wavelength

Word family

wave·length /ˈweɪvleŋθ/ noun [countableC]

1. TCBHPthe size of a radio wave used to broadcast a radio signal 〔无线电的〕波长

2. TPHP technical the distance between two points on energy waves such as sound or light 〔声波、光波等的〕波长

3 be on the same/a different wavelength informalSAMEDIFFERENT to have the same or different opinions and feelings as someone else 〔与他人的观点、感情〕相投/不合

Dad is just on a different wavelength from me.

爸爸和我就是没有共同语言。

Examples from the Corpus

wavelength• You guys ... I guess you must have a wavelength going.• The radiation, which comes From the arc in the mercury vapour, is mainly ultraviolet with a wavelength of 253-7 nanometres.• A powerful UV/Vis monochromator based detector allows wavelength selection by the turn of a dial and allows very low detection limits.• Because the sandwich is only a few angstroms thick it transmits visible light - but it reflects longer wavelength heat radiation.• The longer wavelengths associated with heat were radiating through the thick plywood board that covered the one window in his darkroom!• Two objects may reflect the same wavelengths into our eyes yet be seen as having different colours.• Here, the wavelength is about 5 x 107m.

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Corpus

BNC: 8243 COCA: 8023

wavelength

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + WAVELENGTH | PREPOSITION | PHRASES

ADJECTIVE

➤long, medium, short長波；中波；短波

▸➤infrared, ultraviolet紅外線波長；紫外線波長

▸➤visible可見波長

▸➤radio無線電波波長

VERB + WAVELENGTH

➤be tuned to頻率調到⋯

PREPOSITION

➤on a/the wavelength以⋯波長

◇LPP Radio has broadcast on this wavelength for years.LPP 廣播台已經用這個波長廣播很多年了。

PHRASES

➤on the same wavelength (figurative) 具有相同觀點

◇My boss and I are just not on the same wavelength.我和老闆就是想不到一塊兒去。

BNC: 8243 COCA: 8023

wavelength

Relating to sound: above, acoustic, acoustics...