beam /bi:m/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
- (n.) a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- (n.) a column of light (as from a beacon)
Chinese translation
- n. 横梁, 杆, 光线, 容光焕发
- vi. 用梁支承, 微笑, 射出光线
- vt. 照耀, 感到欣喜
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / verb
- Pronunciation
- /bi:m/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.14 · Super Rare
Word forms
beamed, beaming, beams
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