a percussion instrument sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands, typically cylindrical, barrel-shaped, or bowl-shaped with a taut membrane over one or both ends
鼓。
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配套鼓钹，一套打击乐器。
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（管乐队或管弦乐队的）打击乐组。
[in sing.]a sound made by or resembling that of a drum
鼓声；（打鼓似的）咚咚声
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the drum of their feet. 他们咚咚咚的脚步声。
〈史〉 军鼓手。
something resembling or likened to a drum in shape, in particular
鼓状物，尤指：
a cylindrical container or receptacle
桶；圆筒形容器
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a drum of powdered bleach 一桶漂白粉。参见
OIL DRUM.
a rotating cylindrical part in a washing machine, in which the washing is placed
（洗衣机的）洗衣桶，滚筒。
a similar cylindrical part in certain other appliances
（某些电器中的）鼓形，滚筒。
【建】 （穹顶的）鼓形座。
【建】 （组成柱子一部分的）圆鼓石。
〈澳／新西兰〉 （流浪者的）行李卷，铺盖卷，行囊。
〈英， 非正式〉 房子；一套房间，（公寓）套间。
〈澳， 非正式〉 妓院。
an evening or afternoon tea party of a kind that was popular in the late 18th and early 19th century
(18世纪末、１９世纪初流行的）傍晚茶会，下午茶会。
〈澳， 非正式〉 （可靠的）内部消息
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he had got the drum that the police wouldn't lock us up. 他得到内部消息说警察不会把我们投入监狱。[ORIGIN: early 20th cent.: perhaps by association with the musical instrument used to give a signal.]
[no obj.]play on a drum
打鼓，击鼓。
make a continuous rhythmic noise
击鼓似地响个不停，连续不断地发出有节奏的声音
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she felt the blood drumming in her ears 她感觉血液在耳朵里搏动。
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[as noun
drumming ]the drumming of hooves. 马蹄的笃笃声。
[with obj.]beat (the fingers, feet, etc.) repeatedly on a surface, especially as a sign of impatience or annoyance
（尤指不耐烦地）用（手指、脚等）不停敲击
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waiting around an empty table, drumming their fingers. 他们围坐在一张空桌子旁，手指不停地敲着桌面。
(of a woodpecker)strike the bill rapidly on a dead trunk or branch, especially as a sound indicating a territorial claim
（啄木鸟为宣示对枯树干或枯树枝的占有权而）用嘴急速啄击。
(of a snipe)vibrate the outer tail feathers in a diving display flight, making a throbbing sound
（鹬鸟为求偶而做俯冲飞行时）突突地振动尾羽。
[with obj.]
〈澳， 非正式〉 给…通消息，提醒
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I'm drumming you, if they come I'm going. 我提醒你，如果他们来我就走。[ORIGIN: see sense 5 of the noun.]
〈苏 格兰，爱尔兰〉 山脊。
a fish that makes a drumming sound by vibrating its swim bladder, found mainly in estuarine and shallow coastal waters
石首鱼（能振鳔发出击鼓似的声音，主要出没于港湾或沿岸浅海区）。亦称
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beat （或bang ）the drum of （或for ） be ostentatiously in support of 大张旗鼓地支持；极力鼓吹he bangs the drum of the free market. 他极力鼓吹自由市场
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drum something into drive a lesson into （someone） by constant repetition 反复给（某人）灌输it had been drummed into them to dress correctly. 他们曾被反复地告知穿着要得体 -
drum someone out expel or dismiss someone with ignominy from a place or institution 把某人轰走（或开除）he was drummed out of the air force. 他被开除出空军 -
［ORIGIN with allusion to the formal military drum beat accompanying dismissal from a regiment．］
drum something up attempt to obtain something by canvassing or soliciting （通过游说）竭力争取the organizers are hoping to drum up support from local businesses. 组织者想要竭力争取地方企业的支持
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drumn.鼓；鼓状物；房子；一套房间；套间；傍晚茶会；下午茶会；内部消息；山脊；石首鱼
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drugn.药；药物；毒品；兴奋剂；麻醉药；麻醉剂
"Middle English： from Middle Dutch or Low German
