trumpet是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a brass musical instrument consisting of a metal tube with one narrow end, into which the player blows, and one wide end. Three buttons are pressed in order to change notes. -- 小号；喇叭

• 1 (of a large animal, especially an elephant) to produce a loud call -- （尤指象等大型动物的）吼声

  • We could hear the elephants trumpeting in the distance. 我们可以听见远处大象的吼声。

• 2 to announce or talk about something proudly to a lot of people -- 吹嘘；鼓吹

  • The museum has been loudly trumpeting its reputation as one of the finest. 该博物馆一直在大肆吹嘘自己是世界上最好的博物馆之一。

  • Their much-trumpeted "low low prices" affect only five percent of the goods that they sell. 他们极力吹嘘的“一降再降”活动只包括他们所卖商品的5%。