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mandolin

/man-dl-in, man-dl-in/US // ˈmæn dl ɪn, ˌmæn dlˈɪn //UK // (ˌmændəˈlɪn) //

曼陀林,曼陀铃,曼陀罗,普通话

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.

Examples

  • His newest solo album “Laysongs” is composed of only Thile’s vocals and mandolin, a kind of “secular music in a sacred context,” Thile says.

  • Dacus referred to her as a "guitar wizard," noting that Baker schleps around a giant pedalboard and played most of the other instruments on the Boygenius record — keyboard, mandolin, you name it.

  • Also on the list was mandolin-playing frontman Chris Thile of the band Nickel Creek.

  • The third type is the relatively recent paddle-style mandolin.

  • And not only that, but Mr. Florance offered me a singing part in his new drama, if I could play the mandolin.

  • He laid the mandolin down on the ground, and began staring with a peculiarly sad expression at the dying fire.

  • After Mrs. Tellamantez died, Johnny abandoned his trade and went out with his mandolin to pick up a living for one.

  • I would much rather play with this little baby (taking up a mandolin which she had dressed up in a table cover).

  • The cook had seated himself decorously and was holding the mandolin in position.