| 单词 | harp |
| 释义 | harp noun[C] uk/hɑːp/us/hɑːrp/alarge,woodenmusicalinstrumentwith manystringsthat youplaywith thefingers 竖琴 IvonneW/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Musical instruments
harp| American Dictionaryharp noun[C/U] us/hɑrp/harpnoun[C/U](INSTRUMENT)a usuallylarge, triangle-shapedmusicalinstrumentwithstringsstretchedacrossit that youpluck(=pullwith thefingers)toplaynotes, or thistypeofinstrumentgenerally harp verb[Ialways+ adv/prep] us/hɑrp/harpverb[I always + adv/prep](REPEAT)torepeatoresp.complainabout something manytimesin anannoyingway: I’mtiredof thesepeoplewhokeepharping on what iswrongwith thecountry. Examplesofharpharp However, like writing music for theharpor timpani, one simply cannot ignore the acoustics of the instrument. From theCambridge English Corpus He wishes to reclaim theharp, now neglected and desolate, and to restore its power. From theCambridge English Corpus His enumeration combines instruments that modern organology would classify as lyres (lyra, barbiton) and as harps (psalterium, pectis). From theCambridge English Corpus The harps became integrated with the natural environment. From theCambridge English Corpus Of course, it was precisely this deceptive quality of sensory information that contemporary moral and natural philosophers harped upon. From theCambridge English Corpus The harps and their music seem almost invisible and suspended in time, like a cobweb. From theCambridge English Corpus We may also have undersampled species that forage or roost primarily within the forest canopy, because ourharp-trapping was largely restricted to the understorey. From theCambridge English Corpus The equivalent in version 4, on the other hand, retains the folk-like orchestration of its previous section and adds aharp. From theCambridge English Corpus These are joined in the second movement by aharp, in the third additionally by a celesta. From theCambridge English Corpus Here in this interior wilderness, the harps could find the sensitive quiet needed to record them. From theCambridge English Corpus Another prominent feature is the orchestral quasi-concertino of marimba,harpand cimbalom, which imbues the work with sonorities reminiscent of folk music. From theCambridge English Corpus This can be observed with theharpglissando and unison soprano voice examples, because in both cases many sustaining harmonic partials overlap temporally. From theCambridge English Corpus He is accompanied, as before, by theharp, but now the harp's heavenly associations are reinforced by a halo of shimmering strings. From theCambridge English Corpus The scoring of this work is mainly for woodwind and brass, including euphonium plusharp, accordion, piano doubling synthesiser, percussion and electric guitar. From theCambridge English Corpus A prominent role for harps was underlined by their positioning in front of the orchestra, at the conductor's feet. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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