| 单词 | sonic screwdriver |
| 释义 | > as lemmassonic screwdriver sonic screwdriver n. chiefly Science Fiction a (hand-held) electronic device which uses sound waves to perform various mechanical and technical functions.Originally and chiefly in (or with reference to) the British television series Doctor Who. ΚΠ 1968 in V. Pemberton Doctor Who: Fury from Deep (transcript of TV programme) 16 Mar. ‘Will it not budge?’ ‘No... Oh well—have to use this... It's a sonic screwdriver. Never fails. There we are—neat, isn't it? All done by sound waves.’ 1992 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 27 Nov. 3 What was yesterday..the idle speculation of the kind of guys whose dearest wish..would be to own a real-life Sonic Screwdriver, is today a cold reality, tomorrow ubiquitous. 2005 S. Moffat Doctor Dances in Doctor Who: Shooting Scripts (TV script) x. 364 Jack Who has a sonic screwdriver? The Doctor I do! 2012 Physics Today June 20/1/1 The Dundee team's sonic screwdriver..can generate beams with up to 12 intertwined helices. < as lemmas |
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