管乐器。吹奏时笛身保持水平，故初名横笛。起初用木料、后大都用银合金制成。装有杠杆式音键。所发低音圆润柔和、高音清澈响亮。可用于独奏或合奏。参见wind instrument条。
flute[flu:t]
n.长笛
‖ choir flute 教堂长笛
flute amabile 抒情笛声音栓
flute & harpschord 长笛与古钢琴
flute stop 笛声音栓
fluted adj. 笛声的
fluter n. 长笛吹奏者
flutey adj. 似笛声的，长笛声柔软而清澈的
flutist n. 横笛吹奏者，笛手
fluty adj. 似笛声的，长笛声柔软而清澈的
Flute
n. name of the bellows-mender in “A Midsum-mer Night’s Dream” (Bellows-menders would repairfluted church organs as well as domestic bellows. ) 弗鲁特，《仲复夜之梦》中修风箱匠之名，意为“笛管”，盖因修风箱匠亦兼修教堂中的管风琴