drum-roll
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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〕
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drum-roll• Very 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
ˈdrum-roll
noun [countable]a quick continuous beating of a drum, used especially to introduce an important event