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    glockenspiel

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Music
    glock·en·spiel /ˈɡlɒkənspiːl $ ˈɡlɑː-/ noun [countable]  APMa musical instrument consisting of many flat metal bars of different lengths, that you play with special hammers 〔用小槌敲击发声的〕钟琴 → xylophone
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    glockenspiel• The tone of the celesta is very clear, and much rounder and less tinkling than that of the glockenspiel.    Origin glockenspiel (1800-1900) German glocke “bell” + spiel “play”
    glock·en·spiel nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus instrument metal flat musical of many consisting a


    glockenspiel
    glock‧en‧spiel /ˈɡlɒkənspiːl $ ˈɡlɑː-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: German
     Origin: glocke 'bell' + spiel 'play'
    a musical instrument consisting of many flat metal bars of different lengths, that you play with special hammers ⇨ xylophone


    glock·en·spielBrE /ˈɡlɒkənʃpiːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡlɑːkənʃpiːl/ 🔊 noun
    a musical instrument made of a row of metal bars of different lengths, that you hit with two small hammers 钟琴  ➡  compare xylophone