- 有节奏地敲(鼓等)；为…击鼓：
He drummed us a dance.
他为我们跳舞击鼓伴奏。
He drums a drum for the band.
他为乐队敲鼓。
- 有节奏地击出；击鼓奏出(曲调)，敲出(曲调)：
They drummed a rhythm for dancers.
他们为跳舞者敲出节奏。
to drum a beat
击出节拍
- 用(手、脚等)有节奏地拍击；咚咚地敲，击…使发出咚咚声，连续敲击(on，upon)：
She drummed her fingers on the table.
她用手指答答地敲桌子。
He drummed the desk with his fingers.
他用手指答答地敲击书桌。
- (击鼓或鸣鼓)集合，召集，召唤，招揽，征集：
The soldiers were drummed on the playground.
士兵们被召集到操场上。
- 鼓吹；灌输(思想、知识等)，反复向…进言，(反复不断地)迫使(接受)；喋喋不休(into)：
She tried to drum the idea of success into his head.
她企图向他头脑灌输成功的思想。
Those facts had been drummed into her.
那些事实都反复向她强调过。
- 把…装桶：
They drummed contaminated water and disposed of it.
他们把污水装桶并把它处理掉。
- 开除；轰走：
The driver drummed him off the car.
司机把他轰下了车。
- [俚语]
- [澳大利亚俚语]给…暗示；通知：
Let me drum you about the party.
我跟你说说聚会之事。