play the sousaphone
演奏乐器时通常加定冠词the。
He learned to play the sousaphone in college.
他在大学里学会了演奏苏萨号。
苏萨号
一种带阀铜管乐器,长度与大号相同,但形状不同,喇叭口位于头部上方,阀键位于身体前方腰部上方,重量主要落在单肩上。
A valved brass instrument about the same length as a tuba, shaped so the bell faces upward above the player's head and the valves are in front.
一种带阀铜管乐器,长度与大号相同,但形状不同,喇叭口位于头部上方,阀键位于身体前方腰部上方,重量主要落在单肩上。
A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.
He lifted the heavy sousaphone onto his shoulder before the parade.
游行前，他把沉重的苏萨号扛到肩上。
用法提示：名词单数，作及物动词 lift 的宾语，指一种低音铜管乐器。
The sousaphone's bell curved over the musician's head as she marched.
那位乐手行进时，苏萨号的喇叭口弯过她的头顶。
用法提示：名词所有格形式，表示苏萨号的部件。
Our band has two sousaphones, so the bass line sounds very powerful.
我们乐队有两支苏萨号，所以低音声部听起来非常有力。
用法提示：名词复数形式，作 have 的宾语。
演奏乐器时通常加定冠词the。
He learned to play the sousaphone in college.
他在大学里学会了演奏苏萨号。
The marching band needs a new sousaphone player.
行进乐队需要一名新的苏萨号演奏者。
用于描述乐器特征。
The sousaphone is a large brass instrument.
苏萨号是一种大型铜管乐器。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am learning to play sousaphone.
正确表达I am learning to play the sousaphone.
英语中乐器前通常需要定冠词the（如play the piano），表示泛指这类乐器时也常用the，所以这里要用the sousaphone。
grammar · medium
易错句子The sousaphone is a type of saxophone.
正确表达The sousaphone is a type of brass instrument.
苏萨号（sousaphone）是铜管乐器，而萨克斯管（saxophone）是木管乐器，两者不同。应使用brass instrument正确描述其类别。
苏萨号是大号的一种，但专用于行进乐队的款式；大号泛指所有同类型乐器。
苏萨号是铜管乐器，萨克斯管是木管乐器，发音和外形不同。
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