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double bass

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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double bass /ˌdʌbəl ˈbeɪs/ (also bass) noun [countable]  APMa very large musical instrument shaped like a violin that the musician plays standing up 低音提琴
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double bassThis is even more pronounced on a double bass which has even lower-pitched notes.I met him at a dance, a nice soldier who was playing double bass in the band.He wrote prolifically for the double bass, as well as for other solo instruments and ensembles.The normal layout of the string orchestra is in four-part harmony, the double bass either doubling the cellos or being silent.Then I took up the double bass and organ for good measure.
Corpus instrument very musical that a a like large violin shaped


double bass
double bass /ˌdʌbəl ˈbeɪs/ (also bass) noun [countable]
a very large musical instrument shaped like a violin that the musician plays standing up


double bassBrE /ˌdʌbl ˈbeɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdʌbl ˈbeɪs/ 🔊 (also bass) noun
the largest musical instrument in the violin family, that plays very low notes 低音提琴;低音大提琴