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单词 Braille
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Definition of Braille in English:

Braille

noun breɪlbreɪl
mass noun
  • A form of written language for blind people, in which characters are represented by patterns of raised dots that are felt with the fingertips.

    布莱叶盲文,布莱叶点字法

    she taught herself Braille
    all the plants are labelled in Braille
    as modifier Braille medicine labels
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Since it opened I went along with a visually impaired member of the committee to sample the notice board in Braille.
    • He read in Braille, mainly textbooks translated into finger-touch words by prisoners in Arbour Hill jail.
    • Since the process of printing pictures in Braille involves heating special paper is required.
    • Important municipal information must also be available in Braille format for the visually impaired.
    • The four-volume 512-page book has been brought out in Braille after its success in several Indian languages and a few foreign languages like Chinese and Korean.
    • Drivers will draw lots and be assigned a navigator who will be handed over a map with the route in Braille.
    • He was faced with the challenge of learning a new way of writing and reading in Braille and had to cope with his visual impairment emotionally.
    • Good examples of such ‘active touch’ include reading of Braille characters and the sorting and selecting of objects in a pocket, out of sight.
    • Most of the classics are available in Braille, but the more obscure texts are not, and all the class handouts had to be scanned for me.
    • Artifact descriptions are etched in Braille into glass lecterns in the National Museum of Colombia, and photosensor-activated handrails trigger audio narrations.
    • Both of the references to language, in Braille and phonetic code, are veiled in such a way that language doesn't become the vehicle through which you arrive at a certain set of information.
    • The signage (including pictogram, Braille and raised character) depicts parents, a child and a wheelchair.
    • In 1996, researchers reported that the visual cortex at the back of the brain showed increased activity when blind people use the tips of their fingers to read Braille publications.
    • The nine volumes of ‘The Half-Blood Prince’ in Braille weighs about 11 pounds.
    • Included in the display are both Braille and jumbo-sized playing cards, as well as other classic games which have been retextured, enlarged or recreated in Braille.
    • The Visually Impaired National Library for the Blind loans books written in Braille to blind people and also runs a beginner's programme in Braille or Moon.
    • But, pursuing higher education proves to be a challenging task for them due to the acute shortage of textbooks in Braille.
    • The last series has also been published in Braille.
    • And so she likes to follow what happens to Hermione, but she prefers to read it in Braille and not listen to it on audiotape.
    • The swings have backs to support riders with no upper body strength; many signs are in Braille, and the soft, springy ground is surfaced with recycled tires.
verbBrailled, Brailles, Braillingbreɪlbreɪl
[with object]
  • Print or transcribe in Braille.

    用布莱叶点字法印刷;把…译成布莱叶盲文

    a select list of new books have been Brailled and added to stock
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The software is installed in a Braille Lite-a small, portable Braille note taker that is equipped with synthetic speech and a refreshable Brailled display.
    • Audio textbooks can be produced much faster and cheaper than Brailled books, and can be used by students with varying print disabilities.
    • My visually impaired junior assistant helped the group get started on Brailling the alphabet.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from the name of Louis Braille (see Braille, Louis).

Rhymes

ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale

Definition of Braille in US English:

Braille

nounbreɪlbrāl
  • A form of written language for blind people, in which characters are represented by patterns of raised dots that are felt with the fingertips.

    布莱叶盲文,布莱叶点字法

    she taught herself Braille
    all the plants are labeled in Braille
    as modifier Braille medicine labels
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Included in the display are both Braille and jumbo-sized playing cards, as well as other classic games which have been retextured, enlarged or recreated in Braille.
    • The signage (including pictogram, Braille and raised character) depicts parents, a child and a wheelchair.
    • Important municipal information must also be available in Braille format for the visually impaired.
    • Since the process of printing pictures in Braille involves heating special paper is required.
    • Most of the classics are available in Braille, but the more obscure texts are not, and all the class handouts had to be scanned for me.
    • Since it opened I went along with a visually impaired member of the committee to sample the notice board in Braille.
    • Drivers will draw lots and be assigned a navigator who will be handed over a map with the route in Braille.
    • The Visually Impaired National Library for the Blind loans books written in Braille to blind people and also runs a beginner's programme in Braille or Moon.
    • The four-volume 512-page book has been brought out in Braille after its success in several Indian languages and a few foreign languages like Chinese and Korean.
    • But, pursuing higher education proves to be a challenging task for them due to the acute shortage of textbooks in Braille.
    • He was faced with the challenge of learning a new way of writing and reading in Braille and had to cope with his visual impairment emotionally.
    • Good examples of such ‘active touch’ include reading of Braille characters and the sorting and selecting of objects in a pocket, out of sight.
    • Artifact descriptions are etched in Braille into glass lecterns in the National Museum of Colombia, and photosensor-activated handrails trigger audio narrations.
    • Both of the references to language, in Braille and phonetic code, are veiled in such a way that language doesn't become the vehicle through which you arrive at a certain set of information.
    • He read in Braille, mainly textbooks translated into finger-touch words by prisoners in Arbour Hill jail.
    • And so she likes to follow what happens to Hermione, but she prefers to read it in Braille and not listen to it on audiotape.
    • The swings have backs to support riders with no upper body strength; many signs are in Braille, and the soft, springy ground is surfaced with recycled tires.
    • The nine volumes of ‘The Half-Blood Prince’ in Braille weighs about 11 pounds.
    • In 1996, researchers reported that the visual cortex at the back of the brain showed increased activity when blind people use the tips of their fingers to read Braille publications.
    • The last series has also been published in Braille.
verbbreɪlbrāl
[with object]
  • Print or transcribe in Braille.

    用布莱叶点字法印刷;把…译成布莱叶盲文

    a select list of new books have been Brailled and added to stock
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The software is installed in a Braille Lite-a small, portable Braille note taker that is equipped with synthetic speech and a refreshable Brailled display.
    • Audio textbooks can be produced much faster and cheaper than Brailled books, and can be used by students with varying print disabilities.
    • My visually impaired junior assistant helped the group get started on Brailling the alphabet.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from the name of Louis Braille (see Braille, Louis).

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