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metronome

/me-truh-nohm/US // ˈmɛ trəˌnoʊm //UK // (ˈmɛtrəˌnəʊm) //

节拍器,拍子机

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.

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Examples

  • These rhythms, called brain waves, are like a metronome or internal clock.

  • Most important, it’s become the metronome for my day, forcing me to stand up and flip or change the record every 20 minutes or so.

  • The researchers told some of the groups to go down the list and chant the words together for six minutes, keeping in beat with a metronome — effectively a ritual performed in synchrony.

  • So still was the place that the caged cricket hanging from the eaves of Um's distant room beat time like an elfin metronome.

  • It is another question whether we can by this means attain the necessary universal use of the metronome.

  • When I 'go into training,' I find the best means to attain velocity is to work with the metronome.

  • One can't jump at once into the necessary agility, and the metronome is a great help in bringing one up to the right pitch.

  • As for the metronome, I approve of it to cultivate the sense of rhythm in those who are lacking in this particular sense.