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play the saxophone
表示演奏乐器时，乐器名词前通常用定冠词 the。
She plays the saxophone in a jazz band.
她在爵士乐队里演奏萨克斯管。
萨克斯管；萨克斯风
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
萨克斯管；萨克斯风
a woodwind instrument that has a single reed and a conical bore
She plays the saxophone in a jazz band.
她在爵士乐队里演奏萨克斯管。
木管乐器中的单簧乐器,通常由黄铜制成,带有使喇叭口朝上的独特弯管。
A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
单簧管木管乐器,具有圆锥形管身
a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
演奏萨克斯管的人；萨克斯管吹奏者。
Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.
She plays the saxophone in a jazz band.
她在爵士乐队里吹萨克斯管。
He bought a second-hand saxophone from the music shop.
他从乐器店买了一支二手萨克斯管。
My brother practices the saxophone in his room every evening.
我弟弟每天晚上在房间里练习萨克斯管。
表示演奏乐器时，乐器名词前通常用定冠词 the。
She plays the saxophone in a jazz band.
她在爵士乐队里演奏萨克斯管。
saxophone 可直接修饰名词构成复合名词，如 saxophone player、saxophone solo。
He is a professional saxophone player.
他是一位专业的萨克斯管演奏者。
on the saxophone 表示使用该乐器演奏，常与 solo、accompaniment 等搭配。
She performed a solo on the saxophone.
她用萨克斯管表演了一段独奏。
Not this
He bought saxophone.
Use this
He bought a saxophone.
saxophone 是可数名词单数，表示一个乐器时前面必须有冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
She has two saxophone.
Use this
She has two saxophones.
saxophone 是可数名词，前面有 two 时要用复数形式，加 -s；汉语名词没有单复数变化。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
吹萨克斯管
She plays the saxophone in a local band.
她在当地乐队吹奏萨克斯管。
萨克斯管演奏者
The saxophone player stepped forward for his solo.
萨克斯管演奏者上前独奏。
次中音萨克斯管
Her tenor saxophone has a warm, rich tone.
她的次中音萨克斯管音色温暖饱满。
中音萨克斯管
He owns both an alto and a tenor saxophone.
他有一支中音和一支次中音萨克斯管。
爵士萨克斯管演奏
The album features some great jazz saxophone.
这张专辑有一些精彩的爵士萨克斯管演奏。
萨克斯管独奏
Her saxophone solo brought the house down.
她的萨克斯管独奏博得满堂彩。
夜色中回荡着萨克斯管的乐声，弥漫着廉价香水的气味。
The night was alive with saxophones, just as in Bruce Springsteen's 'Jungleland'.
夜色中回荡着萨克斯管的乐声，正如布鲁斯·斯普林斯汀的《Jungleland》所唱的那样。
Use saxophone naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
saxophone 音似“萨克斯风”，记住“萨克斯手吹出的风”就是萨克斯管的声音。
语域：neutral 常见场景：school band practice、music lessons、casual conversation about hobbies 「saxophone」是中性常用词，通常用于谈论乐器、演奏或音乐学习，多出现在音乐课、排练或日常对话中；正式写作同样适用，没有明显口语或书面语限制。
没有与 saxophone /ˈsæksəfoʊn/ 完全押韵的常用词；下面这些词都以 -phone 结尾，末尾音节同读 /foʊn/，但重音和元音都不同，是形近音异的拼写类比词。
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