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单词 cassette
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Definition of cassette in English:

cassette

noun kəˈsɛtkəˈsɛt
  • A sealed plastic unit containing a length of audio tape, videotape, film, etc. wound on a pair of spools, for insertion into a recorder, playback device, or other machine.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Unfortunately, the program won't remove the clicks and pops from recordings of old LPs and tape hiss from recordings of cassettes.
    • He had picked out several compact discs and cassettes, among other things that he'd chosen from our various racks and shelves.
    • Did he release a cassette of lo-fi four-track recordings?
    • This method works for any magnetic media like cassette or video tapes too.
    • A qualification which might be made of that statement is that, from the listener's viewpoint, CDs are much easier to control than vinyl records or cassettes.
    • The album is a non-stop time warp to when we bid adieu to the cassette and embraced the compact disc.
    • And then there was an extensive music collection of records, cassettes and CDs, all signed by Diana.
    • The screen tilts down at a touch of a button to reveal slots for playing compact disks and cassettes.
    • These initial albums were released on cassettes and were of dubious sound quality, yet they transcended the format and the strength of the songs shone through.
    • Can MP3 really send CDs to the same dusty bin as vinyl records and cassettes?
    • He is also an avid collector of albums - some 3,000 records, cassettes and CDs to be precise.
    • The children will be collecting unwanted books, CD's, videos, cassettes and records to raise funds for Oxfam's work in Africa.
    • Members can also borrow music cassettes, spoken word cassettes, videos, maps and computer software.
    • Music companies that produced and distributed both cassettes and compact discs tended to put the blame on royalty payments and operating costs.
    • The next thing I knew, I was slipping in a cassette, and pressing record.
    • By the early 1970s, we were voraciously recording music onto blank cassettes: LPs, concerts, tunes from the radio.
    • Some of the stalls have devoted a good deal of space to cassettes and compact discs containing devotional music, inspirational songs and recorded discourses.
    • Same thing with compact discs; weren't records or cassettes enough?
    • Its mostly cameras, a tape recorder, cassettes, and notebooks.
    • After the meeting she handed the recorder and the cassette to her brother, who passed it on to police.
    Synonyms
    album

Origin

Late 18th century: from French, diminutive of casse (see case2).

Rhymes

abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, castanet, charette, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, curvet, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, forget, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, quintet, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, sestet, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette
 
 

Definition of cassette in US English:

cassette

nounkəˈsetkəˈsɛt
  • A sealed plastic unit containing a length of audiotape, videotape, film, etc. wound on a pair of spools, for insertion into a recorder or playback device.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A qualification which might be made of that statement is that, from the listener's viewpoint, CDs are much easier to control than vinyl records or cassettes.
    • He is also an avid collector of albums - some 3,000 records, cassettes and CDs to be precise.
    • Did he release a cassette of lo-fi four-track recordings?
    • And then there was an extensive music collection of records, cassettes and CDs, all signed by Diana.
    • The next thing I knew, I was slipping in a cassette, and pressing record.
    • This method works for any magnetic media like cassette or video tapes too.
    • Members can also borrow music cassettes, spoken word cassettes, videos, maps and computer software.
    • Its mostly cameras, a tape recorder, cassettes, and notebooks.
    • By the early 1970s, we were voraciously recording music onto blank cassettes: LPs, concerts, tunes from the radio.
    • Unfortunately, the program won't remove the clicks and pops from recordings of old LPs and tape hiss from recordings of cassettes.
    • Same thing with compact discs; weren't records or cassettes enough?
    • He had picked out several compact discs and cassettes, among other things that he'd chosen from our various racks and shelves.
    • Can MP3 really send CDs to the same dusty bin as vinyl records and cassettes?
    • The album is a non-stop time warp to when we bid adieu to the cassette and embraced the compact disc.
    • After the meeting she handed the recorder and the cassette to her brother, who passed it on to police.
    • The children will be collecting unwanted books, CD's, videos, cassettes and records to raise funds for Oxfam's work in Africa.
    • The screen tilts down at a touch of a button to reveal slots for playing compact disks and cassettes.
    • Some of the stalls have devoted a good deal of space to cassettes and compact discs containing devotional music, inspirational songs and recorded discourses.
    • These initial albums were released on cassettes and were of dubious sound quality, yet they transcended the format and the strength of the songs shone through.
    • Music companies that produced and distributed both cassettes and compact discs tended to put the blame on royalty payments and operating costs.
    Synonyms
    album

Origin

Late 18th century: from French, diminutive of casse (see case).

 
 
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