flute

/fluːt/ (bre, ipa) · /fluːt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflüt/ (ame, mw)

flute — 名詞

  • flutesingular
  • flutesplural

1. a narrow woodwind instrument that a player holds out to the side and sounds by d

1.名詞A2
釋義

長笛

一種管狀木管樂器

a narrow woodwind instrument that a player holds out to the side and sounds by directing a stream of air across a hole close to one end.

例句

Mauricio plays the flute in the school orchestra every Wednesday evening.

Mauricio 每週三晚上在學校樂團演奏長笛。

collocation: play the flute

The wooden flute produces a warm, gentle tone that fills the room.

這把木製長笛能發出溫暖柔和的聲音,充滿整個房間。

同義詞
  • recorder

    simpler, end-blown instrument often taught to children; not the same as a flute

  • piccolo

    a smaller, higher-pitched version of the flute

常見錯誤

She blew into a flute from the end.
She blew across the hole of a flute.
💡The player blows across a side hole, not into the end like a recorder.

2. a tall narrow drinking vessel on a stem, used for serving sparkling wine such as

2.名詞B1
釋義

香檳杯

飲用氣泡酒的細長高腳杯

a tall narrow drinking vessel on a stem, used for serving sparkling wine such as champagne.

例句

The waiter filled each flute with sparkling wine for the wedding toast.

服務生將每個香檳杯斟滿氣泡酒,準備婚禮祝酒。

pattern: fill a flute with [drink]

Tara held her champagne flute carefully by the long stem, not the bowl.

Tara 小心地握住香檳杯的長柄,而不是杯身。

collocation: stem of a flute / champagne flute

同義詞

用法筆記

Often called a 'champagne flute' to distinguish it from wider wine glasses or coupe glasses.

常見錯誤

He drank water from a flute.
He drank water from a glass.
💡A flute is specifically designed for sparkling wine, not water or other drinks.

3. a long, narrow curved groove cut into the surface of something such as a column

3.名詞C1
釋義

凹槽

柱身或布料上的裝飾性長條凹痕

a long, narrow curved groove cut into the surface of something such as a column or a piece of fabric, serving as decoration.

例句

The ancient Greek column was decorated with twenty narrow flutes carved into the stone.

這根古希臘柱子上刻有二十道狹長的凹槽。

collocation: flutes on a column

The pleats on her dress had deep flutes that gave the fabric a textured look.

她裙子上的褶襉有深深的凹槽,讓布料呈現立體質感。

collocation: flutes in fabric / pleats

同義詞
  • groove

    a more general term for any narrow channel; less specific to decoration

  • channel

    a shallower, simpler cut; less decorative in connotation

  • fluting

    the collective pattern or process of making flutes

用法筆記

Most commonly appears in the plural form 'flutes' when describing columns or architectural features. In dressmaking, 'flutes' refer to parallel pleats or folds.

常見錯誤

The flute on the column was painted gold.
The flutes on the column were painted gold.
💡This sense is almost always plural when referring to architectural grooves.

flute — 動詞