bagpipe

/ˈbæɡ.paɪp/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈæɡpˌaɪp] /ˈbæɡ.paɪp/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈæɡpˌaɪp] /ˈbag-ˌpīp/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbæɡpaɪp/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈæɡpˌaɪp] /ˈbæɡpaɪp/ (ame, ipa)

bagpipe — noun

1. a wind instrument with a bag that you fill with air and squeeze so the air moves

1.名詞B2
釋義

a wind instrument with a bag that you fill with air and squeeze so the air moves through one or more pipes and keeps the sound going

例句

Ari inflated the bagpipe slowly before the lesson began.

action pattern: inflate the bagpipe before playing

The museum displayed a North African bagpipe beside several old drums.

同義詞
  • pipes

    a shorter informal term, especially in Scottish contexts

用法筆記

When people talk about performing on this instrument, they often use the plural form 'bagpipes' or the phrase 'a set of bagpipes', even though the headword is singular.

常見錯誤

❌She plays bagpipe at weddings.
✅She plays the bagpipes at weddings.
💡when talking about performing on the instrument, English usually uses the plural form 'bagpipes' with 'play'.

2. the well-known Scottish type of bagpipe, usually with several long pipes and a s

2.名詞C1
釋義

the well-known Scottish type of bagpipe, usually with several long pipes and a strong steady sound, heard in marches, ceremonies, and traditional music

例句

Hamza heard a lone bagpipe echo across the castle courtyard.

ceremonial Scottish setting

The film opens with a bagpipe leading the soldiers' slow march.

common ceremonial context: marches

同義詞
  • Highland bagpipe

    the fuller name for the best-known Scottish form

  • pipes

    a common informal name in Scottish ceremonial settings

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense points to the Scottish form that people hear in military marches, Highland events, and formal ceremonies.

常見錯誤

❌A Scottish bagpipe has one short pipe only.
✅A Scottish bagpipe usually has several pipes, including drones.
💡this sense refers to the Highland instrument with multiple pipes, not a simple one-pipe instrument.

bagpipe — adjective