单词 | switch-on |
释义 | switch-on[ swich-on, -awn ] / ˈswɪtʃˌɒn, -ˌɔn / nounthe act or process of switching on an ignition, light, appliance, etc. Origin of switch-onnoun use of verb phrase switch on Words nearby switch-onswitch-hit, switch-hitter, switching site, switchman, switch-off, switch-on, switchover, switch plate, switch plug, switch selling, switchyard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for switch-onswitch on verb (adverb)to cause (a device) to operate by or as if by moving a switch, knob, or lever; turn on (tr) informal to produce (charm, tears, etc) suddenly or automatically (tr) informal (now slightly dated) to make up-to-date, esp regarding outlook, dress, etc (tr) slang to arouse emotionally or sexually (intr) slang to take or become intoxicated by drugs (tr) slang to introduce (someone) to drugs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with switch-onswitch on Produce as if operating by a control, as in She switched on the charm as soon as he walked in. [Mid-1900s] Also see switch off. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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