Word
sousaphone
苏萨号
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.
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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.
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。
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。
In use
He lifted the heavy sousaphone onto his shoulder before the parade.
The sousaphone's bell curved over the musician's head as she marched.
Our band has two sousaphones, so the bass line sounds very powerful.
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。
a sousaphone player
The marching band needs a new sousaphone player.
行进乐队需要一名新的苏萨号演奏者。
the sousaphone is a [adj] instrument
用于描述乐器特征。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- sousaphonist
- 苏萨号演奏者 · noun
- sousaphonic
- 苏萨号的；与苏萨号相关的 · adjective
- sousaphone solo
- 苏萨号独奏 · noun phrase
Learner notes
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。
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