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glockenspiel

/glok-uhn-speel, -shpeel/US // ˈglɒk ənˌspil, -ˌʃpil //UK // (ˈɡlɒkənˌspiːl, -ˌʃpiːl) //

弹簧琴,钩针琴,冰壶,钩镰枪

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.

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Examples

  • Only toy instruments, small instruments: mandolins, banjos, glockenspiel.

  • It has fallen into disuse now, having been replaced by the glockenspiel or steel harmonica.

  • The orchestra employed is the usual large modern orchestra, with a piccolo, glockenspiel and xylophone.

  • I have discovered a new instrument in Paris, something between a piano and a glockenspiel, with a divinely beautiful tone.