| 单词 | kettledrum |
| 释义 | kettledrum (once / 25364 pages) n WORD FAMILY kettledrum: kettledrums USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, the orchestra returned after a short pause, with a giant blast of kettledrums that finally ended his shout-out. The Guardian(Feb 09, 2016) A kettledrum of a thump told him that life still breathed within the yards of white smock. John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces(1980) Horn calls, surrounded by palpitating excitement in the strings and punctuated by electrifying beats on the kettledrums, flood the forest onstage. New York Times(Jun 25, 2013) n a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it Syn|Hyper kettle, timpani, tympani, tympanum percussion instrument, percussive instrument a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
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