单词 | remote-control unit |
释义 | > as lemmasremote-control unit C2. attributive. Designating a device used for the remote control of equipment, as remote-control button, remote-control unit, etc. ΚΠ 1898 Ann. Rep. Wire Dept. 1897 (Boston, Mass.) 28 63 Oliver street; overheating of magnet coils of remote control switch. 1933 Times 16 May 9/2 A remote control device for the selection of several alternative wireless programmes will soon be made available to the public. 1981 Oxf. Jrnl. 15 May (advt.) 14″ Colour portable TV with infra-red remote control hand unit. 1987 T. Wolfe Bonfire of Vanities (1988) 27 He opened the desk drawer and took out the remote-control gadget and clicked the set to life. 1989 Q Dec. 184/2 The remote-control keypad does let you access individual tracks. 2004 ‘J. Jameson’ & N. Strauss How to make Love like Porn Star vi. x. 552 When I watched television, even the sports channels on the remote-control presets reminded me of him. < as lemmas |
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