| 词汇 | tailpiece |
| 释义 | tailpiece noun[ C ] uk /ˈteɪl.piːs/ us /ˈteɪl.piːs/ tailpiecenoun[C] (ON INSTRUMENT)music specialized a part on a violin, guitar, etc. that holds the strings tight at the bottom end: The chin rest may be attached directly over, or to the left of, the tailpiece. The bass player uses a special tailpiece that he invented to maximize the instrument's sound. Musical instruments accordion acoustically aerophone alphorn alto drum kit drum machine drumbeat drumhead drumroll ocarina oud over-pedal panpipes paradiddle tuned tuning fork tuning peg ukulele unpitched tailpiecenoun[C] (ON PLANE)a part at the end of a plane, etc.: The tailpiece snapped off the fuselage and landed in the bay. The plane's horizontal tailpieces are made in Italy. Air travel: parts of aeroplanes aileron aisle altimeter autopilot bulkhead finny fixed-wing flaperon flight deck multi-engine nose nose cone propeller safety belt skid spoiler stabilizer starboard tail light wing tailpiecenoun[C] (IN BOOK)a design at the bottom or a page or the end of a chapter: Bewick produced more than a hundred tailpieces for The General History of Quadrupeds. In a tailpiece, the albatross is transformed into the Christian symbol of a pelican. Books & parts of books acknowledgment acknowledgmentsphrase addendum artwork bibliographical bibliographically concordance edition epigraph epilogue errata erratum ISBN jacket library monograph non-biographical omnibus spine verso tailpiecenoun[C] (END PART)a part that comes after the end of something: A tailpiece was added to the article just before publication. tailpiece toThere is an interesting tailpiece to this case. Ends and endings a screeching haltidiom abrupt end accomplishment at the close of something break break something up cessation conclusion death endgame ending endpoint era expiration expiry swansong terminable terminative the tail end twilight |
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