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tom-tom

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Music
ˈtom-tom noun [countable]  APMa tall narrow drum that you play with your hands 〔一种狭长的〕手鼓,长筒鼓
Examples from the Corpus
tom-tomHer hands slapped the wall, like some one drumming a loose rhythm on a tom-tom.
Origin tom-tom (1600-1700) Hindi tamtam, from the sound it makes
ˈtom-tom nounChineseSyllable
play tall a you drum that Corpus narrow


tom-tom
ˈtom-tom noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Hindi
 Origin: tamtam, from the sound it makes
a tall narrow drum that you play with your hands


tom-tomBrE /ˈtɒm tɒm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɑːm tɑːm/ 🔊 noun
a medium-sized drum, which may be part of a drum kit 桶子鼓(有时是成套鼓乐器的组成部分)
a drum, often played with the hands, especially in Asian or Native American cultures (尤指亚洲或美洲土著文化中的)咚咚鼓,手鼓
tom-tomBrE /ˈtɒm tɒm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɑːm tɑːm/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they tom-tom BrE /ˈtɒm tɒm/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɑːm tɑːm/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it tom-toms BrE /ˈtɒm tɒmz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɑːm tɑːmz/ 🔊past simple tom-tommed BrE /ˈtɒm tɒmd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɑːm tɑːmd/ 🔊past participle tom-tommed BrE /ˈtɒm tɒmd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɑːm tɑːmd/ 🔊 -ing form tom-tomming BrE /ˈtɒm tɒmɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɑːm tɑːmɪŋ/ 🔊(IndE) ~ (about) sth to make sth known or to talk with too much pride about it 大肆宣扬;得意洋洋地谈论