Beacon
[ 'bikən ]
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n. 灯塔，信号浮标;烽火;指路明灯;警标，界标;
vt. 照亮，指引;为…设置信标;用灯指引;
vi. 像灯塔般照耀;
📝 例句
Neon lights beaconed all night long.
霓虹灯像灯塔般整夜照耀着。
The currents round the beacon were more than he could manage.
他对付不了灯塔周围的激流。
It may be a beacon to you in the darkness.
但愿它成为你用来照亮黑暗的火把。
The philosopher's thinking was the beacon to many young people.
那位哲人的思想曾是许多青年的指路明灯。
beacon the shoals
在浅滩上设立标识
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“必肯”:看到信号灯,必肯往前行
※ beac-beach海滩,on-上:贮在沙滩上面的灯塔
※ bea-bead珠子、夜明珠,con-can能:夜明珠能在晚上导航
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
beacon
n
1 fire lit on a hilltop as a signal 烽火.
2
(a) light fixed on rocks or on the coast to warn or guide ships, or on a mountain, tall building, etc to warn aircraft 灯塔; 灯标.
(b) flashing light on an airfield for the guidance of pilots （飞机场上指示飞机起降的）闪光灯.
3 signal station such as a lighthouse （灯塔之类的）信号站.
4 radio station or transmitter whose signal helps ships and aircraft to discover their position （帮助航船和飞行器确定位置的）无线电台或发射台.
5 (Brit) = Belisha beacon.
🔁 扩展释义
*['bi:kn]n. 烽火, 灯塔vt. 照亮vi. 照亮【电】 指标
📖 同为「公共英语」词汇
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If we buy the smaller one, the IBM PC386, we might have to change it in a few years' time for a bigger one.
如果我们买一台较小的IBM386的话，过几年可能就得换一台较大的机子。
Well, I couldn't sleep last night.
啊，我昨晚上没睡好觉。
I don't think there are. But there are more men than women scientists. And more men than women are heads of companies.
我想没有。但是，男科学家比女科学家多。而且，各公司的负责人中，男人要比女人多。