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drum-roll

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈdrum-roll noun [countable]  APMCELEBRATEa quick continuous beating of a drum, used especially to introduce an important event 一阵隆隆的鼓声,一通鼓声〔尤用于宣告某重大事件开始〕
Examples from the Corpus
drum-rollVery light, very hurried steps, but the bare, glossy wood turned them into a muffled drum-roll.
ˈdrum-roll nounChineseSyllable
continuous to used a drum, Corpus beating especially a quick of


drum-roll
ˈdrum-roll noun [countable]
a quick continuous beating of a drum, used especially to introduce an important event