scanner
/ˈskænə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈskænər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈska-nər/ (ame, mw)
scanner — 名詞
- scannersingular
- scannersplural
1. a device that takes detailed internal images of the human body for medical diagn
掃描器
醫療診斷或讀取條碼的設備
a device that takes detailed internal images of the human body for medical diagnosis, or an electronic reader that decodes bar codes or labels on products or travel documents.
The hospital just bought a new CT scanner that produces clearer pictures of the brain.
醫院剛買了一台新的 CT 掃描儀，能產出更清晰的腦部影像。
CT scanner: medical imaging device for body scans
Jude held his boarding pass under the self-service scanner at the airport gate.
Jude 在機場的自助掃描器刷了他的登機證。
self-service scanner: code-reading device used by the public
The bar-code scanner at the supermarket read every item in Linh's shopping basket.
超市的條碼掃描器讀取了 Linh 購物籃裡的每一樣商品。
The guard asked passengers to put their bags through the X-ray scanner at the entrance.
警衛請乘客在入口處將隨身包包通過X光掃描器檢查。
用法筆記
In medical contexts, a scanner usually refers to a CT or MRI machine. In retail or travel, it usually means a bar-code or boarding-pass reader.
常見錯誤
2. a machine that copies a physical document or photograph by turning it into a dig
掃描機
將紙本文件轉為電腦圖檔的機器
a machine that copies a physical document or photograph by turning it into a digital file that can be opened, changed, or saved on a computer.
Lucía placed the old photo on the flatbed scanner and saved a digital copy.
Lucía 把舊照片放在平台掃描機上，儲存了一份數位檔案。
flatbed scanner: a common type of document scanner with a glass surface
The office scanner can process up to thirty pages per minute in black and white.
這台辦公室掃描機每分鐘可以處理多達三十頁的黑白文件。
Pedro used a portable scanner to turn his notes into text on his computer.
Pedro 用一台可攜式掃描機將筆記轉成電腦上的文字。
Nora scanned the contract with her desktop scanner and emailed the PDF to her lawyer.
Nora 用桌上型掃描機掃描合約，用電子郵件把 PDF 寄給她的律師。
- flatbed scanner
a specific subtype with a flat glass surface for placing documents
- image scanner
formal or technical term for the same device
用法筆記
Frequently combined with flatbed, sheet-fed, or portable to describe the type of device.
常見錯誤
3. a device that receives radio signals and automatically searches across many chan
掃頻器
自動掃描頻道接收無線電訊號的裝置
a device that receives radio signals and automatically searches across many channels, pausing on any channel where a transmission is active, often used to follow police, fire, or aircraft communications.
Bilal tuned his radio scanner to the local police frequency to listen to traffic reports.
Bilal 把他的掃頻器調到當地警用頻道，收聽路況報導。
radio scanner: automatic frequency-scanning receiver
During the storm, many residents used scanners to follow emergency dispatches from the fire department.
暴風雨期間，許多居民用掃頻器收聽消防局的緊急通訊。
Kabir's scanner picked up a distress call from a small plane near the coast.
Kabir 的掃頻器收到一架小飛機在海岸附近的求救訊號。
Asher kept a scanner in his truck to hear highway patrol updates during his drive.
Asher 在他的卡車上放了一台掃頻器，開車途中收聽公路巡警的最新消息。
- police scanner
colloquial term for a scanner used to listen to law enforcement channels
- frequency scanner
technical term emphasizing the scanning function
用法筆記
Commonly used by hobbyists, journalists, and emergency personnel to monitor police, fire, and air-traffic communications.
4. a rotating radar dish or antenna that sends out radio signals and picks up their
雷達盤
旋轉發送接收雷達訊號的天線裝置
a rotating radar dish or antenna that sends out radio signals and picks up their reflections to detect objects such as ships, aircraft, or weather patterns.
The airport's radar scanner tracked the approaching aircraft from over sixty kilometres away.
機場的雷達盤從六十多公里外就開始追蹤接近中的飛機。
radar scanner: rotating antenna for detecting distant objects
The ship's radar scanner rotated, searching for other vessels in the fog.
船上的雷達盤旋轉著，搜尋霧中的其他船隻。
Weather forecasters use radar scanners to track the movement of large storm systems.
氣象預報員使用雷達盤來追蹤大型風暴系統的移動。
The coast guard uses its radar scanner to find boats in trouble during rough weather.
海岸巡防隊使用雷達盤在惡劣天氣下搜尋遇險船隻。
- radar dish
emphasizes the physical shape of the antenna
- radar antenna
technical term focusing on the signal-transmitting function
用法筆記
Subject is usually an airport control tower, ship, weather station, or military installation.