megaphone

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meg·a·phone /ˈmeɡəfəʊn $ -foʊn/ noun

TPGO[countableC] a piece of equipment like a large horn which you talk through to make your voice sound louder, when you are speaking to a crowd 扩音器，喇叭筒，传声筒 →5 see picture at 见图 microphone

2. megaphone diplomacy the practice of making strong or threatening statements in order to make another country do what you want 扩音器外交〔指一国通过发表强硬或威胁性声明迫使别国同意其要求的外交做法〕

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megaphone• Perhaps conscious that he had gained a megaphone reputation, Meacher had settled down to his own social security review.• The clerk touched each elector on the head, and counted each poll aloud over a megaphone.• An inspector spoke through a megaphone while the armed squad kept watch.• A lot of them had megaphones.• They were directed back to their positions by the first assistant and his megaphone, and a second take began.• After some further conversation, he raised his megaphone to announce a break.• He has always looked for one more megaphone.• Sure enough, there he was, Cord Shay, at the megaphone.

Origin megaphone

(1800-1900) Greek megas “large” + phone “voice, sound”

meg·a·phone noun

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