单词 | scan |
释义 | scan —scan /skæn/ noun F0 [S] a careful or quick look through something: » I gave the book a quick scan, and decided not to buy it.Thesaurus+: ↑Using the eyes , ↑Eyesight, glasses and lenses , ↑The eye and surrounding area , ↑PerceptiveC2 [C] a medical examination in which an image of the inside of the body is made using a special machine: » to do a brain scan» to have an ultrasound scanThesaurus+: ↑Medical examinationverb (-nn-) (LOOK) ↑Verb Endings for scan C2 [T] to look at something carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to get information: » She anxiously scanned the faces of the men leaving the train.» Doug scanned the horizon for any sign of the boat.Thesaurus+: ↑Using the eyes , ↑Eyesight, glasses and lenses , ↑The eye and surrounding area , ↑PerceptiveC1 [I + adv/prep, T] to look through a text quickly in order to find a piece of information that you want or to get a general idea of what the text contains: » I scanned through the booklet but couldn't find the address.» Scan the newspaper article quickly and make a note of the main points.Thesaurus+: ↑Readingverb (-nn-) (MAKE PICTURE) ↑Verb Endings for scan ► C1 [I or T] to use a machine to put a picture of a document into a computer, or to take a picture of the inside of something: » I'll just scan the article into the computer.» Volunteers' brains were scanned while they looked at the pictures.» All hand luggage has to be scanned.Thesaurus+: ↑Computer conceptsThesaurus+: ↑Copying and copies , ↑Forgeryverb [I] (-nn-) SPECIALIZED (POEM) ↑Verb Endings for scan ► F0 If a poem or part of a poem scans, it follows a pattern of regular beats: » This line doesn't scan - it's got too many syllables.Thesaurus+: ↑Poetry |
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