n.

1. 鼓[C]
2. 鼓状物；圆桶；滚筒；鼓轮；磁鼓[C]
   Oil is shipped in drums.

   汽油装桶运送。

3. 鼓声；打鼓般的声音[the S]

vi.

1. 打鼓
2. 咚咚地敲[Q]
   He drummed on the table.

   他在桌上敲击。

3. （鸟，昆虫等）发出嗡嗡声

vt.

1. 打鼓奏（曲调）；敲出（曲调）
2. 咚咚地敲
   He has the annoying habit of drumming the table with his fingertips.

   他有用手指尖敲击桌子的恼人习惯。

3. 大力征集，召集[（+up）]
   We couldn't drum up enough boys to make a football team.

   我们召集不到足够的男孩组成足球队。

4. 灌输
   I drummed the traffic regulations into my son's head.

   我对儿子反复讲了交通规则。

n.

1. a percussion instrument sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands, typically cylindrical, barrel-shaped, or bowl-shaped with a taut membrane over one or both ends.
   ▸a sound made by or resembling that of a drum.
2. a cylindrical object or part, especially a container:
   an oil drum.
   ▸Architecture  the circular vertical wall supporting a dome.
3. historical a military drummer.
4. Brit. informal a house or flat.
   ▸Austral./NZ informal a brothel.
5. a tea party of a kind popular in the late 18th and early 19th century.
6. Austral./NZ informal a piece of reliable inside information.

v.

1. play on a drum.
   ▸make a continuous rhythmic noise.
2. (drum something into) drive a lesson into (someone) by constant repetition.
3. (drum someone out) expel or dismiss someone with ignominy.
4. (drum something up) attempt to obtain something by canvassing or soliciting:
   they drummed up support.

n.