megaphone

meg·a·phone

M0199500 (mĕg′ə-fōn′)n.1. A funnel-shaped device used to direct and amplify the voice.2. A bullhorn.tr. & intr.v. meg·a·phoned, meg·a·phon·ing, meg·a·phones To transmit (a message) or speak through a megaphone.

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meg′a·phon′ic (-fŏn′ĭk) adj.

megaphone

(ˈmɛɡəˌfəʊn) na funnel-shaped instrument used to amplify the voice. See also loud-hailer megaphonic adj ˌmegaˈphonically adv

meg•a•phone

(ˈmɛg əˌfoʊn)

n., v. -phoned, -phon•ing. n. 1. a cone-shaped device for amplifying the voice. v.t. 2. to transmit through a megaphone. v.i. 3. to speak through a megaphone. [1875–80, Amer.] meg`a•phon′ic (-ˈfɒn ɪk) adj. meg`a•phon′i•cal•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

megaphone - a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voiceacoustic device - a device for amplifying or transmitting sound

Translations

扩音器

megaphone

(ˈmegəfoun) noun a funnel-shaped device for speaking through, that causes sounds to be made louder and/or sent in a given direction. He shouted instructions to the crowd through a megaphone. 擴音器 扩音器