bugle

/ˈbjuːɡl/ (bre, ipa) · [bjˈuɡəl] /ˈbjuːɡl/ (ame, ipa) · [bjˈuɡəl] /ˈbyü-gəl How to pronounce bugle (audio)/ (ame, mw)

bugle — 名詞

  • buglesingular
  • buglesplural

1. a small brass horn without valves, often used in camps or armies to give signals

1.名詞B2
釋義

軍號

軍中用來傳令的小銅號

a small brass horn without valves, often used in camps or armies to give signals.

例句

At sunrise, Hao lifted the bugle and woke the whole camp.

日出時,Hao 舉起軍號,叫醒了整個營地。

lift the bugle: instrument as direct object

A sharp bugle call rolled across the parade ground before breakfast.

一聲尖亮的軍號聲在早餐前傳過了閱兵場。

bugle call: fixed military phrase

同義詞
  • trumpet

    a trumpet is a fuller concert or band instrument, usually with valves and a wider musical range

  • horn

    a broad general word for wind instruments; bugle is a specific simple signaling horn

  • cornet

    similar to a trumpet but mainly used in bands, not chiefly for military signals

文法句型

blow a bugle

play the bugle

bugle call

用法筆記

Often linked with military or ceremonial settings. English commonly uses it in phrases such as 'bugle call' or 'blow the bugle' when the instrument is used to announce an order or event.

常見錯誤

The officer blew a trumpet to signal the camp wake-up.
The officer blew a bugle to signal the camp wake-up.
💡a bugle is the simpler military signaling instrument, not a full trumpet.
The bugle music came from a piano.
The bugle music came from a bugle.
💡this word names a brass signaling horn, not a keyboard instrument.

2. a low garden plant with dark leaves and small flowers, often grown to spread ove

2.名詞C2
釋義

筋骨草

可鋪地的矮生開花植物

a low garden plant with dark leaves and small flowers, often grown to spread over open soil.

例句

Ife planted bugle between the stones to cover the damp soil.

Ife 在石頭間種了筋骨草,好把潮濕的泥地蓋住。

plant bugle: gardening use

In spring, pale bugle flowers appeared along the shady path.

春天時,淺色的筋骨草花沿著陰涼小徑冒了出來。

bugle flowers: plant-name compound

同義詞
  • ajuga

    the botanical name used in gardening books and plant labels

  • ground cover

    a general term for any low plant grown to cover soil, not this species alone

文法句型

plant bugle

a patch of bugle

bugle flowers

用法筆記

Mostly seen in gardening or plant-label contexts rather than everyday conversation. It often refers to a spreading plant used to fill bare ground in shaded areas.

3. a long narrow decorative bead made from glass or plastic and sewn onto clothes o

3.名詞C2
釋義

管珠

縫在衣物上的細長裝飾珠

a long narrow decorative bead made from glass or plastic and sewn onto clothes or bags.

例句

Ada stitched silver bugles along the edge of the dance costume.

Ada 沿著舞衣的邊緣縫上了銀色管珠。

stitch bugles along + edge

The handbag sparkled with black bugles around the metal clasp.

那個手提包的金屬扣周圍鑲著黑色管珠,閃閃發亮。

sparkle with + bugles

同義詞
  • bead

    the general word for a small decorative piece with a hole; a bugle is one long tube-shaped type

  • tube bead

    a descriptive craft term for the same long narrow shape

  • sequin

    a flat shiny disc, not a narrow tube bead

文法句型

sew bugles onto + clothing

bugles and beads

用法筆記

Usually found in sewing, beading, or fashion work. It often appears in the plural because many bugles are sewn together on one piece of clothing.

bugle — 動詞