Word · Frequency #25415
strum
弹拨；拨弦
to sound the strings of a string instrument
常指随意、轻松地拨弹弦乐器（如吉他）
- 1.
To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) by plucking various strings simultaneously.
扫弦弹奏(吉他或其他弦乐器)
扫弦弹奏(吉他或其他弦乐器)；漫不经心地弹；漫不经心地奏
In use
He sat on the porch and strummed his guitar while the sun went down.
She likes to strum her ukulele in the park on warm afternoons.
The musician strummed a few chords on his guitar before starting the song.
v. strum sth
strum 作及物动词时，宾语常为吉他等弦乐器，也可接曲调，带随意、漫不经心的意味。
She strummed her guitar softly.
她轻轻地弹拨吉他。
v. strum on sth
strum on 后接乐器，强调拨弦的动作；也可以直接说 strum sth，两者都常用。
He was strumming on an old banjo.
他在一把旧班卓琴上随意弹拨。
n. the strum of sth
名词 strum 指弹拨声，常与 of 连用表示来源，可用 the/a 修饰。
I heard the soft strum of a guitar from the next room.
我听到隔壁房间传来轻柔的吉他弹拨声。
Verb forms
base strum · third person strums · -ing strumming · past strummed · past participle strummed
strum 通常指随意、轻松地拨弄吉他等弦乐器，不一定弹出完整曲调。
Common mistakes
She strums the piano.She plays the piano.
strum 专指像弹吉他那样拨弦，不用于钢琴等键盘乐器；表达弹钢琴应使用 play。
He enjoys to strum the guitar.He enjoys strumming the guitar.
enjoy 后只能接动名词（或名词），不能接不定式；受 like to do 的影响，学习者容易误加 to。
Connections
Collocations
- strum a guitar
- 漫不经心地弹吉他
- He sat on the porch and strummed a guitar.他坐在门廊上，漫不经心地弹着吉他。
- strum chords
- 随意弹奏和弦
- She strummed a few chords on the ukulele.她在尤克里里上随意弹了几个和弦。
- strum a tune
- 漫不经心地弹一支曲子
- The old man strummed a tune that everyone remembered.老人漫不经心地弹了一支大家都还记得的曲子。
- strum the strings
- 拨动琴弦
- She closed her eyes and gently strummed the strings.她闭上眼睛，轻轻拨动琴弦。
- the strum of a guitar
- 吉他的弹拨声
- The strum of a guitar came from the next room.隔壁房间传来吉他的弹拨声。
- a gentle strum
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象手指轻轻扫过吉他弦，发出“沙啦”一声；字母s像扫弦的弧线，rum则像弦鸣的回响，提醒你strum是漫不经心地弹拨。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：casual guitar playing、songwriting、music practice strum 多用于非正式口语或随意的音乐讨论中，通常指漫不经心地拨动吉他等弦乐器；名词形式指弹拨声，也常见于类似语境。正式场合较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的押韵词：drum, hum, sum, thumb, plum, some（重读音节均为 /ʌm/）。注意：thumb 拼写中有不发音的 b；some 的拼写是 -ome 却读 /sʌm/；strum 与 stream /striːm/ 形近，但元音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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