piano

英 [piˈænəʊ , ˈpjɑːnəʊ]

美 [piˈænoʊ , ˈpjɑːnoʊ]

n.  钢琴
adv.  轻柔地; 安静地; 弱

复数：pianos　

中考高考IELTSGRECET4考研TEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.3449 / COCA.3299

牛津词典

noun

• 钢琴
  a large musical instrument played by pressing the black and white keys on the keyboard. The sound is produced by small hammers hitting the metal strings inside the piano .
  1. to play the piano
     弹钢琴
  2. playing jazz on the piano
     用钢琴弹奏爵士乐
  3. piano music
     钢琴曲
  4. a piano teacher/lesson
     钢琴教师 / 课
  5. Ravel's piano concerto in G
     拉威尔的G大调钢琴协奏曲

adv.

• 轻柔地；安静地；弱
  played or sung quietly

柯林斯词典

Pronounced /pi'ænəʊ/ for meaning 1, and /pi'ɑːnəʊ/ for meaning 2. 义项1读作/pi'ænəʊ/，义项2读作/pi'ɑːnəʊ/。


• See also:I taught myself how to play the piano...He started piano lessons at the age of 7....sonatas for cello and piano....Rachmaninov's Fourth Piano Concerto.grand pianoupright piano
• 轻轻地；微弱地
  A piece of music that is playedpianois played quietly.

英英释义

noun

• a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
  Synonym:pianoforteforte-piano
• (music) low loudness
  Synonym:pianissimo

adj

• used chiefly as a direction or description in music
  1. the piano passages in the composition
  Synonym:soft

adv

• used as a direction in music
  Synonym:softly

双语例句

• He started piano lessons at the age of 7.
  他7岁开始上钢琴课。
• It's no wonder the piano kept going out of tune.
  难怪钢琴一直不在调上。
• He won first prize at the Leeds Piano Competition
  他在利兹国际钢琴比赛中荣获一等奖。
• Speaking French and playing the piano are social graces.
  讲法语和弹钢琴是社交界的两大风雅。
• Joe Loss started off playing piano background music for silent films in the 1920s.
  乔·洛斯先是于20世纪20年代为无声电影弹奏钢琴背景音乐。
• The piano is out of tune.
  这架钢琴的音调不准。
• Johanna took piano lessons.
  约翰娜上了钢琴课。
• The piano has a quaint old-world tone about it.
  这架钢琴的音色具有一种古雅的老式风味。
• She's learned to play the piano.
  她学会了弹钢琴。
• I taught myself how to play the piano
  我自学了弹钢琴。