output
/ˈaʊtpʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊtpʊt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈau̇t-ˌpu̇t/ (ame, mw) · /ˈaʊt.pʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊt.pʊt/ (ame, ipa)
output — noun
1. the total quantity that a person, company, machine, or country makes, usually wi
the total quantity that a person, company, machine, or country makes, usually within a stated time
The factory doubled its output after adding a night shift.
factory output over a work period
After weeks of heavy rain, rice output fell sharply.
crop output
Japan's car output rose again in March after parts arrived.
One machine can lift daily output by three hundred boxes.
During the cold winter months, the mine maintained high output.
- production
the closest general word, often used for factories, farms, and industries
- yield
used especially for crops, mines, or other measured returns
- throughput
a more technical word for how much a system processes in a given time
- input
the materials, energy, or effort fed into a process rather than what it produces
文法句型
industrial output
daily output
output of + factory/country
用法筆記
Usually uncountable in this sense and often paired with words showing time or scale, such as daily, annual, national, or industrial. Distinguish from sense 2, which refers to an individual result or item rather than the overall amount.
常見錯誤
2. a created item, piece of work, or body of information made by people, machines,
a created item, piece of work, or body of information made by people, machines, or software
The printer's output was too faint to read clearly.
printer's output
Mina's best output this year was a picture book for children.
creative output
Before the meeting, the lab checked the computer output twice.
Video output from the camera filled the control room screen.
The robot's output was stacked in blue trays by the door.
- input
information or material that goes into a system before a result is produced
文法句型
computer output
printed output
output from + program/machine
用法筆記
Often countable when talking about separate items from a machine or program, but it can be uncountable for a person's work in general. Distinguish from sense 1, where output is the overall amount, not one result.
常見錯誤
3. the amount of power, heat, or signal strength sent out by equipment or a technic
the amount of power, heat, or signal strength sent out by equipment or a technical system
This small heater has enough heat output to warm a large room.
heat output to warm + place
Engine output drops when the fuel filter is blocked.
engine output
The radio's output was weak inside the long tunnel.
On clear days, solar panel output peaks at noon.
Technicians tested the speaker output before the concert began.
- power
the broad everyday word, but less exact than output in technical measurement
- power level
stresses the measured strength being delivered
- signal strength
used when the output is a radio, sound, or electronic signal
- input
power or signal entering a system rather than leaving it
文法句型
power output
engine output
output of + motor/speaker
用法筆記
Usually follows the name of a device, engine, speaker, or power source. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about how much is made over time, not how strong a machine's delivered power or signal is.
常見錯誤
output — verb
1. if a computer or electronic device outputs something, it makes it available by p
if a computer or electronic device outputs something, it makes it available by printing, showing, or sending it out
The printer output three copies of the form in seconds.
output + number + object
At 6 p.m., the machine output a warning message.
machine output + message
The sensor outputs new data every five minutes.
Yesterday, the app output a map for each driver.
With one click, the program output the final report.
- input
to put data or commands into a system instead of sending results out
文法句型
output + data/report/signal
output + number + copies/pages
用法筆記
The subject is normally the device or software, and the object is usually data, a report, a page, a chart, or a signal. Distinguish from sense 2, where the thing produced becomes the subject instead.
常見錯誤
2. if data, sound, or another result outputs, it comes out of a device such as a co
if data, sound, or another result outputs, it comes out of a device such as a computer, printer, or speaker
The chart output in black and white by mistake.
intransitive: result + output
After the update, the labels output more slowly than before.
labels output
Only half the tickets output from the machine this morning.
At first, only blank pages output from the office printer.
The image output correctly once Maya changed the file type.
文法句型
labels/tickets/data output
output from + printer/machine
用法筆記
This pattern is much less common than sense 1. The subject is the chart, labels, sound, or other result, and many speakers would more naturally use 'come out' or a passive form of sense 1 instead.