Word · Frequency #2684
remote
遥控器
a device used to control a machine or appliance from a distance, especially a television
- 1.
An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
广播节目中在演播室或控制室以外的地方制作的内容
- 2.
a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
一种可以远程控制机器或设备的装置
- 3.
A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.
托管在远程机器上的源代码控制仓库
外景节目；远程仓库；广播节目中在演播室或控制室以外的地方制作的内容；一种可以远程控制机器或设备的装置；托管在远程机器上的源代码控制仓库
In use
Can you pass me the remote? I want to change the channel.
The remote for the air conditioner is on the coffee table.
She pressed the power button on the remote, but nothing happened.
he lost the remote for his TV
use the remote to [verb] [noun]
I used the remote to turn on the TV.
我用遥控器打开了电视。
point the remote at [noun]
Point the remote at the TV and press the power button.
把遥控器对准电视并按下电源按钮。
the remote controls [noun]
Connections
Collocations
- TV remote
- 电视遥控器
- I can't find the TV remote.我找不到电视遥控器了。
- grab the remote
- 拿起遥控器
- He grabbed the remote and turned off the TV.他拿起遥控器关掉了电视。
- point the remote
- 把遥控器对准
- Point the remote at the TV and press the power button.把遥控器对准电视，然后按电源键。
- remote battery
- 遥控器电池
- The remote battery is dead.遥控器电池没电了。
- lost the remote
- 弄丢了遥控器
- I lost the remote again.我又把遥控器弄丢了。
- use the remote
- 使用遥控器
Learner notes
Memory Tip
remote（遥控器）：遥控器让你在远处（remote）控制电视。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
remote 作名词时常指遥控器
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the stressed vowel and following sounds /oʊt/ with 'remote' (American pronunciation), so they rhyme. No lookalikes with different sounds are included.
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 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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