scan

Word family adjectivescannablenounscannerscanningscansionverbscan

Related topics: Electrical, Computers

scan1 /skæn/ verb (scanned, scanning)

1 look at 看 [transitiveT]EXAMINE to examine an area carefully but quickly, often because you are looking for a particular person or thing 细看，审视，查找

He scanned the horizon, but there was no sign of the ship.

他朝地平线处仔细眺望，但是找不到那艘船的踪影。

She scanned his face, looking for signs of what he was thinking.

她端详着他的脸，想知道他在想些什么。

Video cameras scanned the car park.

摄像机监视着停车场。

scan something for something

I scanned the street for people I knew.

我扫视街道，寻找认识的人。

2 read 读READ [intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also scan through) to read something quickly 粗略地看，浏览，快读 SYN skim

scan something for something

I scanned the page for her name.

我快速浏览那一页找她的名字。

She scanned through the paper.

她浏览了一下报纸。

3 see inside 看到里面 [transitiveT]TEE if a machine scans something, it passes an electrical beam over it to form a picture of what is inside it 〔用电磁波等〕扫描 → scanner

All luggage has to be scanned at the airport.

所有行李在机场都得接受扫描检查。

They scanned his brain for signs of damage.

他们给他做了脑部扫描，检查是否有损伤迹象。

4 computer 计算机 [transitiveT] if you scan a document or picture, you put it into a machine attached to a computer so that the information in the document can be taken into the computer and stored there 扫描〔文件或图片〕 → scanner

scan something into something

You scan the text into the computer, then edit it.

把文本扫描进电脑，然后进行编辑。

5. poetry 诗 [intransitiveI] technical poetry that scans has a correct regular pattern of beats 符合格律

Examples from the Corpus

scan• He got to his feet, did a 365-degree scan, and moved on.• Thrilled, Barlow scanned computer data on 42,283 Martian craters photographed by the Viking Orbiter since the mid-1970s.• Dr. Schlaug scanned the brains of several musicians as part of his research.• On occasion he found himself scanning the lake, throttling down as he passed bleak islands of rock and pine.• Robert scanned the lists for his name.• She scanned the menu outside the restaurant, but decided it looked too expensive.• Surveillance cameras constantly scan the sidewalks.• Stern started every day by scanning the want ads.• Sitting back, humming under his breath, he scanned the waters for anything that might present itself.• Executives in high-performing firms tailored scanning to perceived strategic uncertainty in all sectors.• From such a vantage point you can scan up to a mile along many beaches and spot objects cast up by the tides.

scan something for something• I scanned the beach for familiar faces.

Related topics: Hospital

scan2 noun

1 MH[countableC] a medical test in which a special machine produces a picture of something inside your body 〔医疗〕扫描检查

The scan showed that she was expecting twins.

扫描显示她怀了双胞胎。

a brain scan

脑部扫描

2 [singular]LOOK FOR when you read something quickly 浏览，快速查阅

scan of

a quick scan of the newspapers

快速浏览报纸

Examples from the Corpus

scan• A bone scan showed a small fracture in Conway's right ankle.• A bone scan on Monday revealed a compression fracture in vertebrae in the middle of his back.• We took him to hospital and he had various tests and a brain scan.• The brain scan, the chest scan, the throat and bone scans all said the cancer had gone.• Bring the localiser into the normal level flight and descent scan routine.• From the play of shadows, Hicks reckoned that there were two more people inside who were beyond his scan.• But workers were paid low wages, lived mostly in overcrowded bunkhouses and were subjected to daily body searches and internal scans.• It was agreed that all transmission of film material will be in a progressive scan format from launch of services.• After a quick scan of the headlines, Joan put the newspaper down.• But he hopes that scans should illuminate the precise areas of any deficits.

From Longman Business Dictionary

scanscan /skæn/ verb [transitiveT]COMMERCE

1to use a scanner (=special machine with an electronic beam) to read the information on a credit card, the bar code on a product etc

2to use a scanner (=piece of computer equipment) to copy words or images from paper onto a computer

This program lets people edit photos that have been scanned into a digital form.

Origin scan1

(1300-1400) Late Latin scandere, from Latin, “to climb”

单词	scan
释义	scan Word family adjectivescannablenounscannerscanningscansionverbscan Related topics: Electrical, Computers scan1 /skæn/ ●●○ verb (scanned, scanning) 1 look at 看 [transitiveT]EXAMINE to examine an area carefully but quickly, often because you are looking for a particular person or thing 细看，审视，查找 He scanned the horizon, but there was no sign of the ship. 他朝地平线处仔细眺望，但是找不到那艘船的踪影。 She scanned his face, looking for signs of what he was thinking. 她端详着他的脸，想知道他在想些什么。 Video cameras scanned the car park. 摄像机监视着停车场。 scan something for something I scanned the street for people I knew. 我扫视街道，寻找认识的人。 2 read 读READ [intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also scan through) to read something quickly 粗略地看，浏览，快读 SYN skim scan something for something I scanned the page for her name. 我快速浏览那一页找她的名字。 She scanned through the paper. 她浏览了一下报纸。 3 see inside 看到里面 [transitiveT]TEE if a machine scans something, it passes an electrical beam over it to form a picture of what is inside it 〔用电磁波等〕扫描 → scanner All luggage has to be scanned at the airport. 所有行李在机场都得接受扫描检查。 They scanned his brain for signs of damage. 他们给他做了脑部扫描，检查是否有损伤迹象。 4 computer 计算机 [transitiveT] if you scan a document or picture, you put it into a machine attached to a computer so that the information in the document can be taken into the computer and stored there 扫描〔文件或图片〕 → scanner scan something into something You scan the text into the computer, then edit it. 把文本扫描进电脑，然后进行编辑。 5. poetry 诗 [intransitiveI] technical poetry that scans has a correct regular pattern of beats 符合格律 Examples from the Corpus scan• He got to his feet, did a 365-degree scan, and moved on.• Thrilled, Barlow scanned computer data on 42,283 Martian craters photographed by the Viking Orbiter since the mid-1970s.• Dr. Schlaug scanned the brains of several musicians as part of his research.• On occasion he found himself scanning the lake, throttling down as he passed bleak islands of rock and pine.• Robert scanned the lists for his name.• She scanned the menu outside the restaurant, but decided it looked too expensive.• Surveillance cameras constantly scan the sidewalks.• Stern started every day by scanning the want ads.• Sitting back, humming under his breath, he scanned the waters for anything that might present itself.• Executives in high-performing firms tailored scanning to perceived strategic uncertainty in all sectors.• From such a vantage point you can scan up to a mile along many beaches and spot objects cast up by the tides. scan something for something• I scanned the beach for familiar faces. Related topics: Hospital scan2 ●●○ noun 1 MH[countableC] a medical test in which a special machine produces a picture of something inside your body 〔医疗〕扫描检查 The scan showed that she was expecting twins. 扫描显示她怀了双胞胎。 a brain scan 脑部扫描 2 [singular]LOOK FOR when you read something quickly 浏览，快速查阅 scan of a quick scan of the newspapers 快速浏览报纸 Examples from the Corpus scan• A bone scan showed a small fracture in Conway's right ankle.• A bone scan on Monday revealed a compression fracture in vertebrae in the middle of his back.• We took him to hospital and he had various tests and a brain scan.• The brain scan, the chest scan, the throat and bone scans all said the cancer had gone.• Bring the localiser into the normal level flight and descent scan routine.• From the play of shadows, Hicks reckoned that there were two more people inside who were beyond his scan.• But workers were paid low wages, lived mostly in overcrowded bunkhouses and were subjected to daily body searches and internal scans.• It was agreed that all transmission of film material will be in a progressive scan format from launch of services.• After a quick scan of the headlines, Joan put the newspaper down.• But he hopes that scans should illuminate the precise areas of any deficits. From Longman Business Dictionary scanscan /skæn/ verb [transitiveT]COMMERCE 1to use a scanner (=special machine with an electronic beam) to read the information on a credit card, the bar code on a product etc 2to use a scanner (=piece of computer equipment) to copy words or images from paper onto a computer This program lets people edit photos that have been scanned into a digital form. Origin scan1 (1300-1400) Late Latin scandere, from Latin, “to climb”
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