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单词 didgeridoo
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Definition of didgeridoo in English:

didgeridoo

(also didjeridu)
noun ˌdɪdʒ(ə)rɪˈduːˌdɪdʒəriˈdu
  • An Australian Aboriginal wind instrument in the form of a long wooden tube, traditionally made from a hollow branch, which is blown to produce a deep, resonant sound, varied by rhythmic accents of timbre and volume.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They sat in groups, some drinking, while the sound of a didgeridoo was heard.
    • Add to this the expert didgeridoo of Ganga Giri on most tracks and the results never allow you to be in any doubt that you are in Antipodean climes.
    • Now growing in popularity is Aboriginal music featuring the didgeridoo, an elongated tube that vibrates when played.
    • ‘Treehouse’, from Juno Reactor, is reminiscent of the tribal drum work from Crouching Tiger, with a little didgeridoo thrown in for good measure.
    • You don't often get to hear a didgeridoo, cello, organ and musical saw in the same piece of music, but if that intrigues you, here's your chance.
    • The talented multi instrumentalist can play anything from a piano to a didgeridoo to a tin whistle.
    • The children were able to dip into various craft activities, such as making didgeridoos, rain sticks, dream catchers and drums.
    • The didgeridoo is made of branches of eucalyptus trees that have been naturally hollowed out by termites and other wood-eating insects.
    • The didgeridoo, another instrument frequently played appallingly, is in capable hands here.
    • The horns are akin to the didgeridoos of the Australian aboriginals and are referred to generically in the Central African Republic as ongo.
    • Vibrations from instruments such as the talking drum or the didgeridoo, or even from foot-stomping dances, may have spoken volumes to distant, unshod listeners.
    • He was forced to compete with didgeridoos, a 10-piece samba band, three bagpipes, cow bells, tambourines, guitars and the enthusiastic jingling of the White Horse Morris troupe celebrating their 50th anniversary.
    • What sounds like a didgeridoo and a flute weave a stunning and evocative duet.
    • And pumped up they are, stomping and cheering, ringing cowbells, and making odd mooing sounds from homemade PVC didgeridoos.
    • They were entertained with extracts from Lord of the Rings, such as the piece Gollum, where the Navy tubas and bassoons imitated the drones of the didgeridoo.
    • ‘We have yet to see a kangaroo,’ says Mr Rogers after two days in The Centre - and neither had he seen Aborigines playing didgeridoos.
    • The didjeridu provided a subtly-shifting pedal point for the Prelude, returned for an extended solo at the end of the third movement and was woven into the texture of the entire finale.
    • Nearby, at the Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience, visitors can learn how to throw a boomerang or to play the didgeridoo, before watching aboriginal dancers perform a corroboree.
    • Once again, he has added a didjeridu to a work that he composed for strings; this was the première of the new version.
    • Then, to the beat of Aboriginal dancers and the sound of a didgeridoo, the masses lurched forward and the event began.

Origin

1920s: imitative; from an Aboriginal language of Arnhem Land.

Rhymes

accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo
 
 

Definition of didgeridoo in US English:

didgeridoo

(also didjeridoo, didjeridu)
nounˌdijərēˈdo͞oˌdɪdʒəriˈdu
  • An Australian Aboriginal wind instrument in the form of a long wooden tube, traditionally made from a hollow branch, which is blown to produce a deep, resonant sound, varied by rhythmic accents of timbre and volume.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They sat in groups, some drinking, while the sound of a didgeridoo was heard.
    • Then, to the beat of Aboriginal dancers and the sound of a didgeridoo, the masses lurched forward and the event began.
    • You don't often get to hear a didgeridoo, cello, organ and musical saw in the same piece of music, but if that intrigues you, here's your chance.
    • The didgeridoo is made of branches of eucalyptus trees that have been naturally hollowed out by termites and other wood-eating insects.
    • ‘We have yet to see a kangaroo,’ says Mr Rogers after two days in The Centre - and neither had he seen Aborigines playing didgeridoos.
    • Nearby, at the Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience, visitors can learn how to throw a boomerang or to play the didgeridoo, before watching aboriginal dancers perform a corroboree.
    • The horns are akin to the didgeridoos of the Australian aboriginals and are referred to generically in the Central African Republic as ongo.
    • Add to this the expert didgeridoo of Ganga Giri on most tracks and the results never allow you to be in any doubt that you are in Antipodean climes.
    • And pumped up they are, stomping and cheering, ringing cowbells, and making odd mooing sounds from homemade PVC didgeridoos.
    • What sounds like a didgeridoo and a flute weave a stunning and evocative duet.
    • Vibrations from instruments such as the talking drum or the didgeridoo, or even from foot-stomping dances, may have spoken volumes to distant, unshod listeners.
    • The talented multi instrumentalist can play anything from a piano to a didgeridoo to a tin whistle.
    • Now growing in popularity is Aboriginal music featuring the didgeridoo, an elongated tube that vibrates when played.
    • The didgeridoo, another instrument frequently played appallingly, is in capable hands here.
    • He was forced to compete with didgeridoos, a 10-piece samba band, three bagpipes, cow bells, tambourines, guitars and the enthusiastic jingling of the White Horse Morris troupe celebrating their 50th anniversary.
    • ‘Treehouse’, from Juno Reactor, is reminiscent of the tribal drum work from Crouching Tiger, with a little didgeridoo thrown in for good measure.
    • They were entertained with extracts from Lord of the Rings, such as the piece Gollum, where the Navy tubas and bassoons imitated the drones of the didgeridoo.
    • Once again, he has added a didjeridu to a work that he composed for strings; this was the première of the new version.
    • The children were able to dip into various craft activities, such as making didgeridoos, rain sticks, dream catchers and drums.
    • The didjeridu provided a subtly-shifting pedal point for the Prelude, returned for an extended solo at the end of the third movement and was woven into the texture of the entire finale.

Origin

1920s: imitative; from an Aboriginal language of Arnhem Land.

 
 
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