Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1952
switch
开关
A device used to turn electric current on or off, or to control the flow of current in a circuit.
指电灯、电器等的通断装置
- 1.
A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
用于开启和关闭电流或引导电流流动的装置
- 2.
control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
开关
- 3.
A change or exchange.
改变或交换
- 4.
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
替换
- 5.
A long, slender woody plant stem or a flexible, thin rod used as a whip to administer corporal punishment in the United States.
长而细的木质植物茎或用作鞭子的柔韧细杆,用于在美国实施体罚
- 6.
hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
假发束
- 7.
Synonym of rute.
rute的同义词
- 8.
A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
允许指定可选行为的命令行符号
- 9.
A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
根据表达式的值采取不同操作的编程结构
- 10.
A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.
连接多条线路的网络设备,允许同时通信;与效率较低的集线器相比,集线器仅将网络数据包复制到每条线路
- 11.
A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
一种专用继电器、计算机硬件或其他设备系统,允许呼叫方的电话线与任何被叫方的线路连接
- 12.
A mechanism within DNA that activates or deactivates a gene.
激活或关闭基因的DNA机制
- 13.
A variant of crazy eights where one card, such as an ace, reverses the direction of play.
疯狂八张的变体,其中一张牌(如A)反转游戏方向
- 14.
A play in which the ball (or equivalent) is moved from one side of the playing area to the other.
将球(或等同物)从比赛区域的一侧移到另一侧的战术
- 15.
The process of the currently fronting headmate changing; an instance of this.
当前前台人格的转换过程;此过程的一个实例
转变;更换;调换;交换机;网络交换机;命令行选项;命令开关;switch语句;分支语句;电话交换机;交换台
In use
Could you flip the switch by the door? The basement is dark.
The main power switch is located behind the machine.
I bought a new switch for the lamp because the old one stopped working.
Connections
Collocations
- light switch
- 电灯开关
- He flicked the light switch and the room lit up.他拨动电灯开关,房间亮了起来。
- power switch
- 电源开关
- Please turn off the power switch before leaving.离开前请关闭电源开关。
- on/off switch
- 开/关
- The on/off switch is located on the side of the device.开/关位于设备侧面。
- switch panel
- 开关面板
- The electrician replaced the old switch panel.电工更换了旧的开关面板。
- switch box
- 开关盒
- The switch box is inside the closet.开关盒在壁橱里。
- switch position
Learner notes
Memory Tip
switch = 开关,一拨就切换。
Context & Register
作为名词时,通常指电路开关,语域中性,常见于家庭电路、电子设备和工业控制面板等场景;较少用于表示替代事件或假发套。
Grammar Note
可数名词;常与'on/off'搭配使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the same ending sound /ɪtʃ/ as 'switch'.
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。
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.