Trumpeter
['trʌmpɪtə] or ['trʌmpɪtɚ]
解释:
(noun.) large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry.
(noun.) large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated.
(noun.) a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet.
手打:胡里奥--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) One who sounds a trumpet.
(n.) One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
(n.) Any one of several species of long-legged South American birds of the genus Psophia, especially P. crepitans, which is abundant, and often domesticated and kept with other poultry by the natives. They are allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry. Called also agami, and yakamik.
(n.) A variety of the domestic pigeon.
(n.) An American swan (Olor buccinator) which has a very loud note.
(n.) A large edible fish (Latris hecateia) of the family Cirrhitidae, native of Tasmania and New Zealand. It sometimes weighs as much as fifty or sixty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish.
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例句:
- The trumpeter and laugher, as their names express, utter a very different coo from the other breeds. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- To which the more humble spectators added their acclamations, and a numerous band of trumpeters the flourish of their martial instruments. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- 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.
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