loudspeaker
gb/lˈaʊdspˌikɚ/ us/lˈaʊdspˌikɚ/
B1
Inglês
hangszóró, szócső
SUBSTANTIVO
B1
1
hangszóró
B1
Padrão de uso:
[sound] comes through the loudspeaker(s)
We connected the phone to a loudspeaker so everyone could hear the call.
Rácsatlakoztattuk a telefont egy hangszóróra, hogy mindenki hallja a hívást.
The loudspeaker crackled and then the principal began the announcement.
A hangszóró recsegett, aztán az igazgató elkezdte a bejelentést.
The technician replaced a damaged loudspeaker in the auditorium.
Exemplos para estudantes
The loudspeaker is too loud.
Túl hangos a hangszóró.
I heard the announcement on the loudspeaker.
A hangosbemondón hallottam a bejelentést.
Erro comum:
Learners often shorten it to speaker; that is common, but loudspeaker is more specific and can sound more formal/technical.
Significado
device that plays amplified sound
Colocações
portable loudspeaker
|wireless loudspeaker
|powered loudspeaker
|ceiling loudspeaker
|car loudspeaker
|PA loudspeaker
|loudspeaker system
|loudspeaker volume
|loudspeaker cabinet
|loudspeaker cone
Sinônimos
speaker (More general and more common in everyday speech.)
|
PA speaker (Specifically for public announcements and events.)
Antônimos
microphone (Opposite direction: it turns sound into an electrical signal.)
Temas
technology
|audio
|electronics
|daily_life
Definição
A piece of equipment that makes sound louder so people can hear it.
A device that converts an electrical audio signal into sound loud enough to be heard, often as part of a sound system or public-address system.
SUBSTANTIVO
C1
2
szócső
C1
Padrão de uso:
a loudspeaker for [someone/something]
Opponents accused the channel of acting as a loudspeaker for the ruling party.
Az ellenfelek azzal vádolták a csatornát, hogy a kormánypárt szócsöveként működik.
He refused to be a loudspeaker for the company’s talking points.
Nem volt hajlandó a cég kommunikációs paneljeinek szócsövévé válni.
The newspaper tried to avoid becoming a loudspeaker for any one candidate.
Exemplos para estudantes
She did not want to be a loudspeaker for him.
Nem akart a férfi szócsöve lenni.
Erro comum:
This is figurative; it does not mean a physical device in this use.
Significado
person or group spreading messages
Colocações
a loudspeaker for the government
|a loudspeaker for the campaign
|party loudspeaker
|regime loudspeaker
|become a loudspeaker for
Sinônimos
mouthpiece (Often more negative and explicit about lack of independence.)
|
propagandist (Stronger; implies deliberate spreading of propaganda.)
Antônimos
critic (Someone who challenges rather than repeats messages.)
|
independent voice (Emphasizes not speaking for someone else.)
Temas
media
|politics
|society
Definição
Someone who repeats another person’s opinions to many people.
A person, organization, or media outlet that repeats and promotes someone else’s views or messages, often without criticism.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
loudspeaker
AFI
GB/lˈaʊdspˌikɚ/
US/lˈaʊdspˌikɚ/
Sílabas e tonicidade
loud - speak - er (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (loud)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: loudspeaker
- Plural: loudspeakers
Família de palavras
Expressões
on the loudspeaker
1/ˈɔn ðə lˈaʊdspˌikɚ/
fixed phrase
heard via a loudspeaker
Heard through a loudspeaker.
Exemplos
- The boarding update is on the loudspeaker again.
- Please don’t put me on the loudspeaker in a crowded room.
- Music was on the loudspeaker while we waited.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The message is on the loudspeaker.
over the loudspeaker
1/ˈoʊvɚ ðə lˈaʊdspˌikɚ/
fixed phrase
broadcast using a loudspeaker
Said through a loudspeaker so many people can hear.
Exemplos
- They called my name over the loudspeaker at the station.
- A recorded message played over the loudspeaker every five minutes.
- The coach shouted instructions over the loudspeaker.
Exemplos para estudantes
- My name was announced over the loudspeaker.
through the loudspeaker
1/θɹˈu ðə lˈaʊdspˌikɚ/
fixed phrase
sound coming out of loudspeaker
Coming out of the loudspeaker.
Exemplos
- Her voice came through the loudspeaker, clear and calm.
- A warning siren sounded through the loudspeaker.
- Static hissed through the loudspeaker before the song started.
Exemplos para estudantes
- I heard his voice through the loudspeaker.