| 单词 | chad |
| 释义 | chad (once / 113648 pages) n The small circle of paper that falls on the floor after you use a hole punch is called a chad. Some voting machines work by punching holes in ballots, leaving a chad hanging from the back. The chad that falls off a card or piece of paper is a waste product of hole punching, often in the process of voting or punching a time card. The word chad was first used in the 1930s, but most Americans never heard it until the 2000 presidential election, when some votes in Florida were contested because of partially-punched ballots with chads still attached. WORD FAMILYchad: chads USAGE EXAMPLES“We had punch ballots back then, so I knew all about pregnant chads and hanging chads before Bush and Gore,” he said. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) The punch card ballots that resulted in the disputed hanging chads during the Florida recount in 2000 are no longer used. The Guardian(Nov 25, 2016) The problem wasn’t paper itself, but rather the punch cards and the chads. Washington Times(Nov 23, 2016) n a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape Hypo|Hyper dimple, dimpled chad, pregnant chad a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached hanging chada chad that is incompletely removed and hanging by one corner swinging chada chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at two corners tri-chada chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at three corners paper a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses Chad (once / 1954 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY Chad: Chadian, Chads+/Chadian: Chadians USAGE EXAMPLESThis morning I received a message from a friend from middle and high school, Chad, whom I haven’t seen since graduation two decades ago. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Chad Ruhwedel got the first goal of his career for Pittsburgh. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) Trump stopped Chad and said that he didn’t want him to do that. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1 1n a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960 Syn|Exp Republic of Chad, Tchad African country, African nation any one of the countries occupying the African continent 2n a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river 2Syn|Exp Lake Chad lake a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land n a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa Syn|Hypo|Hyper Chadic, Chadic language West Chadic a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member Biu-Mandaraa group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad East Chadica group of Chadic languages spoken in Chad Masaan independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages Hausa, Haussathe chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language Bolanci, Bolea Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa Angasa Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa Bokkos, Daffo, Rona Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria Badea Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria Warjia Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria Sayanci, Zaara Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria Pidlimdi, Tera, Yamaltua three-tone Chadic language Bura, Pabira Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad Higi, Kapsikia Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad Mandara, Wandalaa Chadic language spoken in the Mandara mountains in Cameroon; has only two vowels Mafa, Matakama Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad Sukura Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad Daba, Kola, Musgoia Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad Bataa Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad Kotokoa Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad Mulwi, Munjuk, Musgua Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad Gidara Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad Sibine, Somraia Chadic language spoken in Chad Nancerea Chadic language spoken in Chad Keraa Chadic language spoken in Chad Dangaleat, Danglaa Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length Mokulua Chadic language spoken in Chad Sokoroa Chadic language spoken in Chad Afrasian, Afrasian language, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic, Afroasiatic language, Hamito-Semitic a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa |
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