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- a wind instrument made from a tube with holes along it that are stopped by the fingers or keys, held vertically or horizontally (transverse flute) so that the player's breath strikes a narrow edge笛, 横笛; 竖笛。
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- a modern orchestral instrument of this type, typically of metal, held horizontally, with the mouthpiece near one end, which is closed（尤指金属的）长笛, 横笛。
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- an organ stop with wooden or metal flue pipes producing a similar tone长笛音栓。
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- Architecture an ornamental vertical groove in a column【建筑】（柱上的）凹槽。
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- a trumpet-shaped frill on a dress or other garment（裙子等衣物的）褶子, 圆凹褶。
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- a tall, narrow wine glass细长酒杯, 高脚玻璃酒杯：
a flute of champagne.
一杯香槟酒。
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- with direct speech speak in a melodious way reminiscent of the sound of a flute用长笛般优美的声音说话：
'What do you do?' she fluted.
“您从事什么工作？”她用优美的声调问道。
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- no obj. poetic/literary play a flute or pipe〈诗/文〉吹笛子（或管乐器）：
to him who sat upon the rocks, and fluted to the morning sea
献给清晨坐在礁石上向着大海吹笛的他
with obj. some swan fluting a wild carol.有天鹅在放声欢歌。
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- with obj. [often as adj. fluted] make flutes or grooves in制作凹槽：
fluted columns.
棱柱。
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- make trumpet-shaped frills on (a garment)给（衣服）加褶边, 加荷叶边：
a fluted collar.
褶边领。
派生词
flute-like
adjective词源
Middle English: from Old French flahute, probably from Provençal flaüt, perhaps a blend of flaujol 'flageolet' + laüt 'lute'.