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snare drum

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Music
ˈsnare drum noun [countable]  snare_drum.jpg APMa small flat drum that makes a hard continuous sound when you hit it 〔扁形〕小鼓,小军鼓4  See picture of 见图 DRUM 1
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snare drumThe electronic click startled him, as if it were the beat of a snare drum.He didn't understand that it was in four and that the snare drum was on beats two and four.
ˈsnare drum nounChineseSyllable
hard a flat makes small Corpus that a drum


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snare drum
ˈsnare drum noun [countable]

  a small flat drum that makes a hard continuous sound when you hit it


snare drumBrE /ˈsneə drʌm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsner drʌm/ 🔊 noun
a small drum with metal strings across one side that make a continuous sound when the drum is hit 小鼓(一面绷有金属响弦)