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play percussion
percussion 表示这一类乐器时通常作不可数名词，不加 a。
She plays percussion in the school band.
她在学校乐队里演奏打击乐器。
打击乐器；打击乐器组
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
打击乐器；打击乐器组
the act of playing a percussion instrument; percussion instruments as a group
She plays percussion in the school band.
她在学校乐队里演奏打击乐器。
两个物体碰撞以产生声音。
The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
由此产生的声音。
The sound so produced.
火器中火帽的引爆。
The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.
叩击身体以辅助医疗诊断。
The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.
She plays percussion in the school orchestra, so she has to practice every day.
她在学校管弦乐队里演奏打击乐器，所以每天都要练习。
The drummer's solo was the highlight of the percussion section's performance.
鼓手的独奏是打击乐器组表演中的亮点。
He added a triangle and a tambourine to his small collection of percussion instruments.
他在自己的一小批打击乐器中加了一个三角铁和一面铃鼓。
percussion 表示这一类乐器时通常作不可数名词，不加 a。
She plays percussion in the school band.
她在学校乐队里演奏打击乐器。
指管弦乐队中负责打击乐器的声部。
The percussion section opened the piece with a roll of drums.
打击乐器组以一阵鼓声开启了这首乐曲。
percussion 可作定语修饰名词，如 percussion instrument。
The tambourine is a percussion instrument.
铃鼓是一种打击乐器。
这是医学术语，指轻叩身体部位以判断器官状态。
Percussion of the chest is a common diagnostic technique.
胸部叩诊是一种常见的诊断技术。
Not this
He plays a percussion in the school band.
Use this
He plays percussion in the school band.
表示演奏打击乐器这个类别时，percussion 是不可数名词，前面不加 a；play percussion 是固定搭配。
Not this
The nurse percussioned my chest during the exam.
Use this
The nurse percussed my chest during the exam.
percussion 是名词，动词形式是 percuss；不能直接在名词后加 -ed 当作动词使用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
打击乐器
The drums and cymbals are percussion instruments.
鼓和铜钹是打击乐器。
打击乐器组
She plays in the percussion section of the orchestra.
她在管弦乐队的打击乐器组演奏。
打击乐团
The percussion ensemble performed a piece using only drums.
打击乐团只用鼓演奏了一首乐曲。
火帽
The gun used a percussion cap to ignite the powder.
这支枪用火帽引燃火药。
胸部叩诊
The doctor used chest percussion to assess the patient's lungs.
医生通过胸部叩诊评估病人的肺部。
演奏打击乐器
He learned to play percussion at school.
他在学校学习演奏打击乐器。
Use percussion naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：percussion 像‘破壳声’，敲打破壳‘咔’的一响，正是打击乐器、叩诊时的敲击。
语域：neutral 常见场景：乐队排练、音乐演出、音乐课堂 通常指打击乐器或打击乐器组，属于中性常用词，多用于音乐演奏、乐队排练和音乐教育等场景。
真押韵词（重音后的 /kʌʃən/ 完全相同）：discussion、concussion、repercussion。注意拼写相似的假朋友：session /ˈseʃən/、passion /ˈpæʃən/、mission /ˈmɪʃən/ 元音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.