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piccolo

/pik-uh-loh/US // ˈpɪk əˌloʊ //UK // (ˈpɪkəˌləʊ) //

小,小型,小的,小型的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pic·co·los.

    • : a small flute sounding an octave higher than the ordinary flute.

Examples

  • Piccolo was diagnosed with cancer in 1969 at the age of 25 and died less than a year later.

  • He began whistling as clearly and correctly as a piccolo the air of a recently published waltz.

  • It was a very unsatisfactory kiss because we had to purse our lips like a pair of piccolo players to make them meet.

  • And on state occasions, we are joined by an attorney-at-law who plays the piccolo.

  • The piccolo, passing sandwiches, looks up with hearty response.

  • Cosimo could only pipe—one little note, high and thin as that of a piccolo.