trumpet
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(music) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.
The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival.
- 2.
Someone who plays the trumpet; a trumpeter.
The trumpets were assigned to stand at the rear of the orchestra pit.
- 3.
The cry of an elephant, or any similar loud cry.
The large bull gave a basso trumpet as he charged the hunters.
- 4.
(figuratively)(figurative) One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.
- 5.
A funnel, or short flaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.
- 6.
A kind of traffic interchange involving at least one loop ramp connecting traffic either entering or leaving the terminating expressway with the far lanes of the continuous highway.
- 7.
A powerful reed stop in organs, having a trumpet-like sound.
- 8.
Any of various flowering plants with trumpet-shaped flowers, for example, of the genus Collomia.
- 9.
(US, capitalized, often, slang)(US, slang, often capitalized) A supporter of Donald Trump, especially a fervent one.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To sound loudly, be amplified
The music trumpeted from the speakers, hurting my ears.
- 2.
(intransitive)To play the trumpet.
Cedric made a living trumpeting for the change of passersby in the subway.
- 3.
(ambitransitive)Of an elephant, to make its cry.
The circus trainer cracked the whip, signaling the elephant to trumpet.
- 4.
(ambitransitive)To give a loud cry like that of an elephant.
- 5.
(transitive)To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically
Andy trumpeted Jane's secret across the school, much to her embarrassment.
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From Middle English trumpet, trumpette, trompette (trumpet), from Old French trompette (trumpet), diminutive of trompe (horn, trump, trumpet), from *trumpa, *trumba (trumpet), ultimately.