drum，鼓；(裝油或化學劑的)大桶；鼓狀物；(尤指機器上的)鼓輪，滾筒v.打鼓；擊鼓；連續敲擊…使發出咚咚聲；不停地擊打。
beat drum，擊鼓。
While beating the drum, the
students passed the flower
around the table.
擊鼓時，學生們圍著桌子相互傳花。
I beat the drum for over a
couple hours and my hands and
arms got hurt.
我打鼓打了幾個小時了，手和手臂都疼了。
She started to beat drum, singing a native folk song.
她開始敲鼓，同時唱一首當地的山歌。
People made noise in ancient
times to drive away the evil spirits from the house， for example,
drum beating, firecrackers setting
off.
在古代，人們製造噪聲以便把邪魔鬼怪驅逐出家門，例如擊鼓、燃放鞭炮。