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sitar

/si-tahr/US // sɪˈtɑr //UK // (sɪˈtɑː, ˈsɪtɑː) //

西塔琴,锡塔琴,西塔

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.

Examples

  • First up, he got interested in Indian music and took lessons on sitar from Ravi Shankar.

  • Paul McCartney wrote a few sentimental ballads, Harrison learned sitar.

  • Legendary Lovers” has her cooing at her man over sitar backing to “say my name like a scripture.

  • Motee sang again; but the accompaniment was wild and irregular, and the Khan at last threw down the sitar.

  • Sitar placed the two girls side by side and drew off to survey her work.

  • Returning to the others, they found Dorothy and Sitar deep in conversation.

  • She took the light silver-studded sitar and began a song of the great hero Rajah Rasalu.

  • Blanche brought her sitar and handed it to Chaudoreille, who raised his eyes to Heaven and heaved a big sigh as he took it.