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鼓
A drum is a musical instrument consisting of a skin stretched tightly over a round frame. You play a drum by beating it with sticks or with your hands.
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(裝油等的)鼓狀容器,圓桶
A drum is a large cylindrical container which is used to store fuel or other substances.
例句
...an oil drum.
油桶
...a drum of chemical waste.
一桶化學廢料
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(機器上的)鼓狀物,鼓輪,滾筒
A drum is a hollow cylindrical structure which is part of a machine, for example a washing machine.
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（纏繞電線或繩索的）卷筒,轉筒
A drum is a circular object on which wire or rope is wound and kept.
例句
He had found a drum of electric cable.
他發現了一卷電纜。
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V-ERG
有規律地敲擊（使發出連續的擊打聲）
If something drums on a surface, or if you drum something on a surface, it hits it regularly, making a continuous beating sound.
例句
He drummed his fingers on the leather top of his desk...
他用手指連續敲擊他的皮革桌面。
Rain drummed on the roof of the car.
雨嘀嘀嗒嗒地敲打著車頂。
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PHRASE
竭力鼓吹;搖旗吶喊
If someone beats the drum or bangs the drum for something, they support it strongly.
例句
The trade secretary disagreed but promised to 'bang the drum for industry'.
貿易部長并不同意，但是答應會“為產業界搖旗吶喊”。