释义 |
semaphoresem‧a‧phore /ˈseməfɔː $ -fɔːr/ noun [uncountable] semaphoreOrigin: 1800-1900 Greek sema ‘sign’ + -phoros ‘carrying’ - 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.
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