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harps

UK /hɑːps/US /hɑːrps/

词源

源自古英语 hearpe,与古高地德语 harpha、古诺尔斯语 harpa 同源,可能源自原始日耳曼语。

noun

❶ 竖琴的复数形式,指一种大型弦乐器,通常有47根弦和7个踏板,用于古典音乐演奏。

“The orchestra included two harps in the performance.”

(乐团演出中包括了两架竖琴。)

“She has been playing harps since she was ten years old.”

(她从十岁起就开始演奏竖琴。)

同义词:harp instruments, stringed instruments, lyres

verb

❶ 反复谈论或抱怨某事,通常指令人不悦的唠叨行为。

“She always harps on about her health problems.”

(她总是喋喋不休地抱怨她的健康问题。)

“Stop harping on the same issue every day.”

(别每天都唠叨同一个问题。)

同义词:nag, complain, dwell

常见短语

harp on — 反复谈论或抱怨某事,通常带有负面含义,表示说话者对此感到厌烦。

“He harps on his childhood hardships whenever we meet.”

(每次我们见面,他都要反复说他童年的艰难。)