Word · Frequency #1093
radio
无线电；无线电广播
the system or medium of communication that uses electromagnetic waves to send and receive sound
- 1.
The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
通过调制电磁波传输声音或其他信号的技术
- 2.
medium for communication
通信媒介
- 3.
A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
能接收无线电波信号并将调制信号还原为声音的设备
- 4.
an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
检测、解调和放大传输信号的电子接收器
- 5.
A device that can transmit radio signals.
能发射无线电信号的设备
- 6.
a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
基于电磁波广播的通信系统
通过调制电磁波传输声音或其他信号的技术；通信媒介；能接收无线电波信号并将调制信号还原为声音的设备；检测、解调和放大传输信号的电子接收器；能发射无线电信号的设备
In use
I listen to the news on the radio every morning.
She turned on the radio to hear her favorite song.
The radio said it would rain tomorrow.
listen to the radio
表示收听广播节目。
I listen to the radio every morning.
我每天早上听收音机。
on the radio
表示通过无线电广播传播。
Her song is played on the radio often.
她的歌经常在收音机里播放。
turn on/off the radio
Please turn off the radio when you leave.
离开时请关掉收音机。
Connections
Collocations
- listen to the radio
- 听收音机
- I often listen to the radio in the morning.我经常在早上听收音机。
- radio station
- 广播电台
- Which radio station do you usually listen to?你通常听哪个广播电台？
- turn on the radio
- 打开收音机
- Could you turn on the radio? I want to hear the news.你能打开收音机吗？我想听新闻。
- on the radio
- 在广播中
- I heard that song on the radio yesterday.我昨天在广播中听到了那首歌。
Idioms & figurative uses
- on the radio
- 在广播中，通过收音机I heard that song on the radio.我在收音机上听到了那首歌。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记radio为‘热的噢’，寒冬里听收音机取暖。
Context & Register
中性语体，多用于日常或正式场合，指收音机或无线电广播。
Grammar Note
注意：radio 作“无线电广播”时不可数，作“收音机”时可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -io ending pronounced /ioʊ/, but the vowel sound in the stressed syllable differs from 'radio' (/reɪdioʊ/); none are perfect rhymes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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