an·ten·na
noun/ænˈtenə/
/ænˈtenə/
enlarge image(plural antennaeeither of the two long thin parts on the heads of some insects and some animals that live in shells, used to feel and touch things with/ænˈteniː//ænˈteniː/)触角；第二触角；大触角 - (figurative) The minister was praised for his acute political antennae (= ability to understand complicated political situations).
这位部长以政治触觉敏锐而为人称道。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryantenna + verb- quiver
- twitch
- (figurative) The minister was praised for his acute political antennae (= ability to understand complicated political situations).
enlarge image(plural antennas, antennae)(especially North American English)(also aerial especially in British English)a piece of equipment made of wire or long straight pieces of metal for receiving or sending radio and television signals天线 - radio antennas
收音机天线 - They installed a dish antenna on the roof.
他们在屋顶上安装了碟形天线。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- radio
- television
- TV
- …
- install
- mount
- radio antennas
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, alteration of antemna ‘yard’ (of a ship), used in the plural to translate Greek keraioi ‘horns (of insects)’, used by Aristotle.