复数： bagpipes

And bagpipes , by long tradition , counted as instruments of war .

根据久已形成的传统，风笛成为了战争乐器。

Where I come from in the united states , bagpipes are the pastime of earnest , middle-aged men with potbellies and scottish surnames .

我从美国来，在美国吹风笛是正派中年人的消遣，他们往往大腹便便，有着苏格兰人的姓氏。

Whenever anyone asks me why I still travel on a shoestring at the ripe old age of 38 , I usually tell them about the time I learned how to play the bagpipes in havana .

每当有人问我，为什么在38岁这样成熟的年龄还要做花钱很少的经济旅行，我总要告诉他们我在哈瓦那学吹风笛的时光。

Once upon a time a harmless journalist called alastair campbell , who plays bagpipes for relaxation , was squeezed from his job because he was out of tune with his new editor .

曾经，有位叫alastaircampbell，喜欢吹风笛的记者，并无过失的他由于与新的编辑不合调而被辞退。

Early wind instruments had been mainly shawms ( later oboes ) curtals ( later bassoons ) crumhorns bagpipes fifes and drums cornets and trumpets .

早期的管乐器主要有萧姆管（双簧管的前身），低音管（巴松管的前身），crumhorns，风笛，短笛和鼓，短号和喇叭。