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单词 percussion
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Definition of percussion in English:

percussion

noun pəˈkʌʃ(ə)npərˈkəʃən
mass noun
  • 1Musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles.

    打击乐器

    as modifier percussion instruments

    打击乐器。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Adagio would probably do that if arranged for tuned percussion.
    • His music is decidedly eccentric and remarkably varied, from ambient drones to industrial noise to metallic percussion.
    • The range of electronic sounds, live percussion and singing merged well.
    • Nigerian music is dependent on strong rhythms supplied by countless drums and percussion instruments.
    • One feature of interest is a rhythmic chanting to a percussion accompaniment.
    • He specializes in West African percussion and will be playing with a few friends of his.
    • The entire wind section - flutes and saxophones - were out to get the percussion section.
    • The driver continued his singing and with his free hand added some percussion on the dashboard.
    • The tunes remain but the clattering percussion and meandering vocals transport them to a whole other level.
    • Accompanied by orchestral percussion, the melodic instruments interweave solos and duets and leave a trail of scattered bells.
    • Use Latin American percussion when singing this lively song.
    • Initially, the tribal percussion and sometimes maudlin tone may not sit well.
    • The ample percussion section punctuated the music's flow without overwhelming it.
    • With chiming percussion to the fore, transparency and subtlety are the characteristics of the orchestration.
    • The second one played saxophone and the third one played percussion, like her.
    • The song's detailed arrangement is fleshed out by electric piano, aquatic guitar lines, and exotic percussion.
    • The music, meanwhile, is especially good, with jaunty a cappella tunes featuring nonsense singing and vocal percussion.
    • The last song of the night was a loud one, complete with a fast tempo and pounding percussion.
    • The percussion sounds like the sudden buzz of dragonfly wings.
    • The band's greatest appeal is still their use of tribal percussion and experimentation with sounds from around the world.
  • 2The striking of one solid object with or against another with some degree of force.

    敲击,叩击;撞击

    the clattering percussion of objects striking the walls and the shutters

    物体敲击墙壁和百叶窗所发出的咔嗒声。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For pebbles and larger particles, surface textures, such as weathering pits and percussion fractures, provide important clues to particle history.
    • During drilling a hollow steel core barrel with an inner rod with pointed tip was hammered into the sand by percussion and hydraulic pressure.
    • The electrical display with accompanying percussion was frequent and persistent.
    • In particular, the supporters of energy/work rightly doubted its competence to deal with phenomena involving percussion and impact.
    • These artifacts have been grouped with the Stage 5 material because it is uncertain whether they were removed by percussion or by pressure.
    • We may leave aside bizarre examples whereby smell or impact, percussion, may have had some effect.
    Synonyms
    crash, bang, smash, clash, bump, thump, thwack, whack
    impact, collision, striking, beating, shock, knock
    1. 2.1Medicine The action of tapping a part of the body as part of a diagnosis.
      〔医〕叩诊
      the chest sounded dull on percussion

      叩诊胸部时声音听起来有点闷。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Physical examination through percussion and palpation, however, would reveal more about the size of the liver than a flat film since the flat film only reveals one of the apecies.
      • Physical examination revealed dullness to percussion and decreased breath sounds at both bases.
      • On examination the only abnormality was a little bilateral basal dullness to percussion accompanied by a decrease in vocal resonance.
      • This involves four steps: observation, palpation, percussion, and auscultation.
      • Physical examination revealed decreased breath sounds and dullness to percussion over the right lower lung.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin percussio(n-), from the verb percutere 'to strike forcibly' (see percuss).

Definition of percussion in US English:

percussion

nounpərˈkəSHənpərˈkəʃən
  • 1Musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a handheld or pedal-operated stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles.

    打击乐器

    as modifier percussion instruments

    打击乐器。

    the percussion section

    打击乐器组。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The last song of the night was a loud one, complete with a fast tempo and pounding percussion.
    • He specializes in West African percussion and will be playing with a few friends of his.
    • The song's detailed arrangement is fleshed out by electric piano, aquatic guitar lines, and exotic percussion.
    • The entire wind section - flutes and saxophones - were out to get the percussion section.
    • The band's greatest appeal is still their use of tribal percussion and experimentation with sounds from around the world.
    • His music is decidedly eccentric and remarkably varied, from ambient drones to industrial noise to metallic percussion.
    • With chiming percussion to the fore, transparency and subtlety are the characteristics of the orchestration.
    • The range of electronic sounds, live percussion and singing merged well.
    • Initially, the tribal percussion and sometimes maudlin tone may not sit well.
    • The Adagio would probably do that if arranged for tuned percussion.
    • Use Latin American percussion when singing this lively song.
    • The tunes remain but the clattering percussion and meandering vocals transport them to a whole other level.
    • The second one played saxophone and the third one played percussion, like her.
    • The ample percussion section punctuated the music's flow without overwhelming it.
    • Accompanied by orchestral percussion, the melodic instruments interweave solos and duets and leave a trail of scattered bells.
    • The music, meanwhile, is especially good, with jaunty a cappella tunes featuring nonsense singing and vocal percussion.
    • The driver continued his singing and with his free hand added some percussion on the dashboard.
    • One feature of interest is a rhythmic chanting to a percussion accompaniment.
    • The percussion sounds like the sudden buzz of dragonfly wings.
    • Nigerian music is dependent on strong rhythms supplied by countless drums and percussion instruments.
  • 2The striking of one solid object with or against another with some degree of force.

    敲击,叩击;撞击

    the clattering percussion of objects striking the walls and the shutters

    物体敲击墙壁和百叶窗所发出的咔嗒声。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These artifacts have been grouped with the Stage 5 material because it is uncertain whether they were removed by percussion or by pressure.
    • For pebbles and larger particles, surface textures, such as weathering pits and percussion fractures, provide important clues to particle history.
    • We may leave aside bizarre examples whereby smell or impact, percussion, may have had some effect.
    • During drilling a hollow steel core barrel with an inner rod with pointed tip was hammered into the sand by percussion and hydraulic pressure.
    • The electrical display with accompanying percussion was frequent and persistent.
    • In particular, the supporters of energy/work rightly doubted its competence to deal with phenomena involving percussion and impact.
    Synonyms
    crash, bang, smash, clash, bump, thump, thwack, whack
    1. 2.1Medicine The action of tapping a part of the body as part of a diagnosis.
      〔医〕叩诊
      the chest sounded dull on percussion

      叩诊胸部时声音听起来有点闷。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Physical examination through percussion and palpation, however, would reveal more about the size of the liver than a flat film since the flat film only reveals one of the apecies.
      • Physical examination revealed dullness to percussion and decreased breath sounds at both bases.
      • This involves four steps: observation, palpation, percussion, and auscultation.
      • Physical examination revealed decreased breath sounds and dullness to percussion over the right lower lung.
      • On examination the only abnormality was a little bilateral basal dullness to percussion accompanied by a decrease in vocal resonance.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin percussio(n-), from the verb percutere ‘to strike forcibly’ (see percuss).

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