单词 | bagpipe |
释义 | bagpipe (once / 5322 pages) n A bagpipe is a musical instrument that's played by blowing into a bag through a pipe. The bagpipes are commonly associated with Scotland. It's more common to use the plural form — bagpipes — or even "the pipes" or "a set of pipes." The music produced by bagpipes is distinctive, with a constant harmonizing sound being produced by the drone pipe, and no rests between notes. The bagpipe player squeezes the bag with his arm as he blows a pipe called a chanter, and in formal situations he might wear a kilt and knee socks. WORD FAMILYbagpipe: bagpiper, bagpipes+/bagpiper: bagpipers USAGE EXAMPLESWatt told the Enquirer on Tuesday the bagpipes were “my life.” Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) He wore those Thai fisherman’s pants with the complicated knotting at the front and more billows than a bagpipe yet he carried it off. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) Bagpipe music blared over the loud speakers in town. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) n a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone Hypo|Hyper musette, shepherd's pipe a small bagpipe formerly popular in France pipe a tubular wind instrument |
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