play the flute
表示演奏乐器时,乐器名词前通常加定冠词 the,与 play the piano、play the violin 用法相同。
She has played the flute since she was eight.
她八岁起就一直吹长笛。
长笛;笛子
flutes — plural of flute
香槟杯;笛形杯;凹槽;沟槽;法棍面包;长棍面包;笛声音栓;织梭;梭子
a woodwind instrument made of a tube with a row of holes, played by blowing across or into it
多指西洋长笛
木管乐器,管上有一排孔,吹气掠过孔缘振动发声,以手指按孔调音;即西洋长笛,欧洲横吹长笛。
A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin.
一种快船;补给船。
A kind of flyboat; a storeship.
高音木管乐器;细管,一端封闭,有指孔,吹口在封闭端附近,气流横吹发声。
a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
杯身细长、杯脚高的酒杯,用于饮葡萄酒,尤指香槟。
A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.
高脚窄杯,饮葡萄酒用的细长酒杯。
a tall narrow wineglass
纵向凹槽,如古典柱式的沟槽,或刀具(钻头、立铣刀、铰刀)上的排屑槽,兼有形成切削刃和排屑的作用。
A lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape.
布料等上的沟槽(尤指柱身上的浅凹槽)。
a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
半圆柱形垂直凹槽,见于柱子、褶布或枪管,用于减重。
A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.
长条法棍面包。
A long French bread roll, baguette.
音色似长笛的管风琴音栓。
An organ stop with a flute-like sound.
织挂毯等用的梭子。
A shuttle in weaving tapestry etc.
A friend of mine plays the flute in her free time.
我的一个朋友在空闲时吹长笛。
用法提示:此处的 flute 是名词,指“长笛”,在句中作 play 的宾语。
The flute on the table belongs to my older brother.
桌子上的那支长笛是我哥哥的。
用法提示:此处的 flute 是名词,指“长笛”,在句中作主语。
They brought two flutes to the music room for the new students.
他们把两支长笛带到音乐教室给新学生。
用法提示:此处的 flutes 是 flute 的复数形式,指“长笛”,在句中作 brought 的宾语。
表示演奏乐器时,乐器名词前通常加定冠词 the,与 play the piano、play the violin 用法相同。
She has played the flute since she was eight.
她八岁起就一直吹长笛。
此义指杯身细长、杯脚高的酒杯,多与香槟等起泡酒搭配,用 a flute of 表示“一杯”。
The waiter brought each of us a flute of champagne.
服务员给我们每人端来一杯香槟。
flute 可直接放在另一名词前起修饰作用,如 flute player、flute music。
A flute player was sitting alone on the stage.
一位长笛演奏者独自坐在舞台上。
grammar · medium
易错句子She can play flute very well.
正确表达She can play the flute very well.
英语中表示演奏某种乐器时,乐器名词前通常要用定冠词 the,即 play the flute;汉语没有冠词这一词类,所以学习者容易漏掉 the,直接说成 play flute。
grammar · medium
易错句子He blew the flute in the school band.
正确表达He played the flute in the school band.
汉语说“吹长笛”,动词是“吹”,直译成 blow 不符合英语习惯:blow 只表示“吹气”这一动作,而“演奏乐器”英语固定用 play,所以演奏长笛要说 play the flute。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are three flute in the orchestra.
正确表达There are three flutes in the orchestra.
flute 是可数名词,汉语名词一般不因数量而变形,学习者容易忽略复数标记;基数词 three 修饰可数名词时,名词要用复数形式 flutes。
吹长笛
She plays the flute in the school orchestra.
她在学校管弦乐队吹长笛。
长笛演奏者
He is the finest flute player in the city.
他是这座城市最出色的长笛演奏者。
长笛独奏
The piece opens with a gentle flute solo.
这首曲子以一段轻柔的长笛独奏开场。
香槟笛形杯
Pour the champagne into tall flutes.
把香槟倒进高脚笛形杯里。
长笛协奏曲
The orchestra performed a lively flute concerto.
乐团演奏了一首轻快的长笛协奏曲。
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