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modem

/ˈməʊdəm/ /ˈmoʊdəm/

Meanings
noun

调制解调器

A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa and allows computers to communicate over a phone line.

Examples :

"My laptop needs a modem to connect to the internet via the phone line. "
我的笔记本电脑需要一个调制解调器，才能通过电话线连接到互联网。
technology electronics computing communication internet device machine technical signal

Related Words

Illustration printer

printer noun

/ˈpɹɪntə(ɹ)/ /ˈpɹɪntɚ/

打印机，印刷机

"The art teacher is a skilled printer, creating beautiful prints from her own photographs. "

这位美术老师是一位技艺精湛的印刷师，用她自己的照片创作出美丽的印刷品。

Illustration internet

internet noun

/ˈɪntəˌnɛt/ /ˈɪntɚˌnɛt/

因特网，互联网，内联网

"Our company uses a private internet to share documents securely among employees. "

我们公司使用一个私有的内联网，以便员工之间安全地共享文件。

Illustration analogue

analogue noun

/ˈænəlɔːɡ/ /ˈænəlɑːɡ/

类似物，类似品。

"The human heart is often considered an analogue to a pump, circulating blood throughout the body. "

人们常常把心脏看作是泵的类似物，它在全身循环血液。

Illustration transmit

transmit verb

/tɹænsˈmɪt/

传送，传递，发送

"The teacher transmitted the important information to the students. "

老师把重要的信息传递给了学生们。(Lǎoshī bǎ zhòngyào de xìnxī chuándì gěi le xuéshengmen.)

Illustration computer

computer noun

/kəmˈpjuːtə/ /kəmˈpjutɚ/

计算机，电脑。

"My uncle is a computer for our family; he's always calculating budgets and costs. "

我叔叔是我们家的活电脑，总是帮我们计算预算和开销。

Illustration computers

computers noun

/kəmˈpjuːtəs/ /kəmˈpjutɚs/

计算员，运算员

"Before electronic calculators, large organizations employed many computers who calculated numbers for tables and charts by hand. "

在电子计算器出现之前，大型机构雇佣了许多计算员，他们手工计算数据来制作表格和图表。

Illustration telephone

telephone noun

/ˈtɛləfəʊn/ /ˈtɛləfoʊn/

电话， 电话机

"My grandmother uses the telephone to talk to her friends every week. "

我奶奶每个星期都用电话跟她的朋友们聊天。

Illustration encodes

encodes verb

/ɪnˈkoʊdz/ /ɛnˈkoʊdz/

编码，加密。

"The software encodes your password to protect it from hackers. "

这款软件会对你的密码进行编码加密，以保护它免受黑客攻击。

Illustration signals

signals noun

/ˈsɪɡnəlz/

信号，讯号

"The blinking lights on the modem sent signals indicating that the internet connection was working. "

调制解调器上闪烁的灯光发出了信号，表明互联网连接正常。

Illustration communicate

communicate verb

/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/

沟通，交流

"The teacher communicated the new assignment to the students. "

老师把新的作业通知给学生们了。

Illustration connect

connect verb

/kəˈnɛkt/

连接，接合。

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

我觉得这块零件是用来和那块零件连接的。

Illustration digital

digital noun

/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtəɫ/

数字期权，数字选择权

"My brother chose the digital option for his history project, creating a presentation instead of a written report. "

我 弟弟 的 历史 项目 选择 了 数字 期权，做 了 一个 演示 文稿，而 不是 写 一份 书面 报告。