般的声音。
吹奏长笛。
To play on a flute.
发出长笛般的声音。
To make a flutelike sound.
以长笛般的声音说出。
To utter with a flutelike sound.
在(如圆柱、褶边等)上形成凹槽或沟槽；在(如柱身等)上切割半圆形的垂直凹槽。
To form flutes or channels in (as in a column, a ruffle, etc.); to cut a semicylindrical vertical groove in (as in a pillar, etc.).
一般现在时
She flutes in the school orchestra every Friday.
她每周五在学校管弦乐队吹长笛。
一般过去时
He fluted an old folk song at the party.
他在聚会上用长笛吹奏了一首古老的民歌。
现在进行时
The craftsman is fluting the marble column.
工匠正在大理石柱子上开槽。
规则动词，词形按一般规则变化。
Every Sunday, she flutes in the community park for passers-by.
每周日，她在社区公园为路人吹奏长笛。
用法提示：此处 flutes 是动词第三人称单数形式，表示‘吹奏长笛’。
Last year, he fluted in the school concert and received a warm round of applause.
去年，他在学校音乐会上吹奏长笛，赢得了热烈的掌声。
用法提示：此处 fluted 是动词过去式，表示‘吹奏长笛’。
Listen! Someone is fluting in the next room.
听！有人在隔壁房间吹奏长笛。
用法提示：此处 is fluting 是现在进行时，表示‘正在吹奏长笛’。
作不及物动词，表示吹长笛或发出长笛般的声音。
She flutes in the school band.
她在学校乐队里吹长笛。
作及物动词，表示用长笛般的声音说出。
He fluted a gentle answer.
他用长笛般的声音轻声回答。
常用被动语态，表示（柱子等）被刻上凹槽。
The pillars are fluted with elegant grooves.
这些柱子刻有优雅的凹槽。
grammar · medium
易错句子The birds were fluteing in the garden.
正确表达The birds were fluting in the garden.
flute 以不发音的 e 结尾，加 -ing 时要先去 e 再加 ing，写成 fluting；fluteing 是把加 -ing 的规则直接套用造成的拼写错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子My sister flute in the school band.
正确表达My sister flutes in the school band.
一般现在时中主语为第三人称单数时，动词要加 -s，写作 flutes；汉语动词不随人称变化，所以这个词尾常被漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday he flute in the school concert.
正确表达Yesterday he fluted in the school concert.
句中 yesterday 表明是过去时间，动词须用过去式 fluted；汉语靠时间词表示过去，动词形式不变，因此容易误用原形。
带凹槽的柱子（柱身刻有半圆竖槽）
The old bank has a grand facade with fluted columns.
那家老银行的正立面很气派，立着带凹槽的柱子。
（派皮等压出的）波浪形褶边
Bake the pie in a dish with fluted edges.
把派放在带波浪形褶边的烤盘里烘烤。
用长笛吹出曲调；用长笛般清亮的声音吹出曲调
The shepherd fluted a lively tune in the meadow.
牧羊人在草地上用长笛吹出一支欢快的曲子。
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