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单词 earphone
释义
earphone
noun[Cusually plural]
uk
/ˈiə.fəʊn/us
/ˈɪr.foʊn/
apieceofelectronicequipment, usually one of apair, that you put into or overyourearso that you canlistenprivatelyto theradio,recordedmusic, etc.:
apair/set of earphones(= these twoobjectsand usually also thewireorpiecethatjoinsthem)
I put my earphones on/in andlistened.
Thedefendanthad tolistento thecourtproceedingsintranslationthrough earphones.
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  • You will beprovidedwith a set of earphones to use on theflight.
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  • Hewearsan earphone thatallowshim tohearthepoliceradioscanner.
  • She gave me her earphone so we couldlistento themusictogether.
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(Definition ofearphonefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofearphone

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The child was asked to listen carefully through a pair of earphones connected to the laptop.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Participants were told that they would hear a series of sentences over both ears of the earphones they would be wearing.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The words were tape-recorded and presented through earphones.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is generally played through earphones so that the patient can control many aspects of what is heard.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Hospitals have been advised to do this; earphones and pillowphones are in general use in most hospitals.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It was an interview where one does not see the interviewer, conducted through a mouthpiece and earphones.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It seems only yesterday that one was messing about with a cat's whisker and a crystal and wearing earphones.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is completely incomprehensible to others who hear a somewhat disembodied, sepulchral twittering which emanates from the earphones of those machines.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The earphones would enable people to listen to it: the cotton wool would not prevent people from hearing it.
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Many use their hi-fi earphones so as not to disturb their neighbours or the rest of the family.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In addition, the practice has grown up of not having loud wireless sets in wards but of having individual earphones.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The prospect of several sheep wearing earphones is delightful.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Many people walk around, sometimes rather dangerously, listening to transistor radios and cassette recorders while wearing earphones.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Personal stereo sets are not capable of generating very high volumes, although the use of earphones means that lower volumes are more concentrated.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What happens in the case of a child who is partly deaf—not wholly deaf, but deaf enough to need the help of earphones, perhaps, and some form of electrical amplification?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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