kettledrums

/ˈketldrʌmz/

中文翻译

n. 半球形铜鼓, 午后茶会( kettledrum的复数形式 )

英文解释

n. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

词态变化

原型:kettledrum

变形:s

常见例句

used to deliver an impulsive force by striking n the ossicle attached to the eardrum n a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. n a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire

a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. n

n a person who plays the kettledrums

a person who plays the kettledrums

-- chiefly used in the plural to denote the kettledrums of an orchestra