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词汇 bugle
释义 bugle
noun
uk /ˈbjuː.ɡəl/ us /ˈbjuː.ɡəl/

buglenoun (MUSICAL INSTRUMENT)


[ C ]
a musical instrument like a simple trumpet, used especially in the army号角;(尤指)军号
 
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Musical instruments
accordion
acoustically
aerophone
alphorn
alto
drum machine
drumbeat
drumhead
drumroll
drumstick
oud
over-pedal
panpipes
paradiddle
pedal steel
tuned
tuning fork
tuning peg
ukulele
unpitched

buglenoun (PLANT)


[ C or U ]
a small plant with dark, purple-red leaves and small blue or white flowers growing together at the top of the stem:
Bugles produce short, upright spikes of dark blue flowers in early summer.
The bugle plant keeps its foliage throughout winter.
In the wild, primroses often grow alongside bugle, whose dark leaves and blue flowers look lovely next to it.
Soften hard edges with plants that spill over from borders on either side, such as the blue bugle.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Flowers & flowering plants
aconite
adam-and-eve
aeonium
African daisy
agapanthus
eglantine
elderflower
elephant ear
erythronium
euphorbia
loosestrife
lords-and-ladies
lotus
love-in-a-mist
lupin
sedum
sego lily
self-heal
senecio
sensitive plant
Examples from literature

A canteen and an army cap with a bullet-hole through the crown, hung over her desk, and a battered bugle, that had sounded many a triumphant charge, swung from the corner of her mirror. 

bugle | American Dictionary


bugle
noun[ C ]
us/ˈbju·ɡəl/
a small brass musical instrument, used esp. in the military, played by blowing into it

Examples of bugle


bugle
The bugles no longer sound for bwanas, effendis, sahibs and tuans.
The bugle and flute were made of red and white plastic and were approximately 21 cm long.
I felt that our country was awaiting a bugle call to saving the nation action.
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There was one bugle call at a certain hour in the afternoon, the "ration call".
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In addition, all infantry battalions are authorised to form drum, pipe or bugle bands within the unit establishments.
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We have even had a plea for relief in taxation on ornamental bugles worn in the coat lapel.
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My noble friend behind me referred to several resolutions that were passed to the sound of the bugle.
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That was the real original purpose of drums and bugles.
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We went to bed by bugle, we got up in the morning by bugle, and we went for meals by bugle.
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I joined a famous light infantry regiment which did everything to the call of the bugle.
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The recruits may not have been quite so smart at drill or in knowing bugle calls, but they were happy and contented.
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The drum and bugle bands do not suffice for this purpose.
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There are lots of people who like the sound of the bugle, to be near the canteen, and to live in a military atmosphere.
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Is this the first sound of the bugles in retreat?
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One of the functions of the bugle is to pass necessary administrative signals to individuals both indoors and outdoors over an extensive barrack area.
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