broadband

/ˈbrɔːdbænd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbrɔːdbænd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbrȯd-ˌband/ (ame, mw)

broadband — 名詞

1. fast internet access that moves a lot of data quickly through one connection.

1.名詞B2
釋義

寬頻

可高速傳送大量資料的網路服務

fast internet access that moves a lot of data quickly through one connection.

例句

The family finally got broadband after years of slow dial-up service.

這家人用了多年的慢速撥接後，終於裝了寬頻。

get broadband

Broadband lets Ravi join video classes without the picture freezing.

寬頻讓 Ravi 可以上視訊課，畫面也不會卡住。

broadband lets [person] + verb

同義詞
  • internet

    broader everyday word; it can mean the whole online system, not only a home or office connection

  • internet service

    clearer when you mean the service sold by a company

  • high-speed internet

    near-equivalent phrase that stresses speed more directly

  • fiber

    a more specific kind of broadband using fiber-optic cables

反義詞
  • dial-up

    an older, much slower way of connecting to the internet

文法句型

get broadband

lose broadband

pay for broadband

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when naming the service in general: get broadband, lose broadband, pay for broadband. When speakers mean the setup or product more exactly, they often add another noun such as 'broadband connection', 'broadband service', or 'broadband package'.

常見錯誤

❌We bought a broadband yesterday.
✅We got broadband yesterday.
💡this noun usually names the service, so it is normally uncountable.
❌The hotel has the broadband password at the front desk.
✅The hotel has the Wi-Fi password at the front desk.
💡broadband is the internet service; Wi-Fi is the wireless network guests join.

broadband — 形容詞