clicker
clicker — 名詞
- clickersingular
- clickersplural
1. a small handheld tool that you press to produce a clicking sound, used for thing
按壓裝置
泛指可按壓發聲的小型手持裝置，用途多元
a small handheld tool that you press to produce a clicking sound, used for things like counting people, training dogs, advancing presentation slides, or changing TV channels
Haruto used a clicker to advance the presentation slides during the sales meeting.
Haruto 在銷售會議中用按壓裝置切換投影片頁面。
used a clicker to + base verb (purpose pattern)
Amara pressed the dog-training clicker every time her puppy sat on the mat.
Amara 每次小狗在墊子上坐下時，就按一下訓犬用的按壓裝置。
dog-training clicker — compound noun modifier
The gate attendant pressed his clicker each time a passenger stepped off the ferry.
閘門管理員在每位乘客走下渡輪時按下手中的按壓裝置。
Fatima could not find the TV clicker and changed channels by hand.
Fatima 找不到電視的按壓裝置，只好手動轉臺。
TV clicker — everyday term for remote control
At the marathon, volunteers used clickers to count every runner who crossed the line.
在馬拉松比賽中，志工們用按壓裝置計算每一位跑過終點線的跑者。
- press the clicker
- click the clicker
- dog-training clicker
- TV clicker
- presentation clicker
- use a clicker
- remote control
more formal; specifically for operating electronic devices from a distance
- remote
shortened form of 'remote control'; neutral register
- counter
specifically a device for tallying numbers, without implying a clicking sound
- buzzer
makes a buzzing or ringing sound rather than a click; often used in game shows and door-entry systems
用法筆記
In everyday talk, people most often use 'clicker' to mean a television remote control. In settings like dog training, event management, or classrooms, the word refers to a handheld counter or signal device instead.