fife
noun [ C ] uk/faɪf/ us/faɪf/
(军乐中与鼓同奏的)横笛
a small flute (= a tube-shaped musical instrument held out sideways) with a high sound, used in military music
He played The Battle Hymn of the Republic on a fife. 他用横笛演奏了《共和国战歌》。
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- Eric Wallace of St. Louis, portraying a member of the 7th U.S. Infantry, plays his fife at Chalmette Battlefield.
- He led an eventful, wandering life, playing the fife and violin.
- Many boys would start their service as drummers or fife players, or as servants to officers, until they had grown enough to become full-fledged soldiers.
- A fife and drum corps opened the event.