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单词 megaphone
释义
megaphonemeg‧a‧phone /ˈmeɡəfəʊn $ -foʊn/ noun Word Origin
WORD ORIGINmegaphone
Origin:
1800-1900 Greek megas ‘large’ + phone ‘voice, sound’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A lot of them had megaphones.
  • After some further conversation, he raised his megaphone to announce a break.
  • An inspector spoke through a megaphone while the armed squad kept watch.
  • He has always looked for one more megaphone.
  • Perhaps conscious that he had gained a megaphone reputation, Meacher had settled down to his own social security review.
  • Sure enough, there he was, Cord Shay, at the megaphone.
  • The clerk touched each elector on the head, and counted each poll aloud over a megaphone.
  • They were directed back to their positions by the first assistant and his megaphone, and a second take began.
1megaphone (1)[countable] a piece of equipment like a large horn which you talk through to make your voice sound louder, when you are speaking to a crowd2megaphone diplomacy the practice of making strong or threatening statements in order to make another country do what you want
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