单词 | recorder |
释义 | recorder (once / 1808 pages) 1n 2n 3n A recorder is a machine that reproduces (or records) sound. A reporter might use a recorder during an interview. A recorder is also often a first musical instrument for kids, who crank out “Hot Cross Buns” at top volume. A digital recorder and the recorder on your cell phone are both examples of electronic recorders. A person whose job involves taking notes or keeping written records during a meeting can also be called a recorder. A now-obsolete meaning of the verb record is "practice a tune," and from this came the 15th century name of the musical instrument called a recorder. These wind instruments are still around, not just in elementary schools. WORD FAMILYrecorder: recorders+/prerecord: prerecorded, prerecording/record: prerecord, recorded, recorder, recording, records/recorded: unrecorded/recording: recordings USAGE EXAMPLESBut it would be the same as talking to a tape recorder. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) Officials are analyzing the plane’s flight recorders to determine the cause. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) The ministry said the second recorder was lifted from the seabed Wednesday. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1n equipment for making records Syn|Hypo|Hyper recording equipment, recording machine black box equipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flight cassette recordera recorder for recording or playing cassettes CD burner, compact-disk burnerrecording equipment for making compact disks magnetic recorderrecorder consisting of equipment for making records on magnetic media multichannel recordera recorder with two or more channels; makes continuous records of two or more signals simultaneously oscillographa device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents tape machine, tape recordera magnetic recorder using magnetic tape wire recorderan early type of magnetic recorder using iron wire equipment an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service 2n someone responsible for keeping records 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper record-keeper, registrar rapporteur a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings functionary, official a worker who holds or is invested with an office n a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper fipple flute, fipple pipe, vertical flute flageolet, shepherd's pipe, treble recorder a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes pennywhistle, tin whistle, whistlean inexpensive fipple flute tabor pipea small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor pipe a tubular wind instrument n a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs Hyper judge, jurist, justice a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice |
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