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contrabass

/kon-truh-beys/US // ˈkɒn trəˌbeɪs //UK // (ˌkɒntrəˈbeɪs) //

低音提琴,单簧管,低音大提琴,低音提琴手

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the member below the bass.
    • : the double bass.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of such instruments: a contrabass trombone.

Examples

  • As a contrabass to the rhythm of the blacksmiths hammer, the booming murmur of the sea trembled across the summer air.

  • Down the shaded street the metallic rhythm of the anvil was breaking through the contrabass of the surf.

  • The bombardon in B flat or C, an octave lower than the euphonium, corresponds to the contrabass tuba in the orchestra.

  • The tone was pleasant and full, but not powerful enough for the contrabass register in a military band.

  • Darwin had the contrabass played to an audience of sprouting garden-beans, in order to observe the effect of music on vegetation.