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carillon

/kar-uh-lon, -luhn or, especially British, kuh-ril-yuhn/US // ˈkær əˌlɒn, -lən or, especially British, kəˈrɪl yən //UK // (kəˈrɪljən) //

卡龙,卡龙灯,卡里昂,卡里翁

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.
    • : a set of horizontal metal plates, struck by hammers, used in the modern orchestra.

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Examples

  • This is Bruges sleeping peacefully in old age, lulled to rest by the sound of its own carillon.

  • The carillon rung from the Belfry, guns were fired, and a ceremony in honour of the event took place in the Htel de Ville.

  • There we took coach, as the locks at Carillon are not yet large enough for full-sized steamers to pass.

  • Where of old, confused and lonely, le carillon noir of pain sounded, now all the strings of the heart vibrate and sing.

  • They had letters of introduction to a gentleman near Carillon on the Ottawa, and others to a family at Toronto.

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