beam
noun
verb
biːm
noun
1
a.
a
line
of
light
shining
from
the
sun,
a
lamp
etc
b.
a
line
of
light,
energy
etc
that
you
cannot
see
束，柱〔指看不见的光、能量等〕
the
beam
of
a
powerful
flashlight
手电筒的一道强光
a
laser
beam
激光束
2
a
long
heavy
piece
of
wood
or
metal
used
in
building
houses,
bridges
etc
梁，横梁
3
a
wide
happy
smile
喜色，笑容
a
beam
of
delight
喜悦的笑容
4
off beam
incorrect
or
mistaken
[英，非正式] 不正确的，错误的，不对头的
BrE informal
Our
guesses
were
way
off
beam.
我们的猜测完全错了。
5
a
BALANCE
BEAM
〔体操〕平衡木
6
the
widest
part
of
a
ship
from
side
to
side
[术语] 船宽，船幅
technical
verb
7
to
smile
very
happily
笑，眉开眼笑
I
Sherman
looked
at
his
sons
and
beamed
proudly.
舍曼看着儿子们，自豪地笑着。
[+
with
]
Connie
beamed
with
pleasure.
康妮喜笑颜开。
[+
at
]
McLeish
beamed
at
her.
麦克利什笑容满面地看着她。
8
to
send
a
radio
or
television
signal
through
the
air,
especially
to
somewhere
very
distant
发送〔无线电或电视信号〕
T always + adv/prep
the
first
sports
broadcast
to
be
beamed
across
the
Atlantic
首次向大西洋彼岸播送的体育节目
9
to
send
out
a
line
of
light,
heat,
energy
etc
发（光）; 发（热）; 发射
I,T
The
sun
beamed
through
the
clouds.
阳光穿透了云层。