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Piano Play Played Music Musical Instrument Noun 钢琴

The flashcard defines 'piano' as a large musical instrument with keys that produces sound when hammers strike strings. It can also be used as an adverb to mean playing music softly or quietly.

English

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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/。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]See also:
grand piano
upright piano
钢琴 A piano is a large musical instrument with a row of black and white keys. When you press these keys with your fingers, little hammers hit wire strings inside the piano which vibrate to produce musical notes.
  [oft the N]
  • I taught myself how to play the piano...

    我自学了弹钢琴。

  • He started piano lessons at the age of 7.

    他7岁开始上钢琴课。

  • ...sonatas for cello and piano.

    大提琴和钢琴奏鸣曲

  • ...Rachmaninov's Fourth Piano Concerto.

    《拉赫玛尼诺夫第四钢琴协奏曲》

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[ADV 副词]轻轻地;微弱地 A piece of music that is played piano is played quietly.
  [ADV after v]
  [TECHNICAL 术语]

    Oxford piano
    noun
    ,
    adverb
    piano pianos piani
    noun _pianos_musicalinstruments_comp.jpg _uprightpiano.jpg / piˈænəʊ ; NAmE piˈænoʊ / ( plural pianos ) ( also old-fashioned, formal pi·ano·forte / piˌænəʊˈfɔːti ; NAmE piˌænoʊˈfɔːrti / ) a large musical instrument played by pressing the black and white keys on the keyboard. The sound is produced by small hammershitting the metal strings inside the piano. 钢琴 to play the piano 弹钢琴 playing jazz on the piano 用钢琴弹奏爵士乐 piano music 钢琴曲 a piano teacher/lesson 钢琴教师╱课 Ravel's piano concerto in G 拉威尔的 G 大调钢琴协奏曲 see also
    grand piano
    ,
    thumb piano
    ,
    upright piano
    adverb / ˈpjɑːnəʊ ; NAmE ˈpjɑːnoʊ / ( abbr.p ) ( music ) played or sung quietly 轻柔地;安静地;弱 OPP
    forte
    piano adjective
    piano / piˈænəʊ ; NAmE piˈænoʊ / pi·ano·forte / piˌænəʊˈfɔːti ; NAmE piˌænoʊˈfɔːrti /
    LDC
    piano1 noun
    piano2 adjective, adverb
    pianopi‧an‧o1 /piˈænəʊ $ -noʊ/ ●●● S3 noun (plural pianos) [countable]
    Word Origin
    Examples
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    Collocations
    pianoa large musical instrument that has a long row of black and white keys. You play the piano by sitting in front of it and pressing the keys:  Jean accompanied her on the piano.a piano lesson/teacher etc a wonderful piano playerCOLLOCATIONSverbsplay the piano· Can you play the piano?play something on the piano· We all sang while Mum played something on the piano.learn the piano· He wanted his children to learn the piano.practise the piano British English, practice the piano American English· I would practise the piano for three or four hours a day.sit (down) at the piano· She sat down at the piano and began to play.accompany somebody on the piano (=play the piano while someone sings or plays a different instrument)· Lisa sang while George accompanied her on the piano.piano + NOUNpiano music· You can listen to live piano music while you dine.a piano playera piano teachera piano lesson· I started having piano lessons.piano practice· Have you done your piano practice?
    piano1 noun
    piano2 adjective, adverb
    pianopiano2 adjective, adverb technical
    word sets
    Collocations
    played or sung quietly OPP  forte
    WDF

    piano

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    n.(Piano)人名;(法、意、葡)皮亚诺

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