symphony orchestra
noun [ C ] uk/ˈsɪm.fə.ni ˌɔː.kɪ.strə/ us/ˈsɪm.fə.ni ˌɔːr.kə.strə/
交响乐团
a large orchestra (= a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together and are led by a conductor) that plays classical music
He plays first violin for the London Symphony Orchestra. 他是伦敦交响乐团的第一小提琴。
Later, he took up the bassoon and played in symphony orchestras. 后来又学了巴松管，在交响乐团演奏。
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- He had a brief career as a harpsichord soloist with major symphony orchestras.
- It was an attractive, sophisticated city with a symphony orchestra and an opera.
- The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra showed that it belongs among the world's elite ensembles.