drumming
drumming — 名詞
1. using sticks or your hands to hit drums and create musical rhythms, either as a
打鼓；敲鼓
演奏鼓類樂器的活動或技巧
using sticks or your hands to hit drums and create musical rhythms, either as a solo skill or together with other musicians in a band.
Dylan spent every afternoon practicing drumming in the garage with his band.
Dylan 每天下午都在車庫裡和樂團一起練打鼓。
drumming in [location] — gerund as a named activity
The steady drumming of the taiko group could be heard three blocks away.
太鼓團穩定的鼓聲在三個街區外都聽得到。
the drumming of [group] — passive construction
Ava's drumming style combines traditional rhythms with modern jazz influences.
Ava 的打鼓風格融合了傳統節奏和現代爵士樂元素。
drumming style — noun-noun compound as modifier
Eve took up drumming lessons at the community center last September.
Eve 去年九月開始在社區中心上打鼓課。
take up drumming — collocation for starting a hobby
- drumming lesson
- drumming style
- drumming technique
- drumming circle
- take up drumming
- drumming session
- practise drumming
- learn drumming
- percussion
formal term for the whole family of struck instruments; broader than drumming
- beating
more general, can refer to any repetitive hitting, not necessarily musical
文法句型
drumming + noun
take up + drumming
drumming of + noun
用法筆記
Uncountable when referring to the general activity ("Drumming is good exercise"). Countable when referring to a specific instance or style ("His drumming on that track was amazing"). Often used as a gerund after verbs like practise, take up, teach, learn.
常見錯誤
2. a steady, repeating sound or physical sensation that reminds you of drum beats —
咚咚聲
連續反覆的敲擊聲或感覺
a steady, repeating sound or physical sensation that reminds you of drum beats — for instance, rain hitting a roof, fingers tapping a desk, or a heart beating fast from excitement or fear.
The drumming of rain on the tin roof kept everyone awake that night.
那晚雨水打在鐵皮屋頂上發出的咚咚聲讓大家都睡不著。
drumming of rain — metaphorical use with weather
Adisa could feel the drumming of his heart as he stepped onto the stage.
Adisa 踏上舞台時可以感覺到心臟砰砰跳動。
drumming of [one's] heart — bodily sensation metaphor
The constant drumming of fingers on the desk told Mateo his colleague was getting impatient.
Mateo 從同事手指不停在桌上敲擊的聲音察覺對方正在不耐煩。
drumming of fingers — nervous gesture pattern
Devika felt a dull drumming in her temples that signaled the start of a headache.
Devika 感到太陽穴傳來陣陣沉悶的砰砰聲，知道頭痛就要開始了。
dull drumming in [body part] — sensation description
Zayd listened to the drumming of the train wheels on the tracks to Kaohsiung.
Zayd 聽著火車車輪在鐵軌上發出的咚咚聲，一路前往高雄。
- drumming of rain
- drumming of fingers
- drumming of wheels
- drumming in ears
- drumming on the roof
- steady drumming
- constant drumming
- dull drumming
文法句型
the drumming of + noun (rain/fingers/heart/wheels)
drumming in + body part
drumming on + surface
用法筆記
Frequently appears in descriptions of weather (rain, hail), body sensations (heart, pulse, temples), and impatient gestures (fingers, feet). Unlike sense 1, this sense does NOT refer to musical skill or the activity of playing drums.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
副詞搭配
- steadily
- loudly
- energetically
- furiously
- constantly
- rhythmically
- relentlessly
常用片語
- drumming circle
- drumming session
- drumming instructor
- drumming performance
- drumming workshop
- steady drumming
- constant drumming
- dull drumming