trumpet
n
1 brass musical instrument with a bright ringing tone 小号; 喇叭
hear a distant trumpet, ie its sound 听到远处的小号声. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page x.
2 thing shaped like a trumpet, esp the open flower of a daffodil 喇叭形物; (尤指)绽开的水仙花. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page ii.
3 (idm 习语) blow one's own trumpet => blow1. trumpet, v
1 [I, Tn] proclaim (sth) loudly andforcibly 大声宣告或鼓吹(某事物)
He's always trumpetinghis own opinions. 他总是不遗余力地宣扬自己的观点.
2 [I] (of an elephant) make a loud blaring noise like a trumpet (指象)吼叫. trumpeter n person who plays a trumpet, esp a cavalry soldier giving signals 吹号的人; (尤指骑兵的)号兵
Trumpeter, sound the charge! 号兵, 吹冲锋号!
From 1830 onwards in the USA and from about 1870 in Canada, settlers began to move westwards and to take possession of the plains as their own.
美国自1830年起,加拿大从1870年左右起,殖民者开始向西迁移,并把平原据为己有。
Next, if it is not a story, get an idea of the organization of the book. Read the back cover and the introduction. Look at the pictures and the short texts below them. Turn to the front of the book and look at the contents. This way you can decide whether