ocarina
IPA/ˌɒkəˈriːnə/
IPA/ˌɑːkəˈriːnə/
ocarina — noun
- ocarinasingular
- ocarinasplural
1. An ocarina is a small instrument you blow into to make music. It has a short mou
1.名詞C2
釋義
An ocarina is a small instrument you blow into to make music. It has a short mouthpiece, a rounded body, and holes that you cover with your fingers.
例句
Jin lifted the ocarina to his lips before the concert began.
collocation: lift the ocarina to your lips
Meera bought a clay ocarina at the music shop near school.
collocation: clay ocarina
The guide blew an ocarina to start the folk dance.
Emma practiced her ocarina after dinner while her brother washed dishes.
Vinícius learned a new song on the ocarina during summer camp.
同義詞
- vessel flute
A technical music term for this enclosed kind of wind instrument.
用法筆記
Often used with play or blow. When talking about learning the instrument, English speakers usually say play the ocarina or learn the ocarina.
常見錯誤
❌My sister plays the recorder in the folk band.
✅My sister plays the ocarina in the folk band.
💡A recorder is a different wind instrument with a long tube shape.