drum break

drum break — noun

1. a short section in a song — usually one or two bars long — where all other instr

1.名詞B2
釋義

a short section in a song — usually one or two bars long — where all other instruments stop and only the drums are heard, often used as a highlight in rock, funk, or hip-hop music.

例句

The drummer's short solo break in the song made the whole crowd cheer.

drum break as live-performance highlight

Hip-hop producers often sample a classic drum break from an old funk record.

collocation: sample a drum break

同義詞
  • breakbeat

    refers to the sampled drum pattern itself, not the live moment of the drummer playing alone

  • drum fill

    a short transition between sections of a song, often less prominent than a drum break

文法句型

drum break (as countable noun)

用法筆記

A drum break is much shorter than a full drum solo — usually one or two bars — and is often the part of a track that hip-hop producers sample and loop.

常見錯誤

❌The drummer played a five-minute drum break at the concert.
✅The drummer played a five-minute drum solo at the concert.
💡A drum break is a short passage (a few seconds), while a drum solo is a long, featured performance.