piano

noun

1. 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.

1. 轻柔地；安静地；弱
   played or sung quietly

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/。


1. 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 piano upright piano
2. 轻轻地；微弱地
   A piece of music that is played piano is played quietly.

1. He sang 'My Funny Valentine' to a piano accompaniment.
   他在钢琴的伴奏下演唱了《我可爱的情人》。
2. He sang and Alice accompanied him on the piano
   他一边唱，艾丽斯一边为他钢琴伴奏。
3. They had a bass and a piano and a sax and percussion.
   他们有一把低音吉他、一架钢琴、一管萨克斯和打击乐器。
4. Miss Blockey was at her best when she played the piano
   布洛基小姐弹钢琴的时候发挥了她的最好水平。
5. He taught the piano, organ and composition
   他教授钢琴、管风琴和作曲。
6. Finally I spotted it, in a dark corner over by the piano.
   最后我在钢琴旁的阴暗角落里发现了它。
7. This disc includes the piano sonata in C minor.
   这张唱片包括了C小调的钢琴奏鸣曲。
8. He took up piano lessons, combining standard classical exercises with his own attempts at Gershwin.
   他上钢琴课，一边进行标准的经典作品的练习，一边自己尝试练习格什温的作品。
9. There was everything from simple piano to a full orchestral finish. The full monty.
   从单音的钢琴演奏到最后的管弦乐队齐奏，什么都有了。真是一应俱全。
10. I was incompetent at playing the piano
    我钢琴弹得不好。
11. He is learning to play the piano.
    他在学钢琴。
12. Johanna took piano lessons.
    约翰娜上了钢琴课。
13. Have you looked on the piano?
    你在钢琴上找过没有？
14. The piano music mixes with the murmur of conversation
    钢琴的弹奏声混杂着低低的交谈声。
15. I taught myself how to play the piano
    我自学了弹钢琴。
16. He started piano lessons at the age of 7.
    他7岁开始上钢琴课。
17. Nina had been playing the piano
    尼娜一直都在弹钢琴。
18. Two people played jazz on a piano
    两人联手在一架钢琴上演奏爵士乐。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. Did you play the piano as a child?
    你小时候弹过钢琴吗？
22. He gave up trying to write for the guitar and decided to transcribe the work for piano.
    他放弃了为吉他谱曲，决定把作品改编成钢琴曲。
23. It's no wonder the piano kept going out of tune.
    难怪钢琴一直不在调上。
24. They can play the piano.
    他们会弹钢琴。
25. She's learned to play the piano.
    她学会了弹钢琴。
26. It needs skill to tune a piano.
    调准钢琴需要技巧。
27. He accompanied her on the piano.
    他用钢琴为她伴奏。
28. 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。
29. The piano is out of tune.
    这架钢琴的音调不准。
30. 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。

noun

1. a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

   Synonym:    pianoforteforte-piano

2. (music) low loudness

   Synonym:    pianissimo

adj

1. used chiefly as a direction or description in music
   1. the piano passages in the composition

   Synonym:    soft

adv

1. used as a direction in music

   Synonym:    softly