| 单词 | scan |
| 释义 | scan v. & n. --v (scanned, scanning) 1. tr. look at intently or quickly (scanned the horizon; rapidly scanned the speech for errors). 2. intr. (of a verse etc.) be metrically correct; be capable of being recited etc. metrically (this line doesn't scan). 3. tr. a examine all parts of (a surface etc.) to detect radioactivity etc. b cause (a particular region) to be traversed by a radar etc. beam. 4. tr. resolve (a picture) into its elements of light and shade in a prearranged pattern for the purposes esp. of television transmission. 5. tr. test the metre of (a line of verse etc.) by reading with the emphasis on its rhythm, or by examining the number of feet etc. 6. tr. a make a scan of (the body or part of it). b examine (a patient etc.) with a scanner. --n 1. the act or an instance of scanning. 2. an image obtained by scanning or with a scanner. Derivatives scannable adj. Etymology: ME f. L scandere climb: in LL = scan verses (from the raising of one's foot in marking rhythm) |
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