| 单词 | calliope |
| 释义 | calliope (once / 107449 pages) n WORD FAMILY calliope: calliopes USAGE EXAMPLESPark inhabitants include bison, weighing in at as much as 2,000 pounds, and calliope hummingbirds, as light as two paper clips. Washington Post(Aug 15, 2016) A large, silent, gray battleship dominates one room, while a raucous calliope plays in another gallery festooned with strings of bare light bulbs. Los Angeles Times(Feb 01, 2016) The human body has always been something of a two-legged calliope—a sound effects machine capable of an almost unlimited range of noises. Time(Dec 01, 2015) n a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard Syn|Hyper steam organ instrument, musical instrument any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds Calliope (once / 28142 pages) n WORD FAMILY Calliope: Calliopes USAGE EXAMPLESAll had grown up in the city in the Calliope housing project. New York Times(Oct 08, 2016) Cal is named after the muse Calliope, the goddess of music whose divine power is to inspire beauty in the world. Slate(May 06, 2016) It was like being asked if I wanted to be Santa Claus, or happiness, or Calliope, the muse of poetry. Slate(Nov 16, 2015) n (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry Exp Muse in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science |
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