kettledrum

noun

1. 定音鼓；锅鼓
   a large metal drum with a round bottom and a thin plastic top that can be made looser or tighter to produce different musical notes. A set of kettledrums is usually called timpani .

1. 定音鼓；锅鼓
   A kettledrum is a large bowl-shaped drum which can be tuned to play a particular note.

1. Before then, Du Pulei once strongly requested the husband to arrange her to come on stage the performance, she the matter which must do only at the entire field concert is, sounds the kettledrum.
   在此之前，杜普蕾曾强烈要求丈夫安排她上台演出，她在整场音乐会唯一要做的事是，敲响定音鼓。

noun

1. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

   Synonym:    kettletympanumtympanitimpani