tom-tom
tom-tom — 名詞
1. a slender drum with compact heads, often struck by hand in traditional music.
手鼓；通通鼓
通常用手拍打的小鼓
a slender drum with compact heads, often struck by hand in traditional music.
The dancers followed the deep sound of a tom-tom at the festival.
舞者跟著節慶上一面通通鼓的低沉聲音移動。
sound of a tom-tom
In the music class, each student learned how to beat a tom-tom with open palms.
在音樂課上，每個學生都學會用手掌拍打通通鼓。
beat a tom-tom with open palms
A circle of tom-toms kept a slow rhythm for the singers.
一圈通通鼓為歌手打出緩慢的節奏。
The museum displayed a long wooden tom-tom beside other hand drums.
博物館把一面長形木製通通鼓和其他手鼓放在一起展示。
tom-tom beside other hand drums
- play a tom-tom
- beat a tom-tom
- tom-tom rhythm
- sound of tom-toms
- hand drum
a broader phrase for drums played with the hands
- drum
the general word for the instrument family
- percussion instrument
a much broader category, including drums, cymbals, and other instruments
文法句型
play a tom-tom
beat a tom-tom with your hands
the sound of tom-toms
用法筆記
This sense is usually about a hand-played drum in traditional, folk, or ceremonial music. It is not the same as a gong, and it does not usually mean a whole drum kit.
常見錯誤
Do not use tom-tom for every kind of drum. In a rock band, tom-tom usually means one drum in the drum kit, not a hand drum.
2. a medium-sized drum in a drum kit, usually hit with sticks.
通通鼓
鼓組中通常用鼓棒敲打的中型鼓
a medium-sized drum in a drum kit, usually hit with sticks.
The drummer hit the tom-tom twice before moving back to the snare.
鼓手敲了兩下通通鼓，才回到小鼓的節奏。
hit the tom-tom
Before the concert, the technician tuned each tom-tom on the drum kit.
演唱會前，技師替鼓組上的每一面通通鼓調音。
tom-tom on the drum kit
The solo began with quick strokes across three tom-toms.
獨奏一開始，就快速敲過三面通通鼓。
A loose tom-tom rattled every time the band played loudly.
每當樂團大聲演奏時，一面鬆動的通通鼓就會發出震動聲。
loose tom-tom
- hit the tom-tom
- tune the tom-tom
- floor tom-tom
- tom-tom on a drum kit
文法句型
a tom-tom on a drum kit
hit the tom-tom with sticks
tune the tom-toms
用法筆記
Drummers often shorten this to tom. In this sense, the drum is part of a drum kit and is normally played with sticks.
常見錯誤
A tom-tom in a drum kit is the drum itself. The sticks used to play it are drumsticks.
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- tom-tom rhythm
- tom-tom sound
常用片語
- play a tom-tom
- hit the tom-tom
- tom-tom on a drum kit