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cymbal

noun
🔊/ˈsɪmbl/
🔊/ˈsɪmbl/
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  1. a musical instrument in the form of a round metal plate. It is hit with a stick, or two cymbals are hit against each other.钹，铙钹（打击乐器）
    • a clash/crash of cymbals铙钹的敲击声
    • The piece ends with a cymbal crash.这支曲子以铙钹的一声敲击结束。
    • the sound of cymbals crashing铙钹敲击的声音
    Homophones cymbal | symbolcymbal   symbol
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    • cymbal noun
      • The final cymbal rings out.最后的圆环响起。
    • symbol noun
      • The owl is a well-recognized symbol of wisdom.猫头鹰是公认的智慧象征。
    Topics Musicc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clashing
    • crashing
    verb + cymbal
    • clash
    • hit
    cymbal + verb
    • crash
    cymbal + noun
    • crash
    phrases
    • a clash of cymbals
    • a crash of cymbals
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    Word OriginOld English, from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kumbalon, from kumbē ‘cup’; readopted in Middle English from Old French cymbale.