英语词组double in brass是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

double in brass

Theme: USEFULNESS

to serve two purposes; to be useful for two different things. (Refers to a musician who can play a trumpet or trombone, etc., in addition to some other instrument.)

The English teacher also doubles in brass as the football coach.The drummer doubles in brass as a violinist.

double in brass

To perform multiple roles or duties; to serve in two capacities at a given time. Originally a reference to a musician in an ensemble who plays more than one instrument, especially among brass players. During the financial crisis, after many of our staff had been laid off, we were all expected to double in brass to maintain the company's level of productivity.

double in brass

Serve in two capacities, as in In this company everyone is asked to double in brass occasionally. This expression was originally used in the traveling circus, where, for example, a clown was also expected to play an instrument in the street parade. The original allusion, however, is to an instrumentalist who plays more than one instrument in an ensemble, a practice particularly common among players of brass instruments. [Late 1800s]

词组	double in brass
释义	Idiom double in brass Theme: USEFULNESS to serve two purposes; to be useful for two different things. (Refers to a musician who can play a trumpet or trombone, etc., in addition to some other instrument.) The English teacher also doubles in brass as the football coach.The drummer doubles in brass as a violinist. double in brass To perform multiple roles or duties; to serve in two capacities at a given time. Originally a reference to a musician in an ensemble who plays more than one instrument, especially among brass players. During the financial crisis, after many of our staff had been laid off, we were all expected to double in brass to maintain the company's level of productivity. double in brass Serve in two capacities, as in In this company everyone is asked to double in brass occasionally. This expression was originally used in the traveling circus, where, for example, a clown was also expected to play an instrument in the street parade. The original allusion, however, is to an instrumentalist who plays more than one instrument in an ensemble, a practice particularly common among players of brass instruments. [Late 1800s]
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