| 单词 | trio |
| 释义 | trio (once / 1017 pages) n Whether it’s birds, opera singers, aces, or golfers, you can use the word trio to refer to anything made up of three. You can probably tell by tri- that trio involves three of something. It’s often used to describe a musical arrangement featuring three vocal parts or three different instruments, or a musical group made up of three players, such as a jazz trio consisting of a piano player, a bass player, and a drummer. For those not musically inclined, the word can be used more broadly to refer to three of anything, such as a trio of friends. WORD FAMILYtrio: trios USAGE EXAMPLESPolice say the trio used a pry-bar and hammer to break into HGK Holdings jewelry wholesaler on West 36th Street at about 11 p.m. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The headline-grabbing arch conservative from Spartanburg County faced a trio of opponents in his primary battle to win a third term in the Senate. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Democrats demanded more oversight of handover of the $4.2 billion to a trio of private insurers. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a set of three similar things considered as a unit Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper triad, triple, triplet Trimurti the triad of divinities of later Hinduism trilogy a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme trigon, triplicity(astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees set a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used 2n three people considered as a unit Syn|Hypo|Hyper threesome, triad, trinity triumvirate a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority troikaa modern Russian triumvirate assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place 3n three performers or singers who perform together Hyper musical group, musical organisation, musical organization an organization of musicians who perform together 4n a musical composition for three performers Hyper composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music a musical work that has been created 5n the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one Syn|Hyper 3, III, deuce-ace, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, triplet, troika digit, figure one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration |
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