| 单词 | airwaves |
| 释义 | airwaves (eəʳweɪvz ) also air waves 1. plural noun The airwaves is used to refer to the activity of broadcasting on radio and television. For example, if someone says something over the airwaves, they say it on the radio or television. [journalism] The election campaign has been fought not in street rallies but on the airwaves. The song was banned from the airwaves. 2. plural noun Airwaves are the radio waves which are used in radio and television broadcasting. Collocations: fill the airwaves The Liberal Democrats filled the airwaves this week with promises to crack down on tax avoidance. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Charges of government mismanagement and failed reform are again filling the airwaves. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Too many politicians have filled the airwaves complaining that government has either been dragging its feet or following a hasty timetable. Times, Sunday Times (2017) They wait for an owner to arrive home and then flood the airwaves with the jamming signal. Times, Sunday Times But fans, especially those who flood the airwaves of football phone-ins or have some title next to their name, seem incapable of keeping things in perspective. Times, Sunday Times They banned alcohol and flooded the airwaves with religious programming, giving the movement even more exposure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have not been willing or able to hit the airwaves or make their case in newspapers. Times, Sunday Times She wants the song to hit the airwaves in advance of the event so the crowd know it and it will become an anthem on the big day. The Sun She must have been feeling terrible when she hit the airwaves for her morning show yesterday. The Sun The show has been covered numerous times by the media since it hit the airwaves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A third revival hit the airwaves in 1999 and has gone through four hosts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Car stereos, she reports, are banned, radio airwaves jammed, even mobile phone ringtones silenced. Times, Sunday Times As for our radio airwaves, they are thick with the voices of those who achieved supposedly second-rate degrees. Times, Sunday Times The entire gunfight was transmitted live via the radio airwaves, and was heard all over the island. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 2001 a song hit radio airwaves that immediately seemed to define that summer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was the first time an event of this magnitude was transmitted live via the radio airwaves and the entire island was left in shock. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The comedian and actress has become royalty in the world of light entertainment, though, and it seems natural that she should rule the airwaves thus. Times, Sunday Times Long may they rule the airwaves. The Sun Few industry insiders thought a guitar-heavy rock record could make much of a dent in the charts as disco ruled the airwaves at the time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 无线电波 Japanese: 放送電波 |
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