saxophone

/'sæksəfoun/

Thân thiện

A musician plays a soulful melody on a golden saxophone.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A musical instrument: A saxophone is a single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical metal body and a flared bell. It is played by blowing into a mouthpiece and pressing keys to change the pitch.

Usage

• The saxophone is a key instrument in jazz and classical music.
• She practices the alto saxophone every day.
• The sound of a tenor saxophone filled the room.

Advanced Usage

• "To play the saxophone": This is the standard phrase for performing music on the instrument.
  • He learned to play the saxophone in high school.
• Saxophone section: Refers to the group of saxophone players in a band or orchestra.
  • The saxophone section played a powerful riff.

Variants and Related Words

• Saxophonist (noun): A person who plays the saxophone.
  • John Coltrane was a famous jazz saxophonist.
• Sax (noun, informal): A common shortened form of "saxophone."
  • He brought his sax to the jam session.

Synonyms

• Horn (informal, in jazz contexts): A general term sometimes used for wind instruments like the saxophone.
  • The musician really knows how to blow that horn.

Different Meanings

• The word "saxophone" refers specifically to the musical instrument and does not have other common meanings.

Idioms

• "To blow one's own saxophone": This is a playful, non-standard variation of the idiom "to blow one's own trumpet/horn," meaning to boast about one's own achievements.
  • He's always blowing his own saxophone about his business success.

Phrasal Verbs

• There are no common phrasal verbs specifically formed with the word "saxophone."

Học thuật

Noun

1. a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore

Từ đồng nghĩa

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