Word · Frequency #8849
trumpet
吹奏小号；吹喇叭
to play the trumpet
- 1.
To sound loudly, be amplified
- 2.
To play the trumpet.
- 3.
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
大声宣告
- 4.
Of an elephant, to make its cry.
- 5.
play or blow on the trumpet
吹奏小号
- 6.
To give a loud cry like that of an elephant.
- 7.
To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically
（大象）发出吼声；大声宣告；宣扬；发出响亮的声音；鸣响；大声宣告；吹奏小号
In use
The company trumpeted the success of its new product in every advertisement.
Scientists trumpeted their discovery to the press, but later it turned out to be a mistake.
The director trumpeted the film as a huge success before it even opened.
Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty
trumpet sth
常用于贬义，指过分宣传。
The company trumpeted its new product.
公司大肆宣传其新产品。
trumpet about sth
不及物用法，常含贬义。
He is always trumpeting about his achievements.
他总是吹嘘自己的成就。
Connections
Collocations
- trumpet loudly
- 发出响亮的吼声
- The elephant trumpeted loudly when it saw the snake.大象看到蛇时发出响亮的吼声。
- trumpeting elephant
- 吼叫的大象
- We heard a trumpeting elephant somewhere in the forest.我们听到森林里某处有一头吼叫的大象。
- trumpet the news
- 大肆宣扬该消息
- The company trumpeted the news of its record profits.公司大肆宣扬其创纪录利润的消息。
- trumpet one's achievements
- 吹嘘自己的成就
- He is not one to trumpet his achievements.他不是那种吹嘘自己成就的人。
Idioms & figurative uses
- blow one's own trumpet
- 自吹自擂He's always blowing his own trumpet about his achievements.他总是自吹自擂自己的成就。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 trumpet 拆成 trump+et：想象大象用鼻子像小号一样发出嘹亮吼声，也像小号手大声宣告。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：orchestral rehearsal、public announcement、elephant documentary、news report 该词作动词时，语气会随义项变化：表示“吹奏小号”时比较中性、日常；表示“大声宣告/宣扬”时多用于正式或略带修辞的语境；描述大象叫声时通常用于动物或纪实场景。
Grammar Note
既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词；及物动词意为'用喇叭吹出'或'吹嘘'
Pronunciation & Spelling
trumpet /ˈtrʌmpət/ 没有完全押韵的常用词。trump /trʌmp/ 共享开头的 /trʌmp/ 音；bump、jump、pump 共享 /ʌmp/ 音，但都比 trumpet 少一个尾音节，不构成真正的 rhyme。crumpet /ˈkrʌmpɪt/ 拼写和结尾很像，但末尾元音是 /ɪ/ 而不是 /ə/，注意区分。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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