小调 meaning in English
1.(民间小曲) popular tune; ditty
2.[音乐] minor; minor key: a 小调协奏曲 concerto in a minor
Examples
- The gramophone brayed out its vulgar tune .
留声机闹哄哄地唱着庸俗的小调。 - Ben franklin, seven years old, hummed softly .
七岁的本富兰克林柔声哼着小调。 - He composed church music, including "mass in bi minor" .
他创作了教堂乐曲，其中包括《BI小调弥撒曲》。 - He dug into the can and measured out a small spoonful of the powder .
他伸手到罐头里舀出一小调羹白粉。 - Higgins begins half singing half yawning an air from la fanciulla del golden west .
息金斯一边打着呵欠，一边唱着当时流行的小调。