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tuba

/too-buh, tyoo-/US // ˈtu bə, ˈtyu- //UK // (ˈtjuːbə) //

大号,大喇叭,大号喇叭,大号筒

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural tu·bas for 1a, b; tu·bae [too-bee, tyoo-] /ˈtu bi, ˈtyu-/ for 1c.

    • : Music. a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.an ancient Roman trumpet.
    • : Meteorology. funnel cloud.

Examples

  • Still, a tuba, two trombones, a clarinet and a lot of percussion was enough to bring melodies to life.

  • She played the girl who played the tuba in the school band, and it was about Seth Rogen’s first girlfriend.

  • In Taipei, Taiwan, a Bach flash mob consisting of cellists and tuba players took over a train.

  • There were a couple of black children on one of the floats, and a plump black tuba player marched with the high school band.

  • He played a bit of flute (and for a brief stint, tuba) in the high school band with just a rudimentary sense of the instruments.

  • Perhaps you remember that when Alila was christened there was a good supply of tuba at the feast.

  • Tapping the trees for tuba is dangerous work, but Alila, you know, loves danger.

  • There is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.

  • The remaining two-thirds of the Pedal organ and three Tuba stops occupy the northeast quarter gallery in the dome.

  • The process can also be followed with rice vinegar (see bleaching agents) substituted for the tuba vinegar.