| 单词 | scan |
| 释义 | scan (skæn ) Word forms: scans , scanning , scanned 1. verb When you scan written material, you look through it quickly in order to find important or interesting information. She scanned the advertisement pages of the newspapers. [VERB noun] I haven't read much into it as yet. I've only just scanned through it. [VERB + through] Synonyms: glance over, skim, look over, eye Scan is also a noun. I just had a quick scan through your book again. [+ through] 2. verb [no passive] When you scan a place or group of people, you look at it carefully, usually because you are looking for something or someone. The officer scanned the room. [VERB noun] She was nervous and kept scanning the crowd for Paul. [VERB noun + for] He raised the binoculars to his eyes again, scanning across the scene. [VERB preposition] Synonyms: survey, search, investigate, sweep 3. verb If people scan something such as luggage, they examine it using a machine that can show or find things inside it that cannot be seen from the outside. Their approach is to scan every checked-in bag with a bomb detector. [VERB noun] scanning uncountable noun ...routine scanning of luggage. [+ of] 4. verb If a computer disk is scanned, a program on the computer checks the disk to make sure that it does not contain a virus. [computing] The disk has no viruses–I've scanned it already. [VERB noun] 5. verb [usually passive] If a picture or document is scanned into a computer, a machine passes a beam of light over it to make a copy of it in the computer. [computing] The entire paper contents of all libraries will eventually be scanned into computers. [be V-ed + into/onto] Designs can also be scanned in from paper. [be V-ed + in/on] 6. verb If a radar or sonar machine scans an area, it examines or searches it by sending radar or sonar beams over it. The ship's radar scanned the sea ahead. [VERB noun] 7. countable noun A scan is a medical test in which a machine sends a beam of X-rays over a part of your body in order to check that it is healthy. He was rushed to hospital for a brain scan. ...a breast scan to check for cancer. Synonyms: examination, scanning, ultrasound 8. countable noun If a pregnant woman has a scan, a machine using sound waves produces an image of her womb on a screen so that a doctor can see if her baby is developing normally. 9. verb If a line of a poem does not scan, it is not the right length or does not have emphasis in the right places to match the rest of the poem. He had written a few poems. Sid told him they didn't scan. [VERB] Collocations: full body scan Submit to a full body scan allowing a stranger to see through my clothes? Times, Sunday Times But the doctors will never be able to remove it all and have recommended a full body scan to try to trace the rest of the material. Times, Sunday Times You've taken off your belt and shoes, placed your watch in the tray and quite possibly undergone a full body scan, but if you thought you'd cleared security, think again. Times, Sunday Times The team began talking about searching for a secondary infection and whether he could cope with a full body scan. Times, Sunday Times As an alternative to a full body scan, airline passengers can opt for a pat down. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He left for a hospital scan and returned wearing an aircast boot. Times, Sunday Times However, a hospital scan revealed an abnormality, tests were taken and the results will be known in the next few days. Times, Sunday Times Hospital scans eased doctors' fears about internal injuries, so they released me. Christianity Today Hospital scans later revealed a large clot on her lung, causing her heart to become inflamed. The Sun She has had two hospital scans to try but neither showed up the condition. The Sun Physical passion breaks records and new love radiates from a lingering look as you scan a screen. The Sun I scan the screen for imperfections: she looks pristinely, disappointingly fresh-faced. Times, Sunday Times Do so without earphones and without scanning a screen in case the place suddenly displays the meaning of life. Times, Sunday Times The worker appears totally focused, scanning the screen then typing furiously. Times, Sunday Times You can use it in any shop to scan an item and get a full price comparison and cheaper alternatives. The Sun Instead, you are meant to scan the item with your smartphone, buy it online and wait for it to be delivered to your home. Times, Sunday Times The database can even scan an item (organic or inorganic) and store its molecular structure within files called software. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You then scan the items and receive rewards - such as shopping vouchers - which could all be shared on social media. The Sun Select or scan your items and the site will give you an instant price. Times, Sunday Times Last night scan results confirmed fears that he will need reconstruction surgery on his right anterior cruciate ligament. The Sun But specialists say his first scan results are inconclusive and want him to have a second test. The Sun The scan results will be revealed next month. The Sun Anyway, what do good scan results for people like me really mean? The Sun The scan results will be released this morning. The Sun The 13- hour op was a success, but a later scan showed water on the brain. The Sun (2006) One month passed, she got stronger, and a scan showed the vertebral bodies were free of cancer. Times, Sunday Times (2014) This year a repeat scan showed a slight worsening of my bone density. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The previous scan showed he had a bruised foot and normally that takes two weeks to heal. The Sun (2007) Then a scan showed the cancer had spread to her liver and spine. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He gestures to the belfry, built a century ago to scan the sea for cargo ships. Times, Sunday Times The observation scope, used to scan the sea surface and sky, typically had a wide field of view and no magnification or low-power magnification. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can also scan the seas for seals, dolphins, basking sharks and whales. Times, Sunday Times The under-sea search for flight recorders and wreckage continued yesterday using a robotic vehicle that scans the sea floor with sonar. Times, Sunday Times Perched at the top he scans the seas for the dark areas that indicate greater wind. Times, Sunday Times That means moving parts prone to breaking, or a costly electronic system to scan the sky. Times,Sunday Times Scan the skies as majestic birds of prey soar in this all-action aerial display. The Sun Radio telescopes scan the skies, listening for signals from extraterrestrial civilisation. The Sun It stands there, a massive ellipse of highly polished steel, scanning the skies for reflections of infinity. Times,Sunday Times I muttered crossly, scanning the sky. Times, Sunday Times Powerful scanning equipment would do the trick, or failing that a needle biopsy. Times, Sunday Times But not everyone has access to chip scanning equipment, and not all pets are microchipped. Smithsonian Mag Brain scanning equipment has only recently become powerful enough to seek them out, however. Times, Sunday Times They recently spent 2million on state-of-the art scanning equipment. The Sun The problems could lead to votes being discarded in error or false votes counted because the scanning equipment failed to work properly. Times, Sunday Times Initial diagnostic tests may include computerized tomography scan and esophagogastroduodenoscopy. 2015, 'Critical gastrointestinal bleed due to secondary aortoenteric fistula', Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives A computerized tomography scan revealed findings of cerebral oedema. 2016, 'Cerebral Malaria Treated with Artemisinin in the Intensive Care Unit: A Case Report', Iranian Journal of Parasitology Thoracic computerized tomography scan showed alveolar congestion. 2013, 'Pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis in the Down′s syndrome', Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Initial computer tomography scan of the brain showed findings of distant metastatic foci. 2016, 'Ambiguous presentations of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: Two case reports of a rare pulmonary malignancy', SAGE Open Medical Case Reports Computed tomography scan findings were suggestive of lipomas and calcification of falx. 2016, 'Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis (Haberland syndrome): A rare case report', Indian Dermatology Online Journal He will undergo a scan in the next 48 hours to determine the extent of the problem once the swelling has subsided. Times, Sunday Times He will undergo a scan as a precaution. Times, Sunday Times He underwent a scan and also had a cortisone injection in an attempt to speed up his recovery. The Sun He had initially been diagnosed with an inner ear infection and underwent a scan for a brain tumour, which came back negative. Times, Sunday Times He underwent a scan yesterday, which showed the strain. The Sun An x-ray scan can detect calcified cysts all over the body. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Doctors working with patients who need reconstructive surgery will be able to design bespoke implants for them using x-ray scans. Times, Sunday Times Solid fuel rockets are intolerant to cracks and voids and often require post-processing such as x-ray scans to identify faults. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 扫描, 扫描 Japanese: 綿密な調査, 細かく調べる |
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