| 单词 | drum circle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdrum circle drum circle n. (a) a group of North American Indian drummers who sit in a circle and beat a single drum using drum beaters; (b) originally U.S. a group of drummers sitting or standing in a circle playing drums (esp. hand drums) together in a unified rhythm; an event involving this, esp. as an activity viewed as having a spiritual or mystical aspect. ΚΠ 1967 Navajo Times (Window Rock, Arizona) 8 June 13/3 The Drum circle was headed by Ralph Zotigh, a Kiowa, which included some of the finest Chanters of the Taos, Cheyenne, Chippewa and Navajo. 1983 C. Vecsey Trad. Ojibwa Relig. 117 He sat in the drum circle and gave a long speech. 1992 USA Today (Nexis) 18 Feb. 1 d The event will benefit the Rhythm for Life Project, which promotes drum circles as a form of communication and healing. 2006 Hoosier Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 25 June (Herald-Times ed.) a8/2 In a shamanic drum circle, all the members keep a monotonous drum beat intended to help them reach an altered state of consciousness. 2014 Tampa Bay (Florida) Times (Nexis) 15 Aug. 1 City commissioners seem reluctant to allow another drum circle on the beaches. < as lemmas |
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