| 词汇 | harmonica |
| 释义 | harmonica noun[ C ] uk /hɑːˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/ us /hɑːrˈmɑː.nɪ.kə/(alsomouth organ) a small, rectangular musical instrument, played by blowing and sucking air through it口琴 Steve Wisbauer/Stockbyte/GettyImages Musical instruments accordion acoustically aerophone alphorn alto drum kit drum machine drumbeat drumhead drumroll oud over-pedal panpipes paradiddle pedal steel tuned tuning fork tuning peg ukulele unpitched harmonica | American Dictionaryharmonica noun[ C/U ] us/hɑrˈmɑn·ɪ·kə/ a small, rectangular musical instrument with spaces along one side that are blown into to play notes, or this type of instrument generally Examples of harmonicaharmonica Some inventors attempted to improve the glass harmonica directly by incorporating a keyboard to mediate between the performer and the glasses. Fantasies about the harmonica inspired inventors to attempt, in very real ways, to create new and better instruments. There was no question of silly imitations of unworthy subjects, since the harmonica could imitate the one thing that was worth imitating: the human voice. Altogether, the most commonly learned instruments were piano (1,054), recorder (340), harmonica (321), violin (237) and flute (227). The glass harmonica was not a perfect instrument. Critics often doubted whether the glass harmonica was capable producing powerful music. Sterki's study is an invaluable resource for the history of the harmonica and other glass instruments. This strange clash, of course, belongs to the relationes non harmonica, a contrapuntal phenomenon much discussed and variously evaluated in the music-theoretical literature of the eighteenth century. A substantial number of harmonicas and mouth-organs will, it is hoped, soon be available for distribution to the troops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that he plays in a band, so perhaps he should confine his blowing to his harmonica. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They resemble pens, harmonicas, radios or matchboxes, or are shaped like little birds, but those so-called toys explode when they are picked up or stepped upon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Musical performances now include those on the solo saxophone and on that abomination the harmonica, while this very charming form of culture and art for some reason has been overlooked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He incorporated his signature call-and-response style of alternating vocal passages with pungent harmonica blasts that became a fundamental of blues harmonica. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It generates a range of hallucinatory colours, at times like a guitar, a harmonica. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was an amateur of the cornet and ukelele, often accompanying himself with a kazoo, and was a competent harmonica player. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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