单词 | harp |
释义 | harp/hɑːp /noun 1A musical instrument consisting of a frame supporting a graduated series of parallel strings, played by plucking with the fingers. The modern orchestral harp has an upright frame, with pedals which enable the strings to be retuned to different keys.On the modern harp, players pluck the strings near the middle with the pads of their fingers....
2 another term for harmonica. Papa had been teaching him to play the blues harp Short for mouth harp 3 (also harp shell or harp snail) A marine mollusc which has a large vertically ribbed shell with a wide aperture, found chiefly in the Indo-Pacific.
verb [no object] 1 (harp on) Talk or write persistently and tediously on (a particular topic): I don’t want to harp on about the past you need to stop harping on her age...
Synonyms keep on about, go on about, persist in talking about, keep talking about, labour the point about, dwell on, expatiate on, elaborate on, expound on, make an issue of, discuss something at length; complain repeatedly about, nag someone about, badger someone about informal witter on about, rabbit on about, hassle someone about 2 archaic Play on a harp: among them harped the divine minstrel Demodocus OriginOld English hearpe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch harp and German Harfe. Rhymes |
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