reed
reed — 名詞
1. a tall grass-like plant whose tubular, empty core is a familiar sight along rive
蘆葦；葦草
生長在水邊的中空莖稈植物
a tall grass-like plant whose tubular, empty core is a familiar sight along riverbanks and marshy ground — people once used these stems to cover roofs, weave baskets, or make writing pens.
The children played hide-and-seek among the tall reeds by the lake.
孩子們在湖邊高高的蘆葦叢中玩捉迷藏。
collocation: tall reeds / reeds by the lake
Baraka cut some reeds from the riverbank to repair the damaged roof.
Baraka 從河岸割了一些蘆葦來修補受損的屋頂。
Thick reeds grew along the creek until we could barely see the water.
茂密的蘆葦沿著小溪生長，直到我們幾乎看不見水面。
The old hut had a roof made of dried reeds tied together with rope.
那間舊小屋的屋頂是用乾蘆葦和繩子綁在一起做成的。
文法句型
a reed / reeds
用法筆記
The stem of a reed plant is hollow and lightweight. This sense is the original meaning from which all other senses of 'reed' developed.
常見錯誤
2. a narrow sliver of split cane, synthetic material, or metal that sits on the mou
簧片
管樂器中的振動薄片
a narrow sliver of split cane, synthetic material, or metal that sits on the mouthpiece of woodwind instruments — blowing air past it makes the reed vibrate, which gives the instrument its characteristic tone.
Nila bought a box of new reeds for her clarinet before the concert.
Nila 在音樂會前買了一盒新的單簧管簧片。
collocation: new reeds / reeds for [instrument]
The oboe player soaked her reed in water for a few minutes to soften it.
雙簧管樂手將簧片浸泡在水中幾分鐘使其變軟。
A broken reed can ruin the sound of a saxophone during a performance.
一片破損的簧片會毀掉薩克斯風在表演中的音色。
Hao carefully carved the piece of cane into a reed for his bassoon.
Hao 小心翼翼地將蘆竹片削成低音管的簧片。
文法句型
a reed
用法筆記
Single-reed instruments (e.g. clarinet, saxophone) have one reed attached to the mouthpiece; double-reed instruments (e.g. oboe, bassoon) have two reeds tied together that vibrate against each other.
3. any woodwind instrument whose sound comes from a thin vibrating strip of materia
簧片樂器
以簧片發聲的管樂器
any woodwind instrument whose sound comes from a thin vibrating strip of material at its mouthpiece — in music shops and orchestras, people often call these instruments 'reeds' for short.
The reeds in the school orchestra tuned their instruments before the rehearsal.
學校樂團的簧片樂器組在排練前先進行了調音。
collective: the reeds = reed players/instruments
Otis played both single reeds and double reeds in the jazz band.
Otis 在爵士樂團中同時演奏單簧片和雙簧片樂器。
The conductor asked the reeds to play their passage more softly.
指揮要求簧片樂器組將他們的段落演奏得更輕柔些。
Eshe picked up the clarinet, one of the easiest reeds for a beginner to learn.
Eshe 拿起了單簧管，那是初學者最容易學習的簧片樂器之一。
- woodwind
a broader category that includes reed instruments as well as flutes
文法句型
the reeds (section)
用法筆記
This sense is most commonly used in the plural ('the reeds') to refer collectively to all reed instruments in an orchestra or band, or to the musicians who play them.
reed — 動詞
1. to fit a musical instrument with a reed, or to replace an old reed on an instrum
裝簧片
為樂器安裝簧片
to fit a musical instrument with a reed, or to replace an old reed on an instrument — a technical term used mainly by instrument makers and professional players.
The repair shop reeded the old clarinet before returning it to Kasia.
維修店在歸還 Kasia 的單簧管前為它裝上了新簧片。
The oboe had not been reeded in years, so its sound was weak.
那支雙簧管已經好幾年沒裝簧片，所以聲音很微弱。
passive: be reeded
Vinícius learned to reed his own bassoon at music school.
Vinícius 在音樂學校學會了自己為低音管裝簧片。
The technician reeded the antique saxophone and tested each note.
技師為那把古董薩克斯風裝上簧片，並測試了每個音。
文法句型
be reeded
reed + [instrument]
用法筆記
This verb is rare in everyday speech. Most musicians simply say 'put a new reed on' instead of 'reed'.