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trumpets
UK //ˈtrʌmpɪts//US //ˈtrʌmpɪts//
词源
源自中古英语trompette，借自古法语trompette，最终源自日耳曼语系，模仿喇叭声音的拟声词。
noun
❶ 指一种铜管乐器，通过嘴唇振动发声，常用于交响乐、爵士乐或军乐队中。
“The orchestra's trumpets played a fanfare to open the concert.”
（管弦乐队的小号以一段嘹亮的号声拉开了音乐会序幕。）
“He practiced playing the trumpet for hours every day.”
（他每天花好几个小时练习吹小号。）
❶ 比喻引起广泛关注或宣告重要事件的事物，常带有隆重或戏剧性的意味。
“The product launch was announced with great fanfare and trumpets.”
（这款产品的发布伴随着盛大的宣传和造势。）
“Her return to politics wasn't met with trumpets and applause.”
（她重返政坛并未获得热烈欢迎。）
同义词:brass instrument, horn, cornet
verb
❶ 指像吹喇叭一样大声宣告或宣扬某事，通常带有夸张或炫耀的意味。
“He trumpeted his success to anyone who would listen.”
（他向所有愿意听的人大肆宣扬自己的成功。）
“The company trumpeted its new technology as revolutionary.”
（该公司将其新技术鼓吹为革命性突破。）
❶ 指大象发出特有的响亮叫声，类似喇叭的声音。
“The elephant trumpeted loudly when it saw its keeper.”
（大象看到饲养员时发出响亮的叫声。）
“We could hear the herd trumpeting in the distance.”
（我们能听到远处象群的叫声。）
同义词:proclaim, announce, broadcast
常见短语
blow one's own trumpet — 自吹自擂，夸耀自己的成就或能力，通常带有贬义。
“He's always blowing his own trumpet about how successful he is.”
（他总是自吹自擂说自己多么成功。）
trumpet call — 字面指号角声，比喻为采取行动的强烈号召或信号。
“The speech was a trumpet call to action for environmental protection.”
（这场演讲是号召采取环保行动的强烈呼吁。）