fife
fife 英 [faɪf] 美 [faɪf]
n. （军乐中与鼓同奏的）横笛 vi. 吹横笛 vt. 用横笛吹奏
名词复数:fifes
- A fife is a musical instrument that looks like a very small flute. Fifes are usually made of wood, rather than metal, and are common in military marching bands.
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- n. （军乐中与鼓同奏的）横笛
- vi. 吹横笛
- vt. 用横笛吹奏
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1. A band, with fife and drum, played “The Star Spangled Banner.
一个有鼓和横笛的乐队，演奏了“星条旗”。
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2. A 30-tonne test unit will process 1, 000 cubic metres of exhaust gas per hour from Longannet power station in fife.
一组重达30吨的试验装置将以每小时1000立方的速度来处理由位于法夫（Fife）的朗格纳特（Longannet）电站所排放的废气。
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3. He now lives in fife with his wife and children and teaches Creative Writing, Literature and Ecology courses at the University of St Andrews.
现在他与妻子及子女住在法夫郡，在圣安德鲁大学教授“创意写作”、“文学与生态学”等课程。
- fife (n.) 1550s, from German Pfeife "fife, pipe," from Old High German pfifa; the English word is perhaps via Middle French fifre (15c.) from the same Old High German word. Ultimately imitative (see pipe (n.1)). German musicians provided music for most European courts in those days. As a verb from 1590s. Agent noun fifer is recorded earlier (1530s). Fife and drum is from 1670s.
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