אנגלית

echolocate

gb/ɪkˈɑləkˌeɪt/ us/ɪkˈɑləkˌeɪt/
C1 אנגלית
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
פועל technical C1 action
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find things using sound echoes

To find where things are by making sounds and listening to the echoes.

תבנית שימוש: [animal] echolocates (to) [navigate/find prey]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse echolocate (the action) with echolocation (the system/ability).
מילים נרדפות
orient (Broader; not specifically by interpreting echoes.) | ping (Often technological; means send out a signal and listen for a return.)
הפכים
grope (Move or search uncertainly without reliable sensory guidance.)
צירופים
bats echolocate |dolphins echolocate |echolocate prey |echolocate insects |echolocate underwater |echolocate in caves |echolocate using ultrasonic calls |echolocate by emitting clicks |echolocate in murky water |echolocate in complete darkness
נושאים
animals |nature |science
דוגמאות
  • Bats echolocate to hunt insects at night.
  • Some whales echolocate to track prey in deep water.
  • In the dark cave, the animals echolocated to avoid obstacles.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • Bats echolocate at night.
  • Dolphins can echolocate underwater.
פועל C1 action
2

navigate by making tongue clicks

To move around safely by making small sounds and listening to the echoes.

תבנית שימוש: [someone] echolocates (to) [move around/find obstacles]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may assume it requires special equipment; it can also be done by making clicks with the mouth.
מילים נרדפות
navigate (General; does not imply using echoes.)
הפכים
stumble (Move unsteadily, often because you cannot sense obstacles well.)
צירופים
learn to echolocate |echolocate with tongue clicks |echolocate in unfamiliar places |echolocate around obstacles |echolocate while walking |echolocate indoors |echolocate in crowded spaces |practice echolocating |echolocate without a cane |teach someone to echolocate
נושאים
health |daily_life |disability |science
דוגמאות
  • After months of practice, he could echolocate well enough to avoid poles and doorways.
  • She echolocates by making quiet clicks and listening for changes in the echo.
  • In a new building, he echolocated to judge the width of the hallway.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • He echolocates with small clicks.
  • She echolocates to avoid obstacles.
פועל technical C2 process
3

measure location using sonar-like echoes

To use sound echoes to measure where something is, using technology.

תבנית שימוש: [device/system] echolocates [object/space]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may think echolocate is only used for animals; it can also be used for devices that work like sonar.
מילים נרדפות
range (Measure distance; does not necessarily involve echoes or sound.)
הפכים
miscalculate (Get the position or distance wrong.)
צירופים
echolocate obstacles |echolocate a target |echolocate a room |echolocate in real time |echolocate using ultrasound |echolocate with sonar |echolocate nearby objects |echolocate in a tunnel |echolocate reflections |echolocate distance
נושאים
technology |engineering |science
דוגמאות
  • The robot echolocates obstacles using an ultrasonic sensor.
  • Submarines can echolocate targets by sending out pings and analyzing the echoes.
  • The system echolocated the wall position even through smoke.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • The sensor echolocates nearby objects.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
echolocate
IPA
GB/ɪkˈɑləkˌeɪt/
US/ɪkˈɑləkˌeɪt/
הברות והטעמה
echo - locate (2 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (locate)
צורות המילה
Verb
  • Base: echolocate
  • 3rd Person Singular: echolocates
  • Present Participle: echolocating
  • Past: echolocated
  • Past Participle: echolocated
משפחת מילים
Forms
echolocates verb echolocating verb echolocated verb
Core family
echolocation noun C1
Related words
echo noun A2 locate verb A2 location noun A2
Advanced or less common
echolocator noun
ביטויים

echolocate your way around

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/ɪkˈɑləkˌeɪt jˈʊɹ wˈeɪ ɚˈaʊnd/
fixed phrase

navigate using echoes

To get around a place by making sounds and listening to echoes.

דוגמאות
  • In the unfamiliar apartment, she echolocated her way around the furniture.
  • He echolocated his way around the station by clicking softly and listening for echoes.
  • With practice, you can echolocate your way around a room without bumping into chairs.

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