| 释义 |
beacon /bēˈkən/ noun- A fire on high ground lit as a signal, eg to warn of danger
- A hill on which it could be lit
- A buoy, lighthouse, etc marking a rock or shoal in navigable waters
- A light or other signal to guide aircraft
- A sign marking a street crossing, eg a Belisha /bə-lēˈshə or bə-lishˈə/ beacon (Leslie Hore-Belisha, British minister of transport who introduced it in 1934)
- A wireless transmitter in which the radiation is concentrated in one or more narrow beams, so as to act as a guide to shipping or aircraft
- Anything that warns of danger
transitive verb- To act as a beacon to
- To light up
- To mark by beacons
intransitive verb To shine like a beacon ORIGIN: OE bēacen a beacon, a sign beacon school noun A school identified as a centre of excellence and providing guidance to other schools in its area floating beacon A lightship |