| 单词 | antenna |
| 释义 | antenna (once / 3021 pages) 1n 2n An antenna is a feeler found on the head of a bug. You know, the gross, creepy, pointy things they wave around and use as feelers or sensors. An antenna is also a device that sends radio and television signals. The singular noun antenna is just one of the feelers on a bug’s head — a sensory wand the insect waves around to check out its surroundings. The plural of this antenna is antennae. (Those Greeks and their funny words!) The singular noun antenna is also the thing on top of your television or radio. The plural of this antenna is antennas. WORD FAMILYantenna: antennae, antennal, antennary, antennas USAGE EXAMPLESNo towers would be built; antennas would be below the roofline of the visitor center. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) No towers would be built; antennas would be located below the roofline of the visitor’s center. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) A pagan priest was issued a state ID from Maine this month that includes his “spiritual antenna” — goat horns. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) 1 1n one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste Syn|Hyper feeler tentacle any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion 2n sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ 2he had a special antenna for public relations Syn|Hyper feeler sensitiveness, sensitivity the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment n an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals Syn|Hypo|Hyper aerial, transmitting aerial dipole, dipole antenna an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center directional antennaan antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle nondirectional antenna, omnidirectional antennaan antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all directions arrayan arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics dish, dish aerial, dish antenna, saucerdirectional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation radio aerial, radio antennaomnidirectional antenna comprising the part of a radio receiver by means of which radio signals are received television antenna, tv-antennaan omnidirectional antenna tuned to the broadcast frequencies assigned to television Yagi aerial, yagia sharply directional antenna electrical device a device that produces or is powered by electricity |
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