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drumming

/ˈdɹʌmɪŋ/

Meanings
noun

击鼓，打鼓

The act of beating a drum.

Examples :

"The loud drumming from the music room signaled that band practice had started. "
音乐室里传来响亮的击鼓声，表明乐队练习开始了。
music sound action entertainment
noun

鸣声，鼓鸣。

In many species of catfish, the sound produced by contraction of specialized sonic muscles with subsequent reverberation through the swim bladder.

Examples :

"The researcher used hydrophones to record the catfish drumming during mating season, hoping to learn more about their communication. "
研究人员使用水听器来记录鲶鱼在繁殖季节发出的求偶鼓鸣声，希望能更多地了解它们的交流方式。
animal sound fish biology physiology

Related Words

Illustration communication

communication noun

/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/

沟通，交流，通讯。

"communication of a secret"

泄露秘密的行为

Illustration researcher

researcher noun

/rɪˈsɜːrtʃər/ /riˈsɜːrtʃər/

研究员，研究者。

"The researcher studied the effects of different study methods on student test scores. "

研究者研究了不同的学习方法对学生考试成绩的影响。

Illustration subsequent

subsequent adjective

/ˈsʌbsəkwənt/

随后的，后来的.

"Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China."

2001年全球经济放缓抑制了增长，但在随后的几年里，由于中国经济的强劲增长而有所回升。

Illustration specialized

specialized verb

/ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd/ /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd/

专门化，专业化。

"The chef specialized his menu, separating the vegetarian dishes from the meat dishes. "

厨师专门设计了他的菜单，把素菜和荤菜分开列出。

Illustration constant

constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

常量，常数。

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

建筑工地传来的持续不断的噪音，吵得我很难集中精力做作业。

Illustration produced

produced verb

/pɹəˈdjuːst/ /pɹəˈdust/

生产，制造，产出

"The factory produced 1000 cars last week. "

这家工厂上周生产了1000辆汽车。

Illustration practice

practice noun

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

练习，操练

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

他需要反复练习台词，才能在表演时发挥出色。

Illustration resembling

resembling verb

/ɹɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/

类似，像。

"The twins resemble each other."

这对双胞胎长得很像。

Illustration hydrophones

hydrophones noun

/ˈhaɪdrəfoʊnz/

水听器，水下麦克风。

"Scientists use hydrophones to listen to whales in the ocean. "

科学家们用水听器（水下麦克风）来监听海洋中鲸鱼的声音。

Illustration reverberation

reverberation noun

/ɹiˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/

震荡，回荡

"The earthquake's reverberation caused the entire house to shake violently. "

地震的震荡导致整栋房子剧烈摇晃。

Illustration signaled

signaled verb

/ˈsɪɡnəld/ /ˈsɪɡnəɫd/

发出信号，示意

"The teacher signaled the end of the test by ringing a bell. "

老师摇铃示意考试结束。

Illustration contraction

contraction noun

/kɒnˈtɹæk.ʃən/ /kənˈtɹæk.ʃən/

收缩，萎缩

"The muscle contraction during exercise resulted in a temporary reduction in the size of the arm. "

运动时肌肉的收缩导致手臂暂时性地变小。