"fife" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 短笛
• 小笛子

Definition

一种小型高音长笛，传统上用于军乐队，特别是在进行曲中使用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要见于历史或军队相关语境，常与“鼓”搭配出现（如‘fife and drum band’）。日常生活中很少见。

Examples

The soldier played the fife during the parade.

士兵在游行中吹奏**短笛**。

A fife is smaller than a regular flute.

**短笛**比普通的长笛小。

He learned to play the fife at a young age.

他很小的时候就学会了吹**短笛**。

The lively sound of the fife echoed through the street festival.

**短笛**的欢快声音在街头节日中回荡。

Our school band performed a classic fife and drum piece at the ceremony.

我们学校乐队在典礼上表演了一首经典的**短笛**与鼓曲目。

You don’t often hear a fife outside of historical reenactments these days.

如今除了历史重现活动外，很少听到**短笛**。