output
/ˈaʊtpʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊtpʊt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈau̇t-ˌpu̇t/ (ame, mw) · /ˈaʊt.pʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊt.pʊt/ (ame, ipa)
output — 名詞
1. the total quantity that a person, company, machine, or country makes, usually wi
產量
一定時間內產出的總量
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.
那家工廠加開夜班後，產量增加了一倍。
factory output over a work period
After weeks of heavy rain, rice output fell sharply.
連續幾週豪雨後，稻米產量大幅下降。
crop output
Japan's car output rose again in March after parts arrived.
零件到貨後，日本三月的汽車產量又回升了。
One machine can lift daily output by three hundred boxes.
一台機器就能把每日產量提高三百箱。
During the cold winter months, the mine maintained high output.
在寒冷的冬季裡，那座礦場仍維持高產量。
- 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,
成果；產物
人或設備產生的作品、資料或結果
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.
這台印表機輸出的內容太淡，看不清楚。
printer's output
Mina's best output this year was a picture book for children.
Mina 今年最好的成果是一本給孩子看的圖畫書。
creative output
Before the meeting, the lab checked the computer output twice.
開會前，實驗室把電腦輸出資料檢查了兩次。
Video output from the camera filled the control room screen.
攝影機送出的影像內容佔滿了控制室螢幕。
The robot's output was stacked in blue trays by the door.
機器人生產出的成品堆在門邊的藍色托盤裡。
- 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
輸出量
設備送出的功率、熱量或訊號強度
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.
這台小暖氣的熱量輸出足以讓大房間暖起來。
heat output to warm + place
Engine output drops when the fuel filter is blocked.
燃料濾網堵住時，引擎輸出會下降。
engine output
The radio's output was weak inside the long tunnel.
在那條長隧道裡，收音機的輸出訊號很弱。
On clear days, solar panel output peaks at noon.
天氣晴朗時，太陽能板的輸出量會在中午達到高點。
Technicians tested the speaker output before the concert began.
技術人員在演唱會開始前測試了喇叭輸出。
- 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 — 動詞
1. if a computer or electronic device outputs something, it makes it available by p
輸出
設備把資料、頁面或訊號送出
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.
那台印表機幾秒內就輸出了三份表格。
output + number + object
At 6 p.m., the machine output a warning message.
下午六點，機器輸出了一則警告訊息。
machine output + message
The sensor outputs new data every five minutes.
那個感測器每五分鐘輸出一次新資料。
Yesterday, the app output a map for each driver.
昨天，那個 App 為每位司機輸出了一張地圖。
With one click, the program output the final report.
只要按一下，程式就會輸出最終報告。
- 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
送出
資料或結果從設備中出來
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.
那張圖表不小心印成黑白的。
intransitive: result + output
After the update, the labels output more slowly than before.
更新後，那些標籤印出來比以前更慢。
labels output
Only half the tickets output from the machine this morning.
今天早上，機器只送出了半數票券。
At first, only blank pages output from the office printer.
一開始，辦公室印表機印出來的都只是空白頁。
The image output correctly once Maya changed the file type.
Maya 改了檔案類型後，影像就能正確送出。
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.