flute

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flute /fluːt/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1. APMa musical instrument like a thin pipe, that you play by holding it across your lips, blowing over a hole, and pressing down buttons with your fingers 长笛 → flautist →5 see picture at 见图 woodwind2. a tall narrow glass, used especially for drinking champagne 长笛杯，细长香槟杯 →5 see picture at 见图 glass1

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flute• Although once a rarity, the alto flute is now frequently found in modern orchestras.• The most popular instrument was the piano, followed by the flute and then the guitar.• Some feel that it is the movement of the flute which fascinates it.• You can not imagine the glorious effect of a symphony with flutes, oboes and clarinets.Origin flute (1300-1400) Old French flahute, from Old Provençal flaut

flute nounChinese  

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flute
flute /fluːt/ noun [countable]1. a musical instrument like a thin pipe, that you play by holding it across your lips, blowing over a hole, and pressing down buttons with your fingers ⇨ flautist
2. a tall narrow glass, used especially for drinking champagne

fluteBrE /fluːt/ 🔊NAmE /fluːt/ 🔊 noun

a musical instrument of the woodwind group, shaped like a thin pipe. The player holds it sideways and blows across a hole at one end. 长笛

champagne ~ a tall narrow glass used for drinking champagne 细长香槟杯（形似长笛）