harp
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++harp1 /hɑːp $ hɑːrp/ noun [countable] 1.
APMa large musical instrument with strings that are stretched across a vertical frame with three corners, and that you play with your fingers 竖琴 —harpist noun [countable] →5 see picture at 见图 stringed instrument
APMa large musical instrument with strings that are stretched across a vertical frame with three corners, and that you play with your fingers 竖琴 —harpist noun [countable] →5 see picture at 见图 stringed instrumentExamples from the Corpus
harp• Power, a New Zealander, plays the blues harp and the chromatic harmonica.• The third time, Jack stole a golden harp and was almost caught.• When he married her, she was a reserved, very plain girl who played the harp in a provincial symphony orchestra.• Perhaps the biggest thing going was the harp played by JoAnn Turovsky, sounding positively, well, huge.• Remi was going to ny down in a stratosphere liner with this harp under his arm and make us all rich.harp2 verb 1 harp on about something British English, harp on something American English phrasal verb informal TALK TO somebodyto talk about something continuously, especially in a way that is annoying or boring 唠唠叨叨，喋喋不休地谈论〔某事〕 My grandfather harps on about the war all the time. 我的祖父总是喋喋不休地说战争的事。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
harp• The speech therapist tells them, in effect, to calm down and stop harping on it and it will go away.• Karl Maclaren thinks the two are harping on one side of the issue too strongly.• Mr. Lilley Confidence will not be instilled by harping solely on the negatives.Origin harp1 Old English hearpeharp1 nounharp2 verbChinese
large Corpus musical that with strings a instrument
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harp
harp1 /hɑːp $ hɑːrp/ 
noun [countable]
a large musical instrument with strings that are stretched across a vertical frame with three corners, and that you play with your fingers
—harpist noun [countable]
harp2 verb
harp on about something British English, harp on something American English phrasal verb informal
to talk about something continuously, especially in a way that is annoying or boring:
My grandfather harps on about the war all the time.
| I |
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: hearpe
Origin: hearpe
a large musical instrument with strings that are stretched across a vertical frame with three corners, and that you play with your fingers
—harpist noun [countable]
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verbharp on about something British English, harp on something American English phrasal verb informal
to talk about something continuously, especially in a way that is annoying or boring:
