Phrase
dish antennae
noun
碟形天线；抛物面天线
dish antennae is the plural of dish antenna.
a dish-shaped antenna used for receiving or transmitting signals
- 1.
A paraboloid antenna.
抛物面天线。
抛物面天线。；碟形天线；抛物面天线
In use
We installed a dish antenna on the roof to receive satellite television channels.
The observatory uses a large dish antenna to collect radio waves from distant stars.
During the storm, the dish antenna on the house was damaged by strong winds.
install a dish antenna
install 是常用动词，表示安装。
We need to install a dish antenna on the roof.
我们需要在屋顶安装一个碟形天线。
point a dish antenna at [target]
Point the dish antenna at the southern sky.
将碟形天线对准南方的天空。
dish antenna for [purpose]
This dish antenna is for satellite TV reception.
这个碟形天线用于卫星电视接收。
Common mistakes
I want to install an antenna dish on the roof.I want to install a dish antenna on the roof.
英语中复合名词通常将核心词放在后面，'dish antenna'中'antenna'是核心，'dish'是修饰词，所以不能说'antenna dish'。
The disk antenna receives satellite signals.The dish antenna receives satellite signals.
'dish'指碟形或抛物面形状，而'disk'多指扁平圆盘，两者形状不同，不能混用。
Connections
Confusing words
- satellite dish
- 卫星天线 · 卫星天线特指用于接收卫星信号的天线，而碟形天线泛指抛物面形状的天线，用途更广。
- dish
- 盘子 · dish作‘盘子’解是餐具，与碟形天线（dish antenna）同形但意义完全不同。
Word family
- dish antennae
- plural
- dish antennas
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用于卫星通信。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.