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hurdy-gurdy

/hur-dee-gur-dee, -gur-/US // ˈhɜr diˈgɜr di, -ˌgɜr- //UK // (ˈhɜːdɪˈɡɜːdɪ) //

旋风琴,手摇风琴,手风琴,手摇风笛

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural hur·dy-gur·dies.

    • : a barrel organ or similar musical instrument played by turning a crank.
    • : a lute- or guitar-shaped stringed musical instrument sounded by the revolution against the strings of a rosined wheel turned by a crank.

Examples

  • Tonio will take to the hurdy-gurdy again; him an' Puck should win money too.

  • The old Italian organ-grinder doing his best to please you with his wheezy hurdy-gurdy is not just an old organ-grinder.

  • Pisistratus, by the help of Latin comprehending that the Savoyard says that the mice are alive, and the hurdy-gurdy is not.

  • Am I then come into Spain to hear hum-strums and hurdy-gurdies?

  • My uncle sold a watch, and I played on the hurdy-gurdy, by way of making myself popular.