tom-tom
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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-tom• Her 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 makesˈtom-tom nounChineseSyllable
play tall a you drum that Corpus narrow
tom-tom
ˈtom-tom
noun [countable]
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
Language: Hindi
Origin: tamtam, from the sound it makes
