1.a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end
2.the sound of a drum;
he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes
3.a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
4.a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
5.a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
6.small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
1.make a rhythmic sound;
Rain drummed against the windshield
2.play a percussion instrument
3.study intensively, as before an exam;
I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
drum (鼓),一种打击乐器,是在鼓身的一面或双面蒙上一块拉紧的膜。鼓可以用手或鼓杵敲击出声。鼓在非洲的传统音乐以及在现代音乐中是一种比较重要的乐器,有的乐队完全由以鼓为主的打击乐器组成。除了作为乐器外鼓在古代许多文明中还用来传播信息。按《礼记·明堂位》的记载,在很早的传说中,“