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单词 bouzouki
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Definition of bouzouki in English:

bouzouki

nounPlural bouzoukis bʊˈzuːkibo͝oˈzo͞okē
  • A long-necked Greek form of mandolin.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘We are not going to sleep tonight,’ he added as he danced to Greek bouzouki music in the capital Nicosia.
    • He enjoys playing the bouzouki and writing about himself in the third person.
    • The seven young musicians play an exciting assortment of instruments including bodhran, accordion, bouzouki, guitar, bass, fiddle, Asturian bagpipes and flute.
    • He divides his skills between the Highland pipes, the smallpipes and various whistles, with deft accompaniment on guitar, bouzouki, harp, fiddle, piano and cello.
    • Laika is an urban style of song, developed at the beginning of the twentieth century, which may feature the bouzouki, a long-necked stringed instrument.
    • In many bouzoukia - nightclubs where traditional bouzouki music is played - the entertainment does not really start until midnight.
    • Evoking that golden age, here is a beautiful album showing just those subtle shades of pace, interaction, understanding and sheer understated skill, on flute and fiddle with piano, guitar and bouzouki accompaniment.
    • Performances are said to generate an atmosphere of drama and romance with a full-blooded blend of flamenco guitar and Greek bouzouki.
    • The oud is an ancient Arabic guitar, the forerunner of today's acoustic guitar, and the bouzouki is a Greek guitar.
    • I'd be disappointed at the Opening Ceremony if there weren't a million - well, let's be realistic, 10,000 - bouzoukis being played in unison.
    • Forms of traditional entertainment include folk dances performed by dance troupes wearing colorful costumes, with accompaniment led by the bouzouki.
    • It was beastly hot and the tape of Greek bouzouki music I had in the player was singularly appropriate.
    • He plays bouzouki, banjo, mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar.
    • Who needed satellite TV and an en suite room, when I could jam with the guys from Festos or listen to bouzouki music with Dimitris?
    • Instrumentally, it's audacious, with trumpets, bouzoukis, violins and music-boxes weaving unpredictable paths through the guitars and drum programmes.
    • Flute, fiddle and pipes take the melody, above driving guitar and bouzouki rhythms, with vocals in stirring three or four-part harmony.
    • Lixouri is a pleasant, quiet village with an appealing square lined with restaurants, from which can be heard on balmy evenings the strains of the bouzouki and the mandolin.
    • I used to be a rock guitarist before learning the bouzouki.
    • He is a fine self-accompanist on bouzouki and mandola.
    • From there it was off to a Greek restaurant (you may have spotted a theme here) where our hero played the bouzouki, sang the Greek national anthem and posed for a thousand photographs.

Origin

1950s: from modern Greek mpouzouki, possibly related to Turkish bozuk 'spoilt' (with reference to roughly made instruments).

Rhymes

adzuki, fluky, kabuki, kooky, pukey, saluki, spooky, Sukie, Suzuki, verrucae
 
 

Definition of bouzouki in US English:

bouzouki

nounbo͝oˈzo͞okē
  • A long-necked Greek instrument similar to the mandolin.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He enjoys playing the bouzouki and writing about himself in the third person.
    • The seven young musicians play an exciting assortment of instruments including bodhran, accordion, bouzouki, guitar, bass, fiddle, Asturian bagpipes and flute.
    • The oud is an ancient Arabic guitar, the forerunner of today's acoustic guitar, and the bouzouki is a Greek guitar.
    • Forms of traditional entertainment include folk dances performed by dance troupes wearing colorful costumes, with accompaniment led by the bouzouki.
    • Who needed satellite TV and an en suite room, when I could jam with the guys from Festos or listen to bouzouki music with Dimitris?
    • Lixouri is a pleasant, quiet village with an appealing square lined with restaurants, from which can be heard on balmy evenings the strains of the bouzouki and the mandolin.
    • I used to be a rock guitarist before learning the bouzouki.
    • Performances are said to generate an atmosphere of drama and romance with a full-blooded blend of flamenco guitar and Greek bouzouki.
    • Evoking that golden age, here is a beautiful album showing just those subtle shades of pace, interaction, understanding and sheer understated skill, on flute and fiddle with piano, guitar and bouzouki accompaniment.
    • Flute, fiddle and pipes take the melody, above driving guitar and bouzouki rhythms, with vocals in stirring three or four-part harmony.
    • I'd be disappointed at the Opening Ceremony if there weren't a million - well, let's be realistic, 10,000 - bouzoukis being played in unison.
    • Instrumentally, it's audacious, with trumpets, bouzoukis, violins and music-boxes weaving unpredictable paths through the guitars and drum programmes.
    • He plays bouzouki, banjo, mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar.
    • It was beastly hot and the tape of Greek bouzouki music I had in the player was singularly appropriate.
    • In many bouzoukia - nightclubs where traditional bouzouki music is played - the entertainment does not really start until midnight.
    • Laika is an urban style of song, developed at the beginning of the twentieth century, which may feature the bouzouki, a long-necked stringed instrument.
    • He divides his skills between the Highland pipes, the smallpipes and various whistles, with deft accompaniment on guitar, bouzouki, harp, fiddle, piano and cello.
    • He is a fine self-accompanist on bouzouki and mandola.
    • From there it was off to a Greek restaurant (you may have spotted a theme here) where our hero played the bouzouki, sang the Greek national anthem and posed for a thousand photographs.
    • ‘We are not going to sleep tonight,’ he added as he danced to Greek bouzouki music in the capital Nicosia.

Origin

1950s: from modern Greek mpouzouki, possibly related to Turkish bozuk ‘spoilt’ (with reference to roughly made instruments).

 
 
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