| 单词 | monitor |
| 释义 | monitor (once / 724 pages) 1nv 2n 3n A monitor is a device or a person who watches or checks to see that all is going well. If you're babysitting, you might use a baby monitor so you can hear if the baby cries in its sleep. Monitor can be used as a noun or a verb, both of which are concerned with watching over someone or something. A heart monitor displays the rhythm of your heart. A hall monitor is a person who checks to see that students aren't wandering the halls. If you are monitoring your grades, you are keeping track of them to see if they go up or down. And some parents buy a program that will monitor your Internet use, though you might think that this is an invasion of privacy. WORD FAMILYmonitor: monitored, monitoring, monitors USAGE EXAMPLESFinding it would allow doctors to monitor those children. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Federal officials warned the state’s education department in a June letter that they plan to monitor more closely which states comply with the new guidelines. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) “We report them quarterly, but we monitor them daily,” Kay said. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) 1 1n someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided Syn|Hyper admonisher, reminder defender, guardian, protector, shielder a person who cares for persons or property 2n someone who supervises (an examination) Syn|Hypo|Hyper proctor invigilator someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating supervisor one who supervises or has charge and direction of 3n electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions Hypo|Hyper television monitor, tv monitor monitor used in a studio for monitoring the program being broadcast electronic equipment equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) 4n a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble Hypo|Hyper cardiac monitor, heart monitor a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart electronic fetal monitor, electronic foetal monitor, fetal monitor, foetal monitoran electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth electronic equipment equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) 5v keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance we are monitoring the air quality the police monitor the suspect's moves Syn|Hypo|Hyper supervise sleuth, snoop, spy, stag watch, observe, or inquire secretly observe watch attentively 6v check, track, or observe by means of a receiver 2Hyper observe watch attentively n display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper monitoring device computer monitor a device that displays signals on a computer screen display, video display an electronic device that represents information in visual form n any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles Syn|Hypo|Hyper monitor lizard, varan African monitor, Varanus niloticus destroys crocodile eggs Komodo dragon, Komodo lizard, Varanus komodoensis, dragon lizard, giant lizardthe largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands lizard relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail Monitor (once / 9825 pages) n WORD FAMILY Monitor: Monitors USAGE EXAMPLESDrought Monitor update, which noted widespread precipitation in the western U.S. since Dec. 22. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) The website Iceland Monitor reported that the lights were “beautiful,” but not “as impressive as on Monday.” New York Times(Sep 29, 2016) “China hacks the world,” the Christian Science Monitor declared. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) n an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac Exp vessel, watercraft a craft designed for water transportation |
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