一、详细释义:
n.
梁,横梁
例句:
This strut braces the beam.
这根柱子支撑房梁。
例句:
Mortise one beam to another.
把一根梁榫接于另一根梁。
光线;电波
例句:
Hold the flashlight so that the beam shines straight down on a sheet of white paper.
手握电筒让光线直射在一张白纸上。
例句:
Project a light beam.
投射一束光线。
笑容
例句:
He greeted me with a beam of joy.
他笑容满面地迎接我。
例句:
Cowperwood returned his most winning beam.
柯帕乌报以最得意的微笑。
平衡木
例句:
Kristin Marloney shows a great leap on beam.
克里斯汀·马洛尼在平衡木表演了一个大跳的动作。
例句:
The gymnast poised herself on the balance beam gracefully.
体操运动员优美地立在平衡木上。
例句:
During a workout, she fell off the balance beam.
一次训练中,她从平衡木上摔了下来。
秤杆
v.
照射 [I,T]
例句:
A sharp white spotlight beamed down on a small stage.
聚光灯的强烈白光照在小舞台上。
例句:
All you see of the outside world is the sunlight beaming through the cracks in the roof.
而外面的世界,你所能看见的就只是透过房顶缝隙射进来的阳光。
发送,播送 [I,T]
例句:
The interview was beamed live across America.
这次访谈向全美国现场直播。
例句:
The live satellite broadcast was beamed into homes across America.
此次卫星直播被发送到美国的千家万户。
笑容满面,眉开眼笑 [I]
例句:
Frances beamed at her friend with undisguised admiration.
弗朗西丝开心地对自己的朋友笑着,毫不掩饰她的羡慕之情。
例句:
'Welcome back,' she beamed.
“欢迎回来,”她满面笑容地说。
流露 [I,T]
例句:
She looked at Pen with glances from which beamed pride, defiance, aversion.
她望着潘,目光流露出高傲、蔑视和反感。
例句:
The children's faces beamed with happy smiles.
孩子们的脸上充溢着幸福的笑容。
以梁支撑 [T]
二、词义辨析:
laugh,smile,giggle,grin,beam,sneer
这些动词均含“笑”之意。laugh最常用词,指因喜悦、愉快或轻视而出声的笑或大笑。smile指面露微笑,侧重于无声。giggle指发出咯咯的笑声,较多地用于女人或孩子。 grin指露齿而笑。beam书面用词,指人因心情舒畅而发出的笑,即喜形于色地笑。sneer指冷笑、嘲笑。
三、相关短语:
balance beam
n. 平衡木
beam of light
n. 光束
radio beam
n. 无线电射线