Word · Frequency #25303
tambourines
小手鼓
tambourines is the plural of tambourine.
tambourine
- 1.
A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.
一种打击乐器,为单面蒙皮的小木框,框上缀有金属小响片,通常手持摇动；泛指任何框鼓。
- 2.
A tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria).
鼓鸠(Turtur tympanistria)。
- 3.
A kind of Provençal dance.
一种普罗旺斯舞蹈。
- 4.
The music for this dance.
该舞蹈的音乐。
一种打击乐器,为单面蒙皮的小木框,框上缀有金属小响片,通常手持摇动；泛指任何框鼓。；鼓鸠(Turtur tympanistria)。；一种普罗旺斯舞蹈。；该舞蹈的音乐。
In use
She shook the tambourine in time with the music.
The children each got a tambourine and joined the parade.
He plays the tambourine in a local folk band.
play the tambourine
表示演奏某种乐器时，乐器前通常加 the。
She plays the tambourine in the band.
她在乐队里打小手鼓。
shake a tambourine
shake 强调摇动铃片，play 则泛指演奏。
He shook the tambourine to the beat.
他和着节拍摇动小手鼓。
the sound of a tambourine
表示声音时常用 the sound of + 乐器。
The sound of a tambourine filled the street.
Connections
Collocations
- play the tambourine
- 打铃鼓
- She plays the tambourine in a folk band.她在民谣乐队中打铃鼓。
- shake a tambourine
- 摇铃鼓
- He shook the tambourine to add rhythm to the song.他摇铃鼓为歌曲增添节奏。
- tambourine player
- 铃鼓演奏者
- The tambourine player kept the beat for the dancers.铃鼓演奏者为舞者保持了节拍。
- tambourine beat
- 铃鼓的节拍
- The tambourine beat could be heard above the guitar.吉他声之上仍能听到铃鼓的节拍。
- tambourine accompaniment
- 铃鼓伴奏
- The singer added a gentle tambourine accompaniment.歌手加了一段轻柔的铃鼓伴奏。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'tam'像敲鼓的'咚'声，'bourine'像摇动时铃片'哗啦'响，一手敲一手摇的小手鼓。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：音乐演奏、儿童音乐活动、音乐课堂 tambourine 是普通名词，通常用于日常对话，也常见于音乐、课堂等中性场景中。它不特别正式或随意，使用中性语气比较稳妥。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 tambourine 押韵的词：machine, canteen, between, sardine（重读音节为 /iːn/）。注意：拼写以 -ine 结尾的词发音不一，engine 读 /ˈendʒɪn/，combine（动词）读 /kəmˈbaɪn/，不押韵。
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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