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单词 violin
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Definition of violin in English:

violin

noun vʌɪəˈlɪnˈvʌɪəlɪnˌvaɪəˈlɪn
  • A stringed musical instrument of treble pitch, played with a horsehair bow. The classical European violin was developed in the 16th century. It has four strings and a body of characteristic rounded shape, narrowed at the middle and with two f-shaped soundholes.

    小提琴

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She nodded, but continued to watch the four women in their smart black dresses playing violins, viola and cello.
    • They hope to take partygoers into the night with a medley of violins, violas, cellos and trumpets.
    • An odd looking assembly of musicians then clutter the Hollow's general performing area sporting several guitars, violins and a couple of disconcerting beards.
    • Oboes, flutes and violins flutter over acoustic guitar, the foundation of most songs on this CD.
    • Cellos, violins, violas and flutes are used to frame Antony's voice and piano, and torch songs such as ‘My Lady Story’ feel exquisitely sad.
    • Heavy, overbearing guitars clash with feeble pianos, annoying violins, and misplaced horns.
    • Mark Kelly's guitar added soul to the group as he bashed out a harmonious antidote to the high pitch of the violins.
    • These are songs built around a yearning violin, a plucky banjo riff or an accordion sigh.
    • For three minutes, violins slowly weep, guitars are slowly strummed, and falsetto harmonies are echoed into oblivion.
    • There was music in the background, But it wasn't tambourines or wild violins.
    • The festivities were just starting, and the strings of violins could be heard even outside the party.
    • The violins send you to a spooky gothic period and the guitar adds substance to the track.
    • And they sing and play oboes and clarinets and violins and cellos and recorders on through the late afternoon in a warm, close auditorium.
    • The violins, viola and cello were played with great vigour, intensity and lyrical beauty.
    • Two thirds of the children had some musical experience and those with orchestral skills played violins, clarinets, cellos, flutes and saxophones.
    • She sang as a child, took classical voice lessons and played both the piano and the violin.
    • Some of the prisoners did find time to make musical instruments such as violins from the dismantled hulls of sunken boats and hard wood salvaged from collapsed buildings.
    • Other creations include a retooled vintage piano, violins, wooden bells and a harp.
    • The bows of the cellos, violins and double-basses seem to caress your heart strings and not those of their instruments.
    • The real stars for me were four young girls playing classical music on three violins and a cello outside Betty's Café.
    Synonyms
    viola, cello, double bass

Origin

Late 16th century: from Italian violino, diminutive of viola (see viola1).

Rhymes

agin, akin, begin, Berlin, bin, Boleyn, Bryn, chin, chin-chin, Corinne, din, fin, Finn, Flynn, gaijin, Glyn, grin, Gwyn, herein, Ho Chi Minh, in, inn, Jin, jinn, kin, Kweilin, linn, Lynn, mandolin, mandoline, Min, no-win, pin, Pinyin, quin, shin, sin, skin, spin, therein, thin, Tientsin, tin, Tonkin, Turin, twin, underpin, Vietminh, wherein, whin, whipper-in, win, within, Wynne, yin

Definition of violin in US English:

violin

nounˌvīəˈlinˌvaɪəˈlɪn
  • A stringed musical instrument of treble pitch, played with a horsehair bow. The classical European violin was developed in the 16th century. It has four strings and a body of characteristic rounded shape, narrowed at the middle and with two f-shaped sound holes.

    小提琴

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The bows of the cellos, violins and double-basses seem to caress your heart strings and not those of their instruments.
    • And they sing and play oboes and clarinets and violins and cellos and recorders on through the late afternoon in a warm, close auditorium.
    • An odd looking assembly of musicians then clutter the Hollow's general performing area sporting several guitars, violins and a couple of disconcerting beards.
    • For three minutes, violins slowly weep, guitars are slowly strummed, and falsetto harmonies are echoed into oblivion.
    • Oboes, flutes and violins flutter over acoustic guitar, the foundation of most songs on this CD.
    • She nodded, but continued to watch the four women in their smart black dresses playing violins, viola and cello.
    • Cellos, violins, violas and flutes are used to frame Antony's voice and piano, and torch songs such as ‘My Lady Story’ feel exquisitely sad.
    • The violins, viola and cello were played with great vigour, intensity and lyrical beauty.
    • The festivities were just starting, and the strings of violins could be heard even outside the party.
    • Some of the prisoners did find time to make musical instruments such as violins from the dismantled hulls of sunken boats and hard wood salvaged from collapsed buildings.
    • These are songs built around a yearning violin, a plucky banjo riff or an accordion sigh.
    • Heavy, overbearing guitars clash with feeble pianos, annoying violins, and misplaced horns.
    • The violins send you to a spooky gothic period and the guitar adds substance to the track.
    • She sang as a child, took classical voice lessons and played both the piano and the violin.
    • Two thirds of the children had some musical experience and those with orchestral skills played violins, clarinets, cellos, flutes and saxophones.
    • There was music in the background, But it wasn't tambourines or wild violins.
    • They hope to take partygoers into the night with a medley of violins, violas, cellos and trumpets.
    • The real stars for me were four young girls playing classical music on three violins and a cello outside Betty's Café.
    • Mark Kelly's guitar added soul to the group as he bashed out a harmonious antidote to the high pitch of the violins.
    • Other creations include a retooled vintage piano, violins, wooden bells and a harp.
    Synonyms
    viola, cello, double bass

Origin

Late 16th century: from Italian violino, diminutive of viola (see viola).

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