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ma·rac·a
m ra k
Noun
1. a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
马拉卡斯,一种拉丁美洲打击乐器,使用葫芦制成,最早出现于1813年,源自葡萄牙语,来自巴西土著名称。相关词汇: Maracas。
Portuguese maracá, from Tupi maraká
The first known use of maraca was in 1598
Matthewnoun
the first Gospel in the New Testament see bible
mastodonnoun
any of various huge extinct mammals related to the mammoths and existing elephants
massasauganoun
a small North American rattlesnake
martyr1 of 2noun
a person who suffers death rather than give up his or her religion
one who sacrifices life or something of great value for a principle or cause
a person who suffers greatly
martyr2 of 2verb
to put to death for refusing to give up a belief
torture entry 2
Martinmasnoun
November 11 celebrated as the feast day of St. Martin
Martianadjective
of or relating to the planet Mars or its supposed inhabitants
martialadjective
of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior
martial music
of or relating to an army or to military life
martial discipline
marijuananoun
any of various preparations of the dried leaves and flowering tops of the female hemp plant that are used as a drug usually illegally especially by smoking
maracanoun
a dried gourd or a rattle like a gourd that contains dried seeds or pebbles and is used as a musical rhythm instrument usually played in pairs by shaking
1 "Come Together," in contrast, is tense and urgent due to rattlesnake-coiled drums and maracas, while melodic tambourine and easygoing beats gently nudge "Hey Jude" forward and help the song eventually take flight at the end.
2 After using the prepared script last time — including a discussion of a child’s neurological development — she and McIntyre made changes, such as helping the students make maracas out of household items.
3 Second place receives the absolutely finest papier-mache rattle/maraca in the shape of a lime green frog wearing a bikini and covered in polka dots that you will ever see.
4 I Love You,” which featured Starr on maracas.
5 An additional music and dance zone will be located at the Sea Harbor Pavilions, along with a maraca-making stop for kids, a dance class with Sesame Street’s Rosita, shopping and additional Latin cuisine and a bar.
6 The herbs shift rhythmically in my sack like the seeds of a maraca.
7 My Pringles can came in the mail and it worked great as a maraca.
8 A man who was previously best known for playing the maracas and dancing on stage in an indie band had suddenly become the most famous man in Manchester, if not the country.
9 The maracas keep a constant background pulse going.
10 Make sure to take notice of the Mexican character wearing a sombrero and shaking maracas on the side of the box.
11 Some in the crowd wore sombreros and shook maracas.
12 Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian I am in a room with five adolescent boys who are making a right old racket on an array of drums, xylophones, maracas and castanets.
13 At their feet, a duffel bag overflowed with maracas, bells, shakers and tambourines.
14 Swymmer hits the bongo and Powda shakes the maracas and as Watson introduces the jangling chords of the banjo and Johnny picks at the rumba box the mento sound comes alive.
15 Only one member at the time, Joseph Bennett, is in the current band, on maracas.
16 The kicker, however, is the concluding, and relatively epic, "Uncast Shadow of a Southern Myth," a minor-key journey through the antebellum South propelled by a steady kick of maracas and the barrel of a gun.
17 Two onstage musicians noodle and jam throughout, with various cast members joining them on electric guitar and maracas.
18 Suddenly we’re all back in high school as Tompkins, 71, hands out maracas and tambourines, cranks up the music and bangs on cymbals and a cow bell mounted above the dashboard.
19 The clonking synth and fuzzy, distant guitar solo of “Origins” couldn’t be more different from the silky, smooth piano and insistent maracas on “My Better Self.”
20 I learned that the national music style is rake and scrape, which features a saw, goat skin drums and maracas, and that each island has a national dish.