drum

noun

1. 鼓
   a musical instrument made of a hollow round frame with plastic or skin stretched tightly across one or both ends. You play it by hitting it with sticks or with your hands.
   1. a bass drum
      大鼓
   2. Tony Cox on drums
      鼓手托尼∙考克斯
   3. to play the drums
      击鼓
   4. a regular drum beat
      节奏均匀的击鼓声
2. （装油或化学剂的）大桶
   a large container for oil or chemicals, shaped like a cylinder
   1. a 50 gallon drum
      容积为50加仑的桶
   2. an oil drum
      油桶
3. 鼓状物；（尤指机器上的）鼓轮，滚筒
   a thing shaped like a drum , especially part of a machine
   1. The mixture flows to a revolving drum where the water is filtered out.
      混合剂流过旋转着的滚筒时水分便从中滤出。

verb

1. 打鼓；击鼓
   to play a drum
2. 连续敲击…使发出咚咚声；不停地击打
   to make a sound by hitting a surface again and again
   1. Impatiently, he drummed his fingers on the table.
      他不耐烦地用手指嗒嗒地敲击桌子。

1. 鼓
   A drum is a musical instrument consisting of a skin stretched tightly over a round frame. You play a drum by beating it with sticks or with your hands.
2. N-COUNT (装油等的)鼓状容器,圆桶
   A drum is a large cylindrical container which is used to store fuel or other substances.
   1. ...an oil drum.
      油桶
   2. ...a drum of chemical waste.
      一桶化学废料
3. (机器上的)鼓状物,鼓轮,滚筒
   A drum is a hollow cylindrical structure which is part of a machine, for example a washing machine.
4. N-COUNT （缠绕电线或绳索的）卷筒,转筒
   A drum is a circular object on which wire or rope is wound and kept.
   1. He had found a drum of electric cable.
      他发现了一卷电缆。
5. V-ERG 有规律地敲击（使发出连续的击打声）
   If something drums on a surface, or if you drum something on a surface, it hits it regularly, making a continuous beating sound.
   1. He drummed his fingers on the leather top of his desk...
      他用手指连续敲击他的皮革桌面。
   2. Rain drummed on the roof of the car.
      雨嘀嘀嗒嗒地敲打着车顶。
6. See also: drumming
7. PHRASE 竭力鼓吹;摇旗呐喊
   If someone beats the drum or bangs the drum for something, they support it strongly.
   1. The trade secretary disagreed but promised to 'bang the drum for industry'.
      贸易部长并不同意，但是答应会“为产业界摇旗呐喊”。

1. When you beat the drum, you feel good.
   敲鼓的时候感觉很好。
2. He had found a drum of electric cable.
   他发现了一卷电缆。
3. He drummed his fingers on the leather top of his desk
   他用手指连续敲击他的皮革桌面。
4. Rain drummed on the roof of the car.
   雨嘀嘀嗒嗒地敲打着车顶。
5. The trade secretary disagreed but promised to 'bang the drum for industry'.
   贸易部长并不同意，但是答应会“为产业界摇旗呐喊”。
6. A long drum roll introduced the trapeze artists.
   长长的一阵紧锣密鼓声中迎来了高空秋千表演者。
7. The UN secretary-general arrived in Tokyo to drum up support for international peacekeeping
   联合国秘书长抵达东京竭力为国际维和争取支持。
8. The first song is 11 minutes long, the last nearly the same, and, God help us, there's a drum solo along the way.
   第一首歌有11分钟长，最后一首也差不多长，唉，上帝啊，中间还有一个击鼓独奏。
9. His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms, banging a toy drum.
   据说他的鬼魂经常敲着玩具鼓出没在其中的一些房间里。
10. The drum is one of the oldest musical instruments.
    鼓是最古老的乐器之一。
11. The President is attempting to drum up public support for his economic program.
    总统正竭力争取公众对他的经济计划予以支持。
12. She puts a piece of plastic tubing in her mouth and starts siphoning gas from a huge metal drum
    她把一根塑料管放进嘴里，开始从一个巨大的金属桶里吸气。
13. The honey runs out of a tap at the bottom of the drum.
    蜂蜜从鼓形圆桶底部的一个旋塞流出来。
14. As he sang he kept time on a small drum.
    他边唱边和着节拍敲一个小鼓。
15. The war drum is beating.
    战鼓敲响了。
16. The oil drum leaks.
    油桶漏了。
17. The young boys of the Wei minority beat the Jie drum and danced a welcome dance.
    维族的小伙子打起了羯鼓，跳起了欢迎舞。
18. He was beating a drum.
    他正在打鼓。
19. He beat the drum loudly and with a lot of flourishes.
    他鼓点子敲得又响亮又花哨。
20. We heard the beat of a drum.
    我们听见击鼓声。
21. A drum is hollow.
    鼓是空心的。
22. I'll show you my new drum.
    我要给你看我的新鼓。
23. They can't use the drum any more, for a stick had poked a hole.
    由于一个棍把鼓捅了一个洞，所以他们不能再使用它了。
24. The brake shoes apply friction to the brake drum, forcing it and wheel to slow or stop.
    制动蹄对制动鼓所产生的摩擦力迫使制动鼓和车轮减速或停车。
25. Your ear drum has been perforate.
    您的耳鼓膜穿孔了。
26. Cleaning: The drum is wiped clean with a rubber blade and completely discharged by light.
    清洁：鼓是擦干净了橡胶刀片和完全放电的光。
27. This article analysed the loads of the drum brake and built the key brake's mechanical model.
    通过对鼓式制动器的受力分析，建立了其关键受力部件的力学模型。
28. It was the same with the drum people.
    和那些打鼓的人一样。
29. Introduces the design and specification of disk and drum clutches and brakes.
    介绍盘式和鼓式离合器以及制动器的设计和技术说明。
30. The stick poked a hole in the drum.
    棍儿把鼓戳了一个洞。

drum sth into sb

1. 向某人反复灌输；对某人反复讲述
   to make sb remember sth by repeating it a lot of times
   1. a bass drum
      大鼓
   2. Tony Cox on drums
      鼓手托尼∙考克斯
   3. to play the drums
      击鼓
   4. a regular drum beat
      节奏均匀的击鼓声

drum sb out (of sth)

1. 开除；轰走；驱逐
   to force sb to leave an organization as a punishment for doing sth wrong
   1. The mixture flows to a revolving drum where the water is filtered out.
      混合剂流过旋转着的滚筒时水分便从中滤出。

drum sth↔up

1. 竭力争取（支持）；兜揽（生意）
   to try hard to get support or business

n.

beat/bang the drum (for sb/sth)

• （为…）竭力鼓吹，摇旗呐喊
  to speak with enthusiasm in support of sb/sth

v.

drum sth into sb's head

drum sth into sb's head

noun

1. small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

   Synonym:    drumfish

2. a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes

   Synonym:    brake drum

3. a musical percussion instrument

   Synonym:    membranophonetympan

4. a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids

   Synonym:    metal drum

5. the sound of a drum
   1. he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes

6. a bulging cylindrical shape

   Synonym:    barrel

verb

1. study intensively, as before an exam
   1. I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam

   Synonym:    cramgrind awaybone upswotget upmug upswot upbone

2. play a percussion instrument

3. make a rhythmic sound
   1. Rain drummed against the windshield
   2. The drums beat all night

   Synonym:    beatthrum