单词 | hornpipe |
释义 | Related topics: Dancehorn·pipe /ˈhɔːnpaɪp $ ˈhɔːrn-/ noun [countable] APDa traditional dance performed by sailors, or the music for this dance 〔水手跳的〕角笛舞;角笛舞曲Examples from the Corpushornpipe• She heard his uncertain footsteps on the stairs and he was humming a hornpipe under his breath.• Jig, reel, and hornpipe were all I could come up with.• Traditionally every hornpipe begins as the sailors come on deck and dance figures-of-eight round the bollards before setting to work.• The conductor often allows heavy, clumsy-sounding accentuation, for example in the bass air, where he misses the jaunty hornpipe rhythm.horn·pipe nounChineseSyllable for dance a performed or by sailors, the music Corpus traditional |
随便看 |
|
英汉双解词典包含236457条英汉翻译词条,涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的必备工具。