piano

noun

/piˈænəʊ/

(plural pianos)

(also old-fashioned, formal pianoforte

/piˌænəʊˈfɔːteɪ/

/piˌænəʊˈfɔːrteɪ/

)

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a large musical instrument played by pressing the black and white keys on the keyboard. The sound is produced by small hammers hitting the metal strings inside the piano.
- to play the piano
- a sonata for violin and piano
- on piano She was accompanied by her husband on piano.
- classical/jazz piano music
- a piano teacher/lesson
- Ravel’s piano concerto in G
- a piano solo/duet/trio
- Alison Evans provided piano accompaniment.
see also grand piano, player piano, thumb piano, upright piano
Extra Examples
- He was sitting at the piano, ready to play.
- The piece can also be played on the piano.
- There is a piano bar for evening entertainment.
- a piano made by Steinway
Topics Musica1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- baby grand
- concert grand
- grand
- …
verb + piano
- tune
- make
piano + noun
- key
- lid
- strings
- …
preposition
- at the piano
- on the piano
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Word Originnoun early 19th cent.: from Italian, abbreviation of pianoforte.

单词	piano
释义	piano noun /piˈænəʊ/ /piˈænəʊ/ (plural pianos) (also old-fashioned, formal pianoforte /piˌænəʊˈfɔːteɪ/ /piˌænəʊˈfɔːrteɪ/ ) jump to other results enlarge image a large musical instrument played by pressing the black and white keys on the keyboard. The sound is produced by small hammers hitting the metal strings inside the piano. to play the piano a sonata for violin and piano on piano She was accompanied by her husband on piano. classical/jazz piano music a piano teacher/lesson Ravel’s piano concerto in G a piano solo/duet/trio Alison Evans provided piano accompaniment. see also grand piano, player piano, thumb piano, upright piano Extra Examples He was sitting at the piano, ready to play. The piece can also be played on the piano. There is a piano bar for evening entertainment. a piano made by Steinway Topics Musica1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective baby grand concert grand grand … verb + piano tune make piano + noun key lid strings … preposition at the piano on the piano See full entry Word Originnoun early 19th cent.: from Italian, abbreviation of pianoforte. piano adjective /ˈpjɑːnəʊ/ /ˈpjɑːnəʊ/ (music, from Italian) jump to other results played or sung quietly opposite forte piano adverb /ˈpjɑːnəʊ/ /ˈpjɑːnəʊ/ (abbreviation p) (music, from Italian) jump to other results played or sung quietly opposite forte Word Originadverb and adjective Italian, literally ‘soft’.
随便看	unsteadily unsteadiness unsteady unstinting unstintingly unstoppable unstressed unstructured unstuck unsubscribe unsubstantiated unsuccessful unsuccessfully unsuitability unsuitable unsuitably unsuited unsullied unsung unsupervised unsupported unsure unsurpassed unsurprised unsurprising