| 词汇 | clapper |
| 释义 | clapper noun[ C ] uk /ˈklæp.ər/ us /ˈklæp.ɚ/ a piece of metal that hangs inside a bell and makes the bell ring when it hits the sides铃舌;钟锤 jenbrayphotography/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages 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 Idiomlike the clappers Its weight is thirty-two thousand pounds—the clapper alone weighing a thousand pounds. The Indian bell-ringer rings them by a rope fastened to each clapper. clapper | American Dictionaryclapper noun[ C ] us/ˈklæp·ər/ a piece of metal hanging inside a bell which makes the bell ring by hitting its sides Examples of clapperclapper The dancers used hand clappers as an accompanying instrument, creating a lascivious dance similar to modern-day castanet performances. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Occasionally the clappers have leather pads (called "muffles") strapped around them to quieten the bells when practice ringing to avoid annoying the neighbourhood. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On arrival, the storyteller used two wooden clappers, called "hyoshigi", to announce his arrival. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Traditionally bell clappers were standard cast grey iron with a razor-like crystalline structure that led to sudden catastrophic failure over time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The 12 ductile-iron clappers were replaced by the original, overhauled wrought-iron clappers and other minor works carried out. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the spaces between these bells hang two metal clappers, small pendulums, on nonconductive threads. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bells remain undamaged and unmodified, and still include their original clappers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The dancers depict how bamboo clappers are used to catch them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The rhythmic play of the clappers is thought to attract the lebang out of their hiding places allowing the women to catch them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bells are not tied and are played feeding the clappers by the hands. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bells were suspended from a steel frame, and the bell clappers were attached to a hand-ringing console. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the process of reconstruction, all the bells received new clappers and massive yokes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Another popular folk art is the "quyi", which consists of various kinds of storytelling and comic monologues and dialogues, often to the accompaniment of clappers, drums, or stringed instruments. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. What we are not quite sure of is of what kind of metal the clapper is made! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am told that the entourage may include all kinds of people down to the clapper-boy and the rat-catcher and the cocktail-mixer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of clapper 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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