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slit-drum

/slit-druhm/US // ˈslɪtˌdrʌm //

狭缝鼓,裂缝鼓,狭长的鼓,缝隙鼓

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a hollowed-out log with a long, narrow slit, beaten with a stick or stamped upon to produce a drumming sound, found in many cultures since ancient times.

Examples

  • Even his signature instrument, Auto-Tune, has become as accepted an ingredient in hip-hop as the drum machine.

  • One man, straddling a large drum, keeps time as their voices rise in song: “Believe it, people, Ebola can kill.”

  • More items came in time, as funding was available, like a slit-and-lace-up jacket and a line of boxer underwear.

  • They marched through the streets of downtown New York to the synchronized beats of the Continental drum corps that followed.

  • It sounds familiar—right down to the media drum beat to lower physician pay.

  • Roulard had played the trumpet in the regimental band in which Aristide had played the kettle drum.

  • There a familiar sound met his ears—the roll of a drum followed by an incantation in a quavering, high-pitched voice.

  • "I wonder if 'twas a brass drum, such as has 'Eblubust Unum' printed on't," said Mrs. Slocum.

  • His arm was drawn around the drum, and finally his whole body was drawn over the shaft, at a fearful rate.

  • I think 6½ feet diameter for the fly, and 9½ inches diameter for the small wheel, will give speed enough to the drum.