英语词汇“reed”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun

any of various tall, slender grasses (esp. genus Phragmites), with plumelike inflorescences, growing in wet or marshy land

the stem of any of these grasses

such plants or stems collectively, specif. as material for thatching, basketwork, etc.

a rustic musical instrument made from a hollow stem or stalk and played by blowing through it

an ancient Hebrew unit of linear measure equal to 6 cubits: Ezek. 40:3

a device on a loom, by means of which threads are drawn between the separated threads of the warp

5. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic

an arrow

6. Architecture

a small, rounded molding; reeding

7. Music

a thin strip of some flexible substance, as cane, placed against the opening of the mouthpiece of certain wind instruments, as the clarinet, so as to leave a narrow opening: when vibrated by the breath, it produces a musical tone

an instrument with a reed or reeds

in some organs, a similar device that vibrates in a current of air

d. [pl.]

the reed instruments of an orchestra, band, etc. or the players of these instruments

adjective

designating an instrument whose sound is produced by a vibrating reed or reeds, specif., theoboe, clarinet, saxophone, English horn, or bassoon

composed of or for such an instrument or instruments

a reed section

verb transitive

10.

to thatch or decorate with reeds

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释义	Trends of reed View usage for: reed (riːd) Word forms: plural reeds 1. countable noun [usually plural] Reeds are tall plants that grow in large groups in shallow water or on ground that is always wet and soft. They have strong, hollow stems that can be used for making things such as mats or baskets. 2. countable noun A reed is a small piece of cane or metal inserted into the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument. The reed vibrates when you blow through it and makes a sound. reed in British English (riːd) noun 1. any of various widely distributed tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, esp P. communis, that grow in swamps and shallow water and have jointed hollow stalks 2. the stalk, or stalks collectively, of any of these plants, esp as used for thatching 3. music a. a thin piece of cane or metal inserted into the tubes of certain wind instruments, which sets in vibration the air column inside the tube b. a wind instrument or organ pipe that sounds by means of a reed 4. one of the several vertical parallel wires on a loom that may be moved upwards to separate the warp threads 5. a small semicircular architectural moulding See also reeding 6. an ancient Hebrew unit of length equal to six cubits 7. an archaic word for arrow 8. broken reed verb (transitive) 9. to fashion into or supply with reeds or reeding 10. to thatch using reeds Word origin Old English hreod; related to Old Saxon hriod, Old High German hriot Reed in British English (riːd) noun 1. Sir Carol. 1906–76, English film director. His films include The Third Man (1949), An Outcast of the Islands (1951), and Oliver! (1968), for which he won an Oscar 2. Lou. 1942–2013, US rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist: member of the Velvet Underground (1965–70). His albums include Transformer (1972), Berlin (1973), Street Hassle (1978), New York (1989), Set the Twilight Reeling (1996), and The Raven (2003) 3. Walter. 1851–1902, US physician, who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1900) Reed in American English (rid) 1. John1887-1920; U.S. journalist & radical 2. Walter1851-1902; U.S. army surgeon & bacteriologist reed in American English (rid) noun 1. a. any of various tall, slender grasses (esp. genus Phragmites), with plumelike inflorescences, growing in wet or marshy land b. the stem of any of these grasses c. such plants or stems collectively, specif. as material for thatching, basketwork, etc. 2. a rustic musical instrument made from a hollow stem or stalk and played by blowing through it 3. an ancient Hebrew unit of linear measure equal to 6 cubits: Ezek. 40:3 4. a device on a loom, by means of which threads are drawn between the separated threads of the warp 5. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic an arrow 6. Architecture a small, rounded molding; reeding 7. Music a. a thin strip of some flexible substance, as cane, placed against the opening of the mouthpiece of certain wind instruments, as the clarinet, so as to leave a narrow opening: when vibrated by the breath, it produces a musical tone b. an instrument with a reed or reeds c. in some organs, a similar device that vibrates in a current of air d. [pl.] the reed instruments of an orchestra, band, etc. or the players of these instruments adjective 8. designating an instrument whose sound is produced by a vibrating reed or reeds, specif., theoboe, clarinet, saxophone, English horn, or bassoon 9. composed of or for such an instrument or instruments a reed section verb transitive 10. to thatch or decorate with reeds Word origin ME rede < OE hreod, akin to OHG hriot < IE base kreut-, to shake, tremble More idioms containing reed a broken reed Image of reed © Madlen, shutterstock Examples of 'reed' in a sentence reed The camp's four reed and thatched chalets have bright, locally designed fabrics. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I hurled myself into another irrigation ditch and crouched amid the tall reeds. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Sometimes, by contrast, they sing unseen from deep inside the reeds. Times, Sunday Times (2016) When she is sitting on the nest, the pen may stretch her neck out and add reeds that are growing near by without getting off the eggs. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It was standing at the front of a reed bed, just inside the reeds, on the far side of a partly frozen lake. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Visitors sleep in safari tents on thatched wooden platforms above the lake, bathrooms are built of local reeds and thatch, and there are composting loos. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Word lists with reed architectural features, grass In other languages reed British English: reed /riːd/ NOUN Reeds* are tall plants that grow in shallow water or wet ground. American English: reed Arabic: قَصَبَة Brazilian Portuguese: junco Chinese: 芦苇 Croatian: trska Czech: rákosí Danish: rør Dutch: riet van instrument European Spanish: junco Finnish: ruoko French: roseau German: Schilfrohr Greek: καλαμιά Italian: canna Japanese: アシ植物 Korean: 갈대 Norwegian: siv Polish: trzcina European Portuguese: junco Romanian: stuf Russian: камыш Latin American Spanish: junco Swedish: vass växt Thai: ต้นไม้จำพวกอ้อหรือกก Turkish: saz Ukrainian: очерет Vietnamese: cây sậy All related terms of 'reed' bur reed a marsh plant of the genus Sparganium , having narrow leaves, round clusters of small green flowers, and round prickly fruit: family Sparganiaceae reed mace a tall reedlike marsh plant, Typha latifolia , with straplike leaves and flowers in long brown sausage-shaped spikes : family Typhaceae reed pipe a wind instrument, such as a clarinet or oboe , whose sound is produced by a vibrating reed reed stop an organ stop controlling a rank of reed pipes broken reed a weak , unreliable , or ineffectual person double-reed relating to or denoting a wind instrument in which the sounds are produced by air passing over two reeds that vibrate against each other reed grass a tall perennial grass, Glyceria maxima , of rivers and ponds of Europe, Asia, and Canada reed organ a wind instrument, such as the harmonium , accordion , or harmonica , in which the sound is produced by reeds , each reed producing one note only reed bunting a common European bunting , Emberiza schoeniclus , that occurs near reed beds and has a brown streaked plumage with, in the male , a black head reed warbler any of various common Old World warblers of the genus Acrocephalus , esp A. scirpaceus , that inhabit marshy regions and have a brown plumage reed instrument a wind instrument that sounds by means of a reed a broken reed one of the members of a group who is very weak and cannot be depended on in difficult situations reed canary grass a related plant, Phalaris arundinacea, used as fodder throughout the N hemisphere marsh warbler any of various common Old World warblers of the genus Acrocephalus , esp A. scirpaceus , that inhabit marshy regions and have a brown plumage Chinese translation of 'reed' reed (riːd) (Bot) n (c) 芦(蘆)苇(葦) (lúwěi)
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