drum
/drʌm/ (bre, ipa) · /drʌm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdrəm/ (ame, mw)
drum — 名詞
- drumsingular
- drumsplural
1. a musical instrument that has a round hollow body covered by a tight top layer,
鼓
圓形中空打擊樂器，繃緊表面以手或鼓棒敲擊
a musical instrument that has a round hollow body covered by a tight top layer, and the player makes sound by hitting that layer with their hands or with special sticks.
Yasmin plays the drums in a rock band at the local club every Friday.
Yasmin 每週五都在當地俱樂部的搖滾樂團中打鼓。
collocation: plays the drums
The drummer hit the bass drum so hard the whole room shook.
鼓手用力擊打大鼓，整個房間都在震動。
specific type: bass drum
Christopher bought a second-hand set of drums for his daughter's birthday.
Christopher 買了一組二手爵士鼓送給女兒當生日禮物。
Kian learned to play the drums when he was eight and has played ever since.
Kian 八歲時開始學打鼓，從此再也沒有停過。
- snare drum
a specific type of drum with metal wires stretched across the bottom
- bongo
a small hand-played drum of Caribbean origin, usually played in pairs
- timpani
large orchestral drums tuned to specific pitches, played with mallets
文法句型
play + the drums
a set of drums
用法筆記
When referring to playing this instrument as a skill or hobby, the plural form 'drums' is typically used: 'She plays the drums.' The singular refers to one individual instrument in a set.
常見錯誤
2. a large cylinder-shaped container, usually made of metal or strong plastic, used
桶
大型圓柱形容器，多用於儲存或運輸液體
a large cylinder-shaped container, usually made of metal or strong plastic, used for storing and moving liquids such as oil, chemicals, or rainwater.
Workers rolled a metal drum of olive oil off the delivery truck.
工人們從貨車上滾下一桶橄欖油的金屬桶。
collocation: a drum of + liquid
The factory stores chemical waste in blue plastic drums near the loading bay.
工廠在裝載區附近的藍色塑膠桶中存放化學廢料。
Vivek collected rainwater in a plastic drum to water the garden plants.
Vivek 用一個塑膠桶收集雨水來澆灌花園裡的植物。
The restaurant goes through a fifty-litre drum of cooking oil every two weeks.
這間餐廳每兩週就用掉一桶五十公升的食用油。
文法句型
a drum of + liquid
3. the rotating hollow metal cylinder inside a washing machine, tumble dryer, or si
滾筒
洗衣機等機器內部可旋轉的金屬圓筒部件
the rotating hollow metal cylinder inside a washing machine, tumble dryer, or similar appliance, where clothes or other items are placed for cleaning or drying.
The washing machine drum spun faster as the rinse cycle began.
洗衣機的滾筒在沖洗循環開始時轉得更快了。
collocation: washing machine drum
A small coin got trapped between the drum and the rubber seal of the dryer.
一枚小硬幣卡在烘衣機的滾筒和橡膠密封圈之間。
Indra opened the door and pulled her wet laundry out of the metal drum.
Indra 打開機門，把溼衣服從金屬滾筒中拿出來。
The dryer drum stopped turning, so Élise called a repair technician.
烘衣機的滾筒不轉了，於是 Élise 打電話叫維修師傅來檢查。
文法句型
the drum of a + machine
in/out of the drum
drum — 動詞
- drumpresent simple I / you / we / they
- drums3rd person singular
- drumming-ing form
- drummedpast simple
1. to strike a surface repeatedly with the fingers, hands, or an object, producing
敲打
用手指或物體反覆敲擊表面發出規律節奏聲
to strike a surface repeatedly with the fingers, hands, or an object, producing a steady rhythmic sound that resembles a drum being played.
Ryan drummed his fingers on the desk while waiting for the test results.
Ryan 在等待考試結果時，用手指在書桌上規律地敲打。
transitive: drum + body part + on + surface
Heavy rain drummed against the windowpane all through the night.
大雨整夜不斷敲打著窗玻璃。
intransitive: rain drummed against + surface
The toddler drummed on the pots and pans with a wooden spoon.
那個學步兒拿著木湯匙在鍋子和平底鍋上亂敲。
Esme drummed her heels against the chair while waiting for the bus to arrive.
Esme 一邊等公車，一邊用腳跟踢打椅子。
文法句型
drum + noun phrase (surface / body part)
drum + on + noun phrase
drum + adverb (e.g. impatiently)
用法筆記
This verb describes the action, not the musical skill. To talk about playing the drum as an instrument, use 'play the drums.' The object of 'drum' is usually the surface being tapped (a table, a wall), not the instrument itself.