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单词 fife
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fife
noun[C]
uk
/faɪf/us
/faɪf/
asmallflute(= a tube-shapedmusicalinstrumentheldoutsideways)with a highsound, used inmilitarymusic:
（军乐中与鼓同奏的）横笛
HeplayedThe Battle Hymn of the Republic on a fife.他用横笛演奏了《共和国战歌》。
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  • Eric Wallace of St. Louis,portrayingamemberof the 7th U.S. Infantry,playshis fife at Chalmette Battlefield.
  • Heledaneventful,wanderinglife,playingthe fife andviolin.
  • Manyboyswouldstarttheirserviceasdrummersor fifeplayers, or asservantstoofficers, until they hadgrownenough tobecomefull-fledgedsoldiers.
  • A fife anddrumcorpsopenedtheevent.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Musical instruments
  • accordion
  • acoustically
  • aerophone
  • alphorn
  • alto
  • drum kit
  • drum machine
  • drumbeat
  • drumroll
  • drumstick
  • pedal steel
  • penny whistle
  • percussion
  • percussionist
  • percussive
  • tuning peg
  • ukulele
  • unpitched
  • unplugged
  • untuned
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Fife
noun
uk
/faɪf/us
/faɪf/
anareaofeastcentralScotlandthat was acounciluntil 1975 and one of ninelocalgovernmentregionsuntil 1996. It is now acouncilarea(= anareawithitsownlocalgovernment):
法夫（位于苏格兰中东部，原为苏格兰九个地方行政区之一，1996年撤销，现为一个议会区）
Emmetgrewup in Fife.埃米特在法夫长大。
Cupar is asmallmarkettownin Fife.库帕是法夫的一个小集镇。
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  • Hedeclareshimself aScotbecause hisparentsare from Fife.
  • Theplayerhad ahomehelovedin Glenrothes, in Fife.
  • According totradition, Macbeth waskilledby the Earl of Fife, Macduff.
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Towns & regions: named regions of countries
  • Aberdeen City
  • Aberdeenshire
  • AK
  • AL
  • Alabama
  • fl.
  • Flintshire
  • Florida
  • Floridian
  • French Canadian
  • MN
  • Monmouthshire
  • Montana
  • Montanan
  • Montgomeryshire
  • Stirling
  • Stirlingshire
  • Strathclyde
  • Suffolk
  • the Sunbelt
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(Definition offifefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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fife
Ballad-singers retailed topical rhymes set to well-known tunes, fiddlers and pipers played in alehouses, while drums and fifes accompanied processions and marching soldiers.
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Fifes and drums were subsequently sanctioned for each battalion, on condition that the men were not taken away from their training.
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Drums and fifes are provided at the public expense.
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Does not a drum andfifeband take the men away just as much as a brass band?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is most important also to have a good band or fifes and drums.
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