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loudspeaker

noun
🔊/ˌlaʊdˈspiːkə(r)/
🔊/ˌlaʊdˈspiːkər/
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  1. [countable] a piece of equipment that changes electrical signals into sound, used in public places for announcing things, playing music, etc.扬声器；扩音器；喇叭
    • over a/the loudspeaker Their names were called over the loudspeaker.喇叭里叫着他们的名字。🔊🔊
    see also public address system, Tannoy™
    Extra Examples
    • Christmas songs blared from loudspeakers.响亮的圣诞歌曲声从喇叭里传了出来。
    • Loudspeakers broadcast the football results.喇叭广播了足球赛结果。
    Topics Musicc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryloudspeaker + verb
    • announce something
    • broadcast something
    • blare (something)
    • …
    loudspeaker + noun
    • announcement
    • system
    preposition
    • from a/​the loudspeaker
    • over a/​the loudspeaker
    • through a/​the loudspeaker
    • …
    See full entry
  2. [countable, uncountable] a function on a phone that allows you to hear without holding the phone to your ear
    • She used her phone's loudspeaker to let everyone listen.她用手机的扬声器让所有人听。
    • on loudspeaker The phone was on loudspeaker so I could hear both sides of the conversation.电话在扬声器上，所以我可以听到谈话的双方。
  3. [countable] (old-fashioned) the part of a radio or piece of musical equipment that the sound comes out of （收音机或音响设备的）扬声器，喇叭synonym speaker
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryloudspeaker + verb
    • announce something
    • broadcast something
    • blare (something)
    • …
    loudspeaker + noun
    • announcement
    • system
    preposition
    • from a/​the loudspeaker
    • over a/​the loudspeaker
    • through a/​the loudspeaker
    • …
    See full entry