radio

/ˈreɪdiəʊ/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
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收音机；广播

释义与例句

n. 收音机
a device that receives broadcast signals and plays them as sound
  1. He bought a small radio for the kitchen.
    他买了一台小收音机放在厨房。
  2. My grandfather still repairs old radios in his workshop.
    我祖父仍在工作间里修理旧收音机。
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  1. She turned the radio down when the phone rang.
    电话响时，她把收音机的音量调低了。
n. 广播
the activity or industry of sending out programmes by radio waves
  1. The interview will be broadcast on the radio tonight.
    这次采访今晚将在广播中播出。
  2. He heard about the accident on the radio.
    他从广播里听说了这起事故。
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  1. Local radio gives farmers useful weather reports.
    地方广播为农民提供有用的天气信息。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 表示“从广播里听到”用 on the radio，不用 in the radio；radio 作“广播”讲时不可数。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • radio-controlled 无线电遥控的
    复合形容词，常用于玩具车、飞机等。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • receiver 接收机；听筒
    radio 是日常用语，指收音机或广播；receiver 是技术用语，指接收信号的设备，也可指电话听筒。误用：*He bought a receiver to listen to music 日常应说 radio。
    The old receiver still picks up signals clearly. 那台旧接收机仍能清晰地接收信号。
常见搭配
  • on the radio 通过广播；在广播中
    Her song is played on the radio every morning. 她的歌每天早上都在广播中播放。
  • turn on the radio 打开收音机
    I turn on the radio as soon as I get up. 我一起床就打开收音机。
  • radio station 广播电台
    A new radio station began broadcasting last week. 一家新电台上周开始播音。