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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mega·phone
DATE 1878 : a cone-shaped device used to intensify or direct the voice
verb DATE 1901 transitive verb : to transmit or address through or as if through a megaphone intransitive verb : to speak through or as if through a megaphone English Etymology megaphone 1878, coined (perhaps by Thomas Edison, who invented it) from Gk. megas "great" (see mickle) + phone "voice" (see fame). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 megaphone mega·phone / 5me^EfEun; NAmE -foun / noun a device for making your voice sound louder, that is wider at six end, like a cone , and is often used at outside events 扩音器；喇叭筒；传声筒 ⇨ compare loudhailer Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mega·phone I. \ˈmegəˌfōn\ noun Etymology: mega- + -phone 1. : a cone-shaped device used to intensify or direct the voice < a cheerleader's megaphone > < power megaphone > 2. : one that expresses or publicizes others' opinions or ideas : mouthpiece < making herself the megaphone of his suggestions — Nigel Dennis > II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) transitive verb 1. : to transmit through or as if through a megaphone : publicize widely < megaphone an announcement to the crowd > < wouldn't care to megaphone my career — New York Sun > < megaphone the dictator's views > 2. : to address through or as if through a megaphone < megaphone a passing ship > intransitive verb : to speak through or as if through a megaphone |
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