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the scanning of sth
scanning 作名词时常后接 of 短语，表示被扫描的对象。
The scanning of the old documents took several hours.
对这些旧文件的扫描花了好几个小时。
扫描
scannings — plural of scanning
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扫描
the process of converting photographs into a digital form that a computer can recognize; also, the act of moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface to produce an image for analysis or transmission
The scanning of the old documents took several hours.
对这些旧文件的扫描花了好几个小时。
扫描的行为；被扫描的过程
The act of something being scanned.
The scanning of the old photographs took longer than we expected.
扫描这些旧照片花了比我们预期更长的时间。
Many libraries now offer document scanning to preserve rare books.
许多图书馆现在提供文件扫描服务以保存珍本图书。
The scanning of barcodes at the checkout speeds up the process.
收银台扫描条形码加快了结账速度。
scanning 作名词时常后接 of 短语，表示被扫描的对象。
The scanning of the old documents took several hours.
对这些旧文件的扫描花了好几个小时。
scanning 也可作定语修饰名词，表示“用于扫描的”功能或用途。
Scanning software converts paper documents into digital files.
扫描软件把纸质文件转换成数字文件。
Not this
I did a scanning of the report.
Use this
I did a scan of the report.
scanning 作名词时通常表示不可数的“扫描过程”；若要表示一次具体的扫描行为，应使用可数名词 scan。
Not this
I need to buy a scanning for my old photos.
Use this
I need to buy a scanner for my old photos.
scanning 指“扫描”的动作或过程，scanner 才指扫描仪；受汉语“扫描”兼指动作和设备的影响，容易误用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
扫描电子显微镜
The scanning electron microscope revealed the surface structure in detail.
扫描电子显微镜揭示了表面的细微结构。
扫描隧道显微镜
Researchers used a scanning tunneling microscope to observe individual atoms.
研究人员使用扫描隧道显微镜观察单个原子。
文档扫描
Document scanning saves time when you need to archive paper files.
需要归档纸质文件时，文档扫描可以节省时间。
扫描软件
This scanning software can convert photos into editable text.
这款扫描软件可以将照片转换为可编辑文本。
网络扫描
Network scanning helps administrators find vulnerable devices.
网络扫描帮助管理员发现易受攻击的设备。
光学扫描
Optical scanning is used to digitize old photographs.
光学扫描用于将旧照片数字化。
正在扫描生命形态。
A signature line from the Star Trek franchise, said when crew members use the ship's sensors to detect biological organisms on a planet or unknown vessel. It is widely parodied in science fiction and popular culture.
《星际迷航》系列的标志性台词。当船员利用船上的传感器探测行星或不明飞船上的生物时，常会说出这句话。它被科幻和流行文化广泛模仿。
Use scannings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：扫描仪“宁静”地逐行扫过，把图片变成数字文件；-ing 表示动作正在进行。
语域：mixed 常见场景：office document digitization、medical imaging diagnostics、laboratory surface analysis 作名词时，通常多用于技术或医学语境，如文档扫描、影像检查或表面分析；正式与中性场合都可见，具体语域取决于搭配，日常口语中更常用动词形式。
All six words rhyme with 'scanning': they share the stressed vowel /æ/ and the ending /nɪŋ/, spelled -anning. Beware lookalikes: 'scansion' /ˈskænʃən/ has a different ending, and 'running' /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ and 'cunning' /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ have the vowel /ʌ/, not /æ/, so none of them rhymes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.