C 喇叭，小号type of wind musical instrument, made of brass and played by blowing through it

　blow a ～　吹喇叭
　clear ～　响亮的号声
　on one's ～　用小号

　He is blowing a trumpet.　他正在吹喇叭。
　She played a tune on her trumpet.　她用小号吹了一支乐曲。

 ♣ blow one's own trumpet
　自我吹嘘　praise oneself
　I'm not blowing my own trumpet; I can do all jobs.　我不是在自我吹嘘，我能做所有的工作。

　trumpet　还可用作动词作“大肆宣扬，鼓吹”解。例如：
　She is always trumpeting her son.　她总是吹嘘她儿子。

　［词源］中古英语trompette（喇叭，小号）