Drummer
['drʌmə] or ['drʌmɚ]
解释:
(n.) One whose office is to best the drum, as in military exercises and marching.
(n.) One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler.
(n.) A fish that makes a sound when caught
(n.) The squeteague.
(n.) A California sculpin.
(n.) A large West Indian cockroach (Blatta gigantea) which drums on woodwork, as a sexual call.
编辑:曼纽尔
娱乐性解释：
Something noisy, but impossible to beat. From the Grk. drimus, meaning sharp. Hence, something sharp, that always carries its point and sticks whoever it can.
编辑:纳内特
例句:
- The ruthless exploitation of India becomes the civilizing fulfilment of the white man's burden; not infrequently the missionary, drummer, and prospector are embodied in one man. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- The Drummer Boy of the Potomac deserted, and lo, we had never a celebrity left! 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- Don't I wish I could go as a drummer, a vivan--what's its name? 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- Young Woolwich is the type and model of a young drummer. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- As the din of the drum rose to almost deafening volume Kerchak sprang into the open space between the squatting males and the drummers. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- The victory is not gained by the men at arms, who manage the pike and the sword; but by the trumpeters, drummers, and musicians of the army. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
编辑:齐克