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drum1/drʌm/ n. & v.●n. 1a a percussion instrument or toy made of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere covered at one or both ends with stretched skin or parchment and sounded by striking (一头或两头用皮或羊皮纸包盖的)鼓 bass drum 大鼓; kettledrum 铜鼓，定音鼓 b (often in pl. 常用复数) a drummer or a percussion section 鼓手；敲击乐组 the drums are playing too loud 鼓手把鼓敲得太响 c a sound made by or resembling that of a drum 鼓声，(打鼓似的)咚咚声 2 something resembling a drum in shape, esp. 鼓形物，尤指 : a a cylindrical container or receptacle for oil, dried fruit, etc. 圆柱形容器；(放置油、干水果等的)桶 b a cylinder or barrel in machinery on which something is wound etc. (机械中的)圆卷桶，鼓轮(在上可缠、卷等某物) c Archit. the solid part of a Corinthian or composite capital 【建】(科林斯式建筑或混合柱顶的)圆鼓形柱头 d Archit. a stone block forming a section of a shaft 【建】(石柱柱身的)圆鼓石 e Austral. & NZ swag, a bundle [澳新]行囊，行李包 3 Zool. & Anat. the membrane of the middle ear; the eardrum 【动】【解】中耳膜；鼓膜 4 Brit. slang [英] [俚语]a a house 房子 b a nightclub 夜总会 c a brothel 妓院 5 (in full 全称 drum fish) any marine fish of the family Sciaenidae, having a swim-bladder that produces a drumming sound (能发出击鼓声的石首鱼科)石首鱼 6 hist. an evening or afternoon tea party [史义]傍晚茶会(或午茶会) 7 Austral. slang a piece of reliable information, esp. a racing tip [澳] [俚语]可靠信息(尤指赛马内部秘密) ●v. (drummed, drumming) 1 intr. & tr. play on a drum 敲(鼓) 2 tr. & intr. beat, tap, or thump (knuckles, feet, etc.) continuously (on something) (持续用指节、脚等)敲击(某物) drummed on the table 把桌子敲得咚咚响; drummed his feet 他用脚跺得咚咚响; drumming at the window 敲窗户 3 intr. (of a bird or an insect) make a loud, hollow noise with quivering wings (鸟或昆虫)嗡嗡地振翅作响 4 tr. Austral. slang provide with reliable information [澳] [俚语]提供可靠信息 □ drum into drive (a lesson) into (a person) by persistence 持续不断地向(某人)灌输(教训) □ drum out Mil. cashier (a soldier) by the beat of a drum; dismiss with ignominy 【军】(击鼓)开除(士兵)；轰走 □ drum up summon, gather, or call up 纠集，召集，集结 needs to drum up more support 需要征集更多的支持[obsolete drombslade, drombyllsclad, from Low German trommelslag ‘drumbeat’, from trommel ‘drum’ + slag ‘beat’] |