gps

IPA/ˌdʒiː piː ˈes/
KK[ɡˈipiˈɛs]IPA/ˌdʒiː piː ˈes/

gps — 名詞

1. a system that finds the exact location of people, vehicles, or objects on Earth

1.名詞B1
釋義

衛星導航

透過衛星信號定位的系統

a system that finds the exact location of people, vehicles, or objects on Earth using signals sent from satellites in space

例句

Theo turned on the GPS in his car before driving home.

Theo 在開車回家前打開了車上的衛星導航。

turn on the GPS — common verb collocation

Leila used her phone's GPS to find a coffee shop she had never visited.

Leila 用手機的 GPS 找了一家她從未去過的咖啡廳。

check / use the GPS on a phone

常見搭配
  • turn on the GPS
  • use the GPS
  • GPS signal
  • GPS coordinates
  • GPS device
  • GPS navigation
  • GPS tracker
同義詞
  • satellite navigation

    the full non-abbreviated term; more formal but interchangeable in most contexts

  • sat nav

    British informal shortening of 'satellite navigation', common in UK but less used in US

  • navigation system

    broader term that may include non-satellite methods (e.g., inertial navigation), not specific to GPS

文法句型

the GPS / a GPS

GPS + noun (GPS device, GPS signal)

常見錯誤

I bought a GPS for my car.
I bought a GPS device / GPS navigation system for my car.
GPS is a system or technology, not a physical object; use 'GPS device' or 'GPS navigation system' for the hardware.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • GPS device
  • GPS system
  • GPS technology
  • GPS signal
  • GPS coordinates
  • GPS tracker
  • GPS navigation

常用片語

  • turn on the GPS
  • use the GPS
  • rely on GPS
  • lose the GPS signal

介系詞搭配

  • with GPS
  • by GPS
  • via GPS