strum
strum — 動詞
- strumpresent simple I / you / we / they
- strumshe / she / it
- strummedpast simple
- strumming-ing form
1. to run your hand back and forth across the strings of a musical instrument such
彈撥；撥弦
用手指輕撥弦樂器的動作
to run your hand back and forth across the strings of a musical instrument such as a guitar, producing a relaxed or steady sound.
Mei sat on the porch steps and began to strum her uncle's old acoustic guitar.
Mei 坐在門廊的台階上，開始彈撥她叔叔的舊木吉他。
transitive: strum + instrument
Omar likes to strum a few quiet chords before the band starts playing.
Omar 喜歡在樂團開演前輕輕撥幾個和絃。
strum + chords as object
The teenager spent the afternoon strumming on his guitar instead of doing homework.
那個青少年整個下午都在撥弄吉他，沒有做功課。
intransitive: strum + on + instrument
Sofia strummed the ukulele gently while the children sang along.
Sofia 輕輕地彈著烏克麗麗，孩子們跟著一起唱。
Jack strummed a soft tune that reminded everyone of summer evenings at the lake.
Jack 撥出一段柔和的旋律，讓大家想起了湖畔的夏夜。
strum + tune (music produced)
- strum a guitar
- strum a chord
- strum a tune
- strum on the strings
- gently strum
- softly strum
文法句型
strum + instrument
strum + on + instrument
strum + chords/tune
用法筆記
The object of the transitive pattern is always the instrument (strum a guitar) or the chords/tune produced (strum a chord), never a song title. Use 'play' for that: 'He played "Hotel California" on the guitar.'
常見錯誤
strum — 名詞
1. the act of moving your hand across the strings of a stringed instrument, or the
撥弦聲；撥彈
撥動弦樂器的動作或聲音
the act of moving your hand across the strings of a stringed instrument, or the sound that this action makes.
From the window we could hear the soft strum of a guitar coming from the apartment upstairs.
我們從窗戶聽見樓上公寓傳來輕輕的吉他撥弦聲。
strum as a sound (uncountable usage)
Ananya picked up the instrument and gave it a gentle strum before starting to sing.
Ananya 拿起樂器輕輕撥了一下，才開始唱歌。
give + (adj) + strum (countable usage)
The only sound in the room was the steady strum of Wei's banjo as the fire crackled.
房間裡唯一聽得見的聲音，就是 Wei 的斑鳩琴規律的撥弦聲，伴隨著柴火的劈啪響。
steady strum of + instrument
After one last strum, Emma set the guitar down and bowed to the audience.
Emma 撥了最後一聲，放下吉他向聽眾鞠躬。
- a gentle strum
- a soft strum
- a steady strum
- the strum of
用法筆記
As a countable noun (a strum, one last strum) it refers to a single act of strumming. As an uncountable noun (the strum of a guitar) it refers to the general sound.