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单词 lie detector
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
lie de•tec•tor /ˈlaɪ dɪˌtɛktɚ/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. an instrument that records the changes in certain activities of a person's body that may indicate when a lie is being told.
Also called polygraph. 
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lie detec′tor, 
  1. a polygraph used to determine changes in certain body activities, as blood pressure, pulse, breathing, and perspiration, the results of which may be interpreted to indicate the truth or falsity of a person's answers under questioning.
  • 1905–10, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lie detector n
  1. a polygraph used esp by a police interrogator to detect false or devious answers to questions, a sudden change in one or more involuntary physiological responses being considered a manifestation of guilt, fear, etc
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