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scan

UK /skæn/US /skæn/

词源

源自中古英语'scanen',来自拉丁语'scandere',原意为'攀登',后来演变为'按韵律诵读诗歌',最终发展出'仔细查看'的含义。

verb

❶ 快速浏览或粗略查看,通常指为了寻找特定信息而快速阅读文本内容。

“She scanned the newspaper for the latest news.”

(她快速浏览报纸,寻找最新消息。)

“He scanned the document to find his name.”

(他快速浏览文件,寻找自己的名字。)

❶ 使用电子设备(如扫描仪)将纸质文件或图像转换为数字格式。

“Please scan this document and email it to me.”

(请扫描这份文件并通过电子邮件发给我。)

“He scanned the old photos to preserve them digitally.”

(他扫描了旧照片,以便以数字方式保存。)

❶ 用医疗设备(如CT或MRI)对身体部位进行详细检查。

“The doctor ordered a scan of his brain.”

(医生要求对他的大脑进行扫描检查。)

“She had to go for a full body scan at the hospital.”

(她不得不在医院进行全身扫描检查。)

同义词:skim, browse, examine, inspect, survey

noun

❶ 扫描行为或扫描过程,也指扫描后得到的图像或结果。

“The scan showed everything was normal.”

(扫描结果显示一切正常。)

“I need to do a quick scan of this document.”

(我需要快速扫描这份文件。)

同义词:examination, image, picture, reading

常见短语

body scan — 对身体进行的全面扫描检查,通常用于医疗诊断或安全检查。

“The airport security required a full body scan.”

(机场安检要求进行全身扫描。)

scan through — 快速浏览或翻阅某物,通常指粗略查看而非仔细阅读。

“I just scanned through the report to get the main points.”

(我只是快速浏览了报告,了解主要观点。)