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cor anglais

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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cor an·glais /ˌkɔːr ˈɒŋɡleɪ $ -ɒːŋˈɡleɪ/ noun (plural cors anglais (same pronunciation)) [countable]  APM British English a long wooden musical instrument which is like an oboe but with a lower sound 英国管,中音双簧管〔一种木管乐器,似双簧管,但音域较低〕 SYN American English English horn
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cor anglaisSo despite Stephen West's lovely cor anglais solo, and some noble brass sounds, the orchestra sounded choked.
cor an·glais nounChineseSyllable
instrument wooden which musical Corpus long a


cor anglais
cor anglais /ˌkɔːr ˈɒŋɡleɪ $ -ɒːŋˈɡleɪ/ noun (plural cors anglais (same pronunciation)) [countable]
British English a long wooden musical instrument which is like an oboe but with a lower sound
   SYN  English horn American English


cor ang·laisBrE /ˌkɔːr ˈɒŋɡleɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɔːr ɔːŋˈɡleɪ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
cors anglais BrE /ˌkɔːr ˈɒŋɡleɪ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌkɔːr ɔːŋˈɡleɪ/ 🔊
)
(especially BrE) (also ˌEnglish ˈhorn especially in NAmE )
a musical instrument of the woodwind group, like an oboe but larger and playing lower notes 英国管;次中音双簧管