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单词 semaphore
释义
semaphoresem‧a‧phore /ˈseməfɔː $ -fɔːr/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsemaphore
Origin:
1800-1900 Greek sema ‘sign’ + -phoros ‘carrying’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As Robert watched, Aziz raised his mop and started a kind of semaphore in the direction of the Windmill.
  • His hands windmill in a frenetic semaphore and his body shifts in ceaseless motion, with a life of its own.
  • However, the White House has been encouraged by the political semaphore coming from Capitol Hill.
  • Look at the alphabet semaphore chart to find out where to place your flags.
  • She does it in a way that suggests intimacy, a shared semaphore.
  • She had shown Cheryl little ways that would help her to remember the semaphore letters and she practised signalling with her.
  • She was very good at semaphore and had won the Signaller Badge.
  • There is no need to learn all the semaphore signs before beginning to signal.
word sets
WORD SETS
amplitude, nounAV, beam, verbcall letters, nouncall sign, nounconsole, nouncopier, nouncopyright, nouncoverage, nouncryptography, nouncuneiform, adjectivecypher, noundigital, adjectivedigitize, verbdirectional, adjectivedisinformation, noundisquisition, noundisseminate, verbdocument, verbedit, verbeditor, nounelectronic mail, nounemail, nounfax, nounfax, verbfibre optics, nounfrequency, nounindex, nouninformation science, nouninformation technology, nounintercom, nounloudhailer, nounloudspeaker, nounmedia, nounmedia studies, nounmedium, nounmicrofilm, nounmonitor, nounmultimedia, adjectivenetwork, nounnetwork, verbnews conference, nounnewsreel, nounnonverbal, adjectiveopinion-makers, nounoptical fibre, nounover, adverboverhead, nounoverhead projector, nounPA, nounpage, verbpager, nounpalimpsest, nounpapyrus, nounpenmanship, nounradio beacon, nounradio-cassette player, nounradiogram, nounrecord, nounreissue, verbreportage, nounscramble, verbsemaphore, nounsmoke signal, nounsound wave, nounsurfing, nounTannoy, nountelecommunications, nountransceiver, nountransponder, nounvideo conferencing, nounVideotex, nounvoice print, nounwalkie-talkie, noun
a system of sending messages using two flags, which you hold in different positions to represent letters and numbers
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