单词 | high-tech |
释义 | high-techhigh-tech /ˌhaɪ ˈtek◂/ ●○○ adjective [usually before noun] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Thesaurus
THESAURUS► advanced Collocations using very modern technology and ideas: · technologically advanced nations· Their equipment isn’t as advanced as ours. ► sophisticated very advanced, and working in a better but often more complicated way than other things: · highly sophisticated weapons· As machines become more sophisticated, they become more likely to break down. ► high-tech using very advanced technology, especially electronic equipment and computers: · high-tech industries in Silicon Valley· High-tech listening equipment was used to find survivors in the rubble. ► state-of-the-art using the newest and most advanced features, ideas, and materials that are available: · The football club has invested £40 million in state-of-the-art training facilities.· The sound system is state-of-the-art. ► cutting-edge cutting-edge technology or research is the most advanced that there is at this time: · The system uses cutting-edge technology to identify and eliminate viruses.· cutting-edge medical research ► modern something that is modern uses the most recent designs or methods: · The house looks very modern.· the city’s modern public transportation system ► the latest [only before noun] the newest that is available: · The camera uses the latest digital technology.· the very latest mobile phones· the latest news ► up-to-date using the most modern technology, ideas, information etc: · The hospital has the most up-to-date equipment in the country. ► newfangled [only before noun] informal modern – used when you disapprove of something and do not think it as good as the things that existed before: · He doesn’t believe in these new-fangled gadgets. ► high-tech, hi-tech using very advanced technology, especially electronic equipment and computers: · Modern tractors are full of high-tech equipment, including GPS.· It’s all very hi-tech. ► state-of-the-art using the newest and most advanced features, ideas, and materials that are available: · state-of-the-art technology· a state-of-the-art home entertainment system· The brand new arts centre is state-of-the-art. Longman Language Activatormachines, systems etc► advanced · The factory has installed advanced machinery at enormous cost.· Modern armies consist of fewer soldiers and more advanced weapons systems.· The bomb-detection equipment now used in most airports is very advanced. ► sophisticated very advanced, and better designed or more skilfully made than other things of the same type, and often working in a complicated way: · The missile has a sophisticated guidance system.highly sophisticated (=very sophisticated): · Eye operations often involve the use of highly sophisticated equipment, such as lasers. ► high-tech/hi-tech: high-tech industry/company/equipment etc using very advanced electronic equipment and machines, especially computers: · Northern California remains a popular location for high-tech firms.· On display at the exhibition will be a range of 'hi-tech homes of the future'.· Prices of computers, electronics, and other high-tech products have fallen at a rapid pace. ► smart a smart machine, bomb, weapon etc has a computer system that makes it able to control itself and make decisions for itself about how to operate: · The US used smart weapons in Iraq and Kosovo.· Smart machines and other appliances are operated via the Internet. ► state-of-the-art using the most advanced and recently developed methods, materials, or knowledge: · The new phone system uses state-of-the-art technology.· The movie was made with state-of-the-art computer graphics. ► be ahead of its time if something is ahead of its time , it is new and very different from other things of a similar type - use this especially about things that people do not understand or like at first, but later realize how good they are: · The Vortex graphics system was ahead of its time. Few were sold but it strongly influenced later designs.· Bonner's research in particle physics was ahead of its time and widely misunderstood. ► at the leading edge of/cutting edge of in a more advanced position than other organizations or companies in developing and using new methods, systems, or equipment: · The company is trying to regain its position at the leading edge of biomedical research.· Developments in computer chip design are at the cutting edge of the technological revolution. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► company 1using high technology: high-tech industries a £1 million high-tech security system high-tech weapons → low-tech· C., lobby with links to high-tech companies.· Voters also defeated Proposition 201, a complicated measure aimed at restricting shareholder lawsuits, which have plagued Silicon Valley high-tech companies.· Indeed, even amid the rout, some bellwether high-tech companies continue to report strong results.· Jones, 58, has started several high-tech companies in the Pittsburgh area over the past decade.· Even some high-tech companies had a hard time.· Silicon Valley computer firms and other high-tech companies have been hit hard by the lawsuits. ► equipment· The high-tech equipment for these two rooms includes automatic black-out screens, to cover the huge windows during presentations.· All require experts to care for the high-tech equipment while at sea.· He has invested in the high-tech equipment necessary to properly perform and still be a leader in speed and cost. ► firm· To pay for civic amenities, city hall is wooing clean, high-tech firms. ► industry· Recently, however, investors have been shifting into high-tech industry and property development, which demand more capital.· On the plus side of the ledger, several economists said Texas' growing high-tech industries would keep on growing.· In fact, the United States is ahead of ever one in most high-tech industries, from software to biotech.· Does southern Alameda County identify with Silicon Valley because of a spillover of the hot high-tech industries?· But the focus Monday was economics and the effect that the Republican program would have on the high-tech industry.· The high-tech industry, for example, is loaded with jargon.· Although sparsely populated, the country offers foreign travelers everything from historical monuments and castles to authentic saunas and high-tech industry. ► see thesaurus at advanced, modern2high-tech furniture, designs etc are made in a very modern style—high tech noun [uncountable] |
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