| 单词 | beacon |
| 释义 | beacon (once / 1169 pages) nv If your nose is shining like a beacon, I hope you are a reindeer employed by a jolly fat man from the North Pole. Beacon comes from an Old English word meaning “sign,” and that's what actual beacons are for lost ships: signs of having made it to land. Beacons are often some kind of light, like the bonfires that the ancient Greeks lit on hillsides to communicate that an army had come home from overseas. You'll also see beacon used figuratively, especially in the phrase “beacon of hope.” WORD FAMILYbeacon: beaconed, beaconing, beacons USAGE EXAMPLESAt Jo-Ann Fabric, the sewing aisle, a beacon of immigrant industriousness, was humming. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) “In my time on Beacon Hill I’ve talked to a lot of lawmakers around the state who were interested in what we’re doing,” Burns said. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) Dalén invented a neat little device that would, when heated by the sun, pinch off the gas suppling a lighthouse’s beacon. Slate(Dec 27, 2016) 1n a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance Syn|Hypo|Hyper beacon fire signal fire, signal light a fire set as a signal visual signal a signal that involves visual communication 2n a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships Syn|Exp|Hyper beacon light, lighthouse, pharos Tower of Pharos a great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC tower a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building 3n a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes Syn|Hyper radio beacon radio station station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts 4v shine like a beacon Hyper beam, shine emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light 5v guide with a beacon Hyper conduct, direct, guide, lead, take take somebody somewhere |
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