play
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/pleɪ/ A2 verb to perform music on an instrument or instruments: He learned to play the clarinet at the age of ten. 他10岁就开始学习吹奏单簧管。
swing
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/swɪŋ/ verb to play music in a strong, exciting style like jazz, or (of music) to be played in this way
play
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/pleɪ/ A2 verb to (cause a machine to) produce sound or a picture: Play the last few minutes of the video again. 把录像带的最后几分钟再放一遍。
rendering
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/ˈren.dɚ.ɪŋ/ noun the way that something is performed, written, drawn, etc. Her rendering of the song was delightful. 她对这首歌曲的演绎欢快怡人。
高声演奏
belt sth out
phrase informal to sing or play a musical instrument very loudly: The band was belting out all the old favourites. 乐队正在高声演奏所有的经典老歌。
开始演奏
strike up (sth)
phrase to start to play or sing something: When the applause had died down, a band struck up the national anthem. 掌声平息之后，军乐队奏响了国歌。
容易演奏
playability
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/ˌpleɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ noun (of a piece of music or an instrument) the quality of not being too difficult for someone to play, or the degree to which a piece of music or an instrument is like this: It took the music to the threshold of playability. 它把音乐带到了可演奏性的门槛。
演奏会
gig
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/gɪg/ noun informal a single performance by a musician or group of musicians, especially playing modern or pop music: The band is going to Atlanta to play a gig at the Fox Theatre. 乐队将到亚特兰大的福克斯剧场演出。
演奏乐器
plonk
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/plɑːŋk/ verb to play a musical instrument, usually not very well but often loudly: I really enjoy plonking away on the piano. 我很喜欢咚咚咚地弹钢琴玩。
plunk
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/plʌŋk/ verb to play a musical instrument, usually not very well but often loudly: I really enjoy plunking away on the piano. 我很喜欢咚咚咚地弹钢琴玩。
音乐演奏
music-making
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/ˈmjuː.zɪkˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/ noun the playing or writing of music: His compositions were influenced by the great tradition of music-making in that country. 他的作品受到了那个国家优良的音乐创作传统的影响。
不顺畅地演奏
stumble
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/ˈstʌm.bəl/ C2 verb to make a mistake, such as repeating something or pausing for too long, while speaking or playing a piece of music: When the poet stumbled over a line in the middle of a poem, someone in the audience corrected him. 诗人在朗诵一首诗的过程中念错了一句，听众中有人纠正了他。
大提琴演奏家
cellist
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/ˈtʃel.ɪst/ noun a musician who plays the cello: He was principal cellist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
激情演奏摇滚乐
rock out
phrase informal to perform rock music loudly and enthusiastically: The singer and his E Street Band played their longest ever concert in Helsinki, Finland, in 2012, when they rocked out for four hours and six minutes. 2012年，这位歌手和他的E街乐队在芬兰赫尔辛基举行了他们成立以来最长的演唱会，他们在台上激情摇滚了4小时6分钟。
即兴演奏爵士乐
jam
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/dʒæm/ verb to play jazz or rock music with other people informally without planning it or practising together
杰出的演奏家
maestro
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/ˈmaɪ.stroʊ/ noun a man who is very skilled at playing or conducting music
爵士音乐即兴演奏会
jam session
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/ˈdʒæm ˌseʃ.ən/ noun an informal performance of jazz or rock music that the musicians have not planned or practised
凭记忆演奏一曲音乐
play (sth) by ear
C2 phrase to play a piece of music by remembering the notes: He did not need sheet music. He could play the piece by ear. 他不需要曲谱，他可以凭记忆演奏那首曲子。
容易演奏的
playable
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/ˈpleɪ.ə.bəl/ adjective If a piece of music is playable, it is not too difficult for someone to play.
太难而无法演奏的
unplayable
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/ʌnˈpleɪ.ə.bəl/ adjective A piece of music that is unplayable is too difficult to perform.
演奏音乐不熟练的
unmusical
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/ˌʌnˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl/ adjective not skilled in making music; not enjoying listening to music: All mothers, even the unmusical ones, sing to their babies. 所有的母亲，哪怕是不懂音乐的母亲，都会给自己的宝宝唱歌。
演奏乐器技巧
chops
phrase mainly US informal ability and technical skill, especially in playing a musical instrument: The players show their jazz chops and modern sensibility. 这些乐手表现出他们的爵士技巧和现代乐感。
演奏乐曲的重复段
riff
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/rɪf/ verb in jazz or popular music, to play a short, repeated series of notes: The singer growled over acoustic guitar while his bandmates riffed on banjo, ukulele, and fiddle. 歌手和着木吉他嘶吼着，他的乐队成员用班卓琴、尤克里里琴和小提琴演奏着乐曲的重复段。
用乐器演奏的
instrumental
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/ˌɪn.strəˈmen.t̬əl/ adjective involving only musical instruments, and no singing: instrumental music 器乐
乐队演奏台
bandstand
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/ˈbænd.stænd/ noun a covered place where musical groups can play outside
乐器演奏法
instrumentation
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/ˌɪn.strə.menˈteɪ.ʃən/ noun specialized the particular combination of musical instruments that are used to play a piece of music