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

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(bjuːgəl)

Word forms: plural bugles

countable noun

A bugle is a simple brass musical instrument that looks like a small trumpet. Bugles are often used in the army to announce when activities such as meals are about to begin.

bugle in British English 1

(ˈbjuːɡəl)

noun

1. music

a brass instrument similar to the cornet but usually without valves: used for military fanfares, signal calls, etc

verb

2. (intransitive)

to play or sound (on) a bugle

Derived forms

bugler (ˈbugler)

noun

Word origin

C14: short for bugle horn ox horn (musical instrument), from Old French bugle, from Latin būculus young bullock, from bōs ox

bugle in British English 2

(ˈbjuːɡəl)

noun

any of several Eurasian plants of the genus Ajuga, esp A. reptans, having small blue or white flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

Also called: bugleweed. See also ground pine

Word origin

C13: from Late Latin bugula, of uncertain origin

bugle in British English 3

(ˈbjuːɡəl)

noun

a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes for decoration

Word origin

C16: of unknown origin

bugle in American English 1

(ˈbjugəl)

noun

a brass instrument like a trumpet but smaller, and usually without keys or valves: used chiefly for military calls and signals

verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbugled or ˈbugling

to call or signal by or as by blowing a bugle

Derived forms

bugler (ˈbugler)

noun

Word origin

ME, wild ox, drinking horn, hunting horn < OFr < L buculus, heifer, young ox, dim. of bos, ox, cow1

bugle in American English 2

(ˈbjugəl)

noun

a long, tubular glass or plastic bead for trimming dresses, etc.

adjective

trimmed with bugles

: also ˈbugled

Word origin

< ? bugle1 (from the appearance)

bugle in American English 3

(ˈbjugəl)

noun

any of a genus (Ajuga) of plants of the mint family, having spikes of white, pink, or blue flowers and often used for ground cover; ajuga

Word origin

ME & OFr < LL bugula, for L bugillo, a plant

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Adam had distributed the instruments among the unarmed men of the Caves, and told them to get on with bugle practice.A bugle and drum struck up, their rousing sounds sharply misplaced, and we marched across the wreckage of the walls.It was just those uniforms and all that marching: the metallic bugle notes and the sound of crisp, sharp commands.Mark might as well have been blowing a bugle as he worked his way through the house.

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释义	Trends of bugle View usage for: bugle (bjuːgəl) Word forms: plural bugles countable noun A bugle is a simple brass musical instrument that looks like a small trumpet. Bugles are often used in the army to announce when activities such as meals are about to begin. bugle in British English 1 (ˈbjuːɡəl) noun 1. music a brass instrument similar to the cornet but usually without valves: used for military fanfares, signal calls, etc verb 2. (intransitive) to play or sound (on) a bugle Derived forms bugler (ˈbugler) noun Word origin C14: short for bugle horn ox horn (musical instrument), from Old French bugle, from Latin būculus young bullock, from bōs ox bugle in British English 2 (ˈbjuːɡəl) noun any of several Eurasian plants of the genus Ajuga, esp A. reptans, having small blue or white flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates) Also called: bugleweed. See also ground pine Word origin C13: from Late Latin bugula, of uncertain origin bugle in British English 3 (ˈbjuːɡəl) noun a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes for decoration Word origin C16: of unknown origin bugle in American English 1 (ˈbjugəl) noun 1. a brass instrument like a trumpet but smaller, and usually without keys or valves: used chiefly for military calls and signals verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbugled or ˈbugling 2. to call or signal by or as by blowing a bugle Derived forms bugler (ˈbugler) noun Word origin ME, wild ox, drinking horn, hunting horn < OFr < L buculus, heifer, young ox, dim. of bos, ox, cow1 bugle in American English 2 (ˈbjugəl) noun 1. a long, tubular glass or plastic bead for trimming dresses, etc. adjective 2. trimmed with bugles : also ˈbugled Word origin < ? bugle1 (from the appearance) bugle in American English 3 (ˈbjugəl) noun any of a genus (Ajuga) of plants of the mint family, having spikes of white, pink, or blue flowers and often used for ground cover; ajuga Word origin ME & OFr < LL bugula, for L bugillo, a plant Image of bugle © UltraOrto, S.A., Shutterstock Examples of 'bugle' in a sentence bugle Adam had distributed the instruments among the unarmed men of the Caves, and told them to get on with bugle practice. Shah, Idries KARA KUSH (2004) A bugle and drum struck up, their rousing sounds sharply misplaced, and we marched across the wreckage of the walls. Baxter, Stephen ANTI-ICE (2004) It was just those uniforms and all that marching: the metallic bugle notes and the sound of crisp, sharp commands. Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES (2004) Mark might as well have been blowing a bugle as he worked his way through the house. Peter Straub LOST BOY LOST GIRL (2004) Word lists with bugle instrument
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