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hootenanny

/ˈhutənæni/

Meanings
noun

民间音乐会，乡村音乐聚会

An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments.

Examples :

"Our family had a fun hootenanny in the backyard last weekend, with everyone singing along to guitar music. "
上周末我们家在后院搞了个热闹的乡村音乐聚会，大家一起唱着吉他伴奏的歌，玩得很开心。
music entertainment culture festival group tradition

Related Words

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including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

包括，包含，涵盖。

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

如果你能把租车费用也包含进去，我就买这个度假套餐。

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acoustic noun

/əˈkuːstɪk/

助听剂

"The doctor prescribed an acoustic to help improve his grandfather's hearing. "

医生开了一种助听剂，来帮助他爷爷改善听力。

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whatchamacallit noun

/ˈwɒtʃəməkɔːlɪt/ /ˈwʌt-/

东西，玩意儿, 那个东西。

""Could you please pass me that whatchamacallit? You know, the thing we use to open jars." "

你能把那个…那个东西递给我吗？就是我们用来开罐子的那个。

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audience noun

/ˈɔːdi.əns/

观众，听众

"We joined the audience just as the lights went down."

我们刚找到观众席坐下，灯就暗了。

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instruments noun

/ˈɪnstɹəmənts/

乐器，乐器设备。

"The violinist was a master of her instrument."

那位小提琴家精通她的乐器。

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informal adjective

/ɪnˈfɔːm(ə)l/ /ɪnˈfɔɹm(ə)l/

非正式的，不拘礼节的。

"an informal get-together"

一次非正式的聚会

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participation noun

/pɑːrˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ /pərˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/

参与，参加

"The children's participation in the school play was enthusiastic. "

孩子们参与学校戏剧表演的热情很高。

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forgotten verb

/fəˈɡɒt.n̩/ /fəˈɡʌt.n̩/

忘记，遗忘。

"I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school."

我把在学校里学的大部分东西都忘记了。

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placeholder noun

/ˈpleɪsˌhoʊldɚ/

占位符，替代符。

"Please enter your name here; "Your Name" is just a placeholder until you fill it in. "

请在这里输入你的名字；“你的名字”只是一个占位符，等你填写后就会被替换掉。

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performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

表演，演出，表现

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"

对某项事业或职责的履行

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thingamajig noun

/ˈθɪŋəmədʒɪɡ/ /ˈθɪŋɡəmədʒɪɡ/

东西，玩意儿，物件

"He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem."

他用那个，那个…就是你前几天看到他用的那个东西，把问题解决了。

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nonspecific adjective

/ˌnɑn spəˈsɪfɪk/ /ˌnɑn spɛsəˈfɪk/

不明确的，笼统的

"The doctor ordered some blood tests because I had nonspecific symptoms like fatigue and headaches, which could indicate many different illnesses. "

医生让我做了一些血液检查，因为我有一些不明确的症状，比如疲劳和头痛，这些症状可能表明很多不同的疾病。