Word · Frequency #27733
saxes
萨克斯
saxes is the plural of sax.
a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814–1894)
此处指发明萨克斯管的比利时人阿道夫·萨克斯，而非乐器萨克斯管。
- 1.
a shade of colour similar to sky blue
类似天蓝色的颜色
- 2.
a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
比利时乐器制造商,萨克斯管的发明者(1814-1894)
- 3.
a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
单簧片锥形木管乐器
类似天蓝色的颜色；比利时乐器制造商,萨克斯管的发明者(1814-1894)；单簧片锥形木管乐器；萨克斯管
In use
She plays the sax in a jazz band every Friday night.
His grandfather gave him a shiny new sax for his birthday.
The sax has a warm, rich sound that fills the whole room.
play the sax
表示演奏乐器时，sax 前通常用定冠词 the，与 play the piano 等结构相同。
She plays the sax in a jazz band.
她在爵士乐队里吹萨克斯管。
a sax player
sax 常作定语修饰 player、solo 等，口语中比 saxophone 更简短。
He is a talented sax player.
他是一位有才华的萨克斯管演奏者。
sax solo
The sax solo in that song is unforgettable.
Connections
Collocations
- play the sax
- 吹萨克斯管
- She plays the sax in a jazz band.她在爵士乐队里吹萨克斯管。
- sax player
- 萨克斯管演奏者
- He is a talented sax player.他是位有才华的萨克斯管演奏者。
- alto sax
- 中音萨克斯管
- The band features an alto sax.乐队以一支中音萨克斯管为特色。
- tenor sax
- 次中音萨克斯管
- He switched from clarinet to tenor sax.他从单簧管换成了次中音萨克斯管。
- sax solo
- 萨克斯独奏
- Her sax solo brought the house down.她的萨克斯独奏博得满堂彩。
- sax section
- 萨克斯声部
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sax 读音像中文‘萨克斯’，想到舞台上吹奏的萨克斯管，记住它就记住了乐器名。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：band practice、casual talk sax 是 saxophone 的常用简称，多用于口语及非正式的音乐交流（如乐队排练、朋友闲聊）；正式写作中通常用完整形式 saxophone。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 sax 真押韵：重读元音和后面的辅音都是 /æks/，即 ax、fax、lax、max、tax、wax。注意拼写相似但读音不同的词：sake /seɪk/（缘故）、sack /sæk/（麻袋）——sake 元音不同且没有 /s/ 尾音，sack 缺少词尾的 /s/。
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.