reed

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reed /riːd/ noun  1  HBP[countable, uncountable] a type of tall plant like grass that grows in wet places 芦苇 Reeds grew in clumps all along the river bank. 沿河岸长着一丛丛芦苇。2. APM[countable] a thin piece of wood that is attached to a musical instrument such as an oboe or clarinet, and that produces a sound when you blow over it 〔管乐器的〕簧舌，簧片

Examples from the Corpus

reed• Reeds grew all along the river bank.• On the third circuit, I found it, lying dead in a reed bed.• A former pool had silted up and was turning into a miniature reed marsh.• The little island seemed to float before her in the purply twilight, partly masked by a stand of reeds and cattails.• When Coltrane breathed into his instrument his entire life seemed to pass through the reed and mouthpiece into the resounding metal.• About ten members toured the reed bed scheme at Billingham and later had discussions about local environmental improvement programmes.• Other plants sown with the reeds absorb heavy metals and harmful bacteria.• This reed bed is still maintained by working parties of the Sussex Ornithological Society.Origin reed Old English hreod

reed nounChinese  

that Corpus plant like a grass type of tall

Reed

I

Reed, Oliver
(1938–99) a British actor known especially for drinking alcohol and for his wild uncontrolled behaviour. His films include Oliver! (1968), Women in Love (1969), and Tommy (1975).

II

Reed, Sir Carol
(1906–76) a British film director, whose films include The Third Man (1949), Our Man in Havana (1959), and the musical film Oliver! (1968)

reed
reed /riːd/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] a type of tall plant like grass that grows in wet places:
    Reeds grew in clumps all along the river bank.
2. [countable] a thin piece of wood that is attached to a musical instrument such as an oboe or clarinet, and that produces a sound when you blow over it

reedBrE /riːd/ 🔊NAmE /riːd/ 🔊 noun

a tall plant like grass with a hollow stem that grows in or near water 芦苇◆reed beds (= where they grow) 芦苇荡

a small thin piece of cane, metal or plastic in some musical instruments such as the oboe or the clarinet that moves very quickly when air is blown over it, producing a sound 簧舌，簧片（金属或塑料制成，用于双簧管、单簧管等吹奏乐器）