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harpharp H0069200 (härp)n.1. Music a. An instrument having an upright triangular frame consisting of a pillar, a curved neck, and a hollow back containing the sounding board, with usually 46 or 47 strings of graded lengths that are played by plucking with the fingers.b. Any of various ancient and modern instruments of similar or U-shaped design.c. Informal A harmonica.2. Something, such as a pair of vertical supports for a lampshade, that resembles a harp.intr.v. harped, harp·ing, harps To play a harp.Phrasal Verb: harp on To talk or write about to an excessive and tedious degree; dwell on. [Middle English, from Old English hearpe and from Old French harpe, of Germanic origin.] harp′er n.harp′ist n.Thesaurusharp onverb go on, reiterate, dwell on, labour, press, repeat, rub in She concentrated on the good parts instead of harping on about the bad.Translationsharp (haːp) noun a usually large musical instrument which is held upright, and which has many strings which are plucked with the fingers. 豎琴 竖琴ˈharpist noun 豎琴演奏者 竖琴师harp on (about) to keep on talking about. He's forever harping on (about his low wages); She keeps harping on his faults. 不斷地提到 唠叨地反复讲,喋喋不休 harp on
harp on (someone or something)To persistently and annoyingly discuss or mention something. It was one mistake—why do you keep harping on it?See also: harp, onharp on someone or somethingFig. to keep talking or complaining about someone or something; to refer to someone or something again and again. I wish you would quit harping on Jeff all the time. He couldn't be all that bad. Stop harping on my mistakes and work on your own.See also: harp, onharp onDwell on; talk or write about to a tedious and excessive extent. For example, She kept harping on the fact that she had no household help at all. This expression is a shortening of harp on the same string, meaning "to play the same note over and over." It was first recorded in 1518. See also: harp, onharp onv. To talk about something to an excessive and tedious degree; dwell on something: Every day my teacher harps on the importance of getting to class on time.See also: harp, onEncyclopediaSeeharpharp on Related to harp on: unretentiveSynonyms for harp onverb go onSynonyms- go on
- reiterate
- dwell on
- labour
- press
- repeat
- rub in
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