transmit
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data along
telephone lines 0 a
break in
transmission (= of a radio or
television broadcast) due to a technical fault 3 [C]
a radio or television
message or broadcast ( Nil a
A % 110, ) if! ,§., r M: a live
transmission from Sydney A g 4 [U,
C] the system in a vehicle by which power is passed from the engine to the
wheels ( AH W-) ^iiti
transmit /traens'mit; traenz-/ verb (-tt-) 1 ~ (sth) (from ...) (to ...) to send an electronic signal, radio
or television broadcast, etc. Hit; If
it; [VN,
usually +adv./prep.)
signals transmitted from a satellite O The ceremony was
transmitted live by satellite to over fifty countries. ^LiiiSI* M[b|2l+£ 'MU M 7H o o [V] a
short-wave radio that can transmit as well as receive
3 2 [VN] to pass sth from one person to
another f£tf; H2Z1 transfer: sexually transmitted diseases ft 1# ^ ^ 0 Parents
can unwittingly transmit their own fears to their children.
lfeTi£7o 3 [VN]
(technical Afn) to allow heat, light, sound, etc. to
pass through ft (n$i, P ) ', M ( it ) ; f^ilil
BHZ1 conduct
trans mit ter /traens'mita(r); traenz-/ noun 1 a
piece of equipment used for sending electronic signals, especially radio or
television signals ( it fa AM tfe ait ftL
— compare receiver(2) 2 ~ of sth (formal) a person or thing that
transmits sth from one person or thing to another ftii#; ft$&#; ft If#; ft Emphasis was placed on the school
as a
transmitter of moral values. A f| ] "jM
'7 #£ fj MMift iifflflifo
trans mog rify /.traenz'niDgrifai;
.traens-; /MmE -'ma:g-/ vert (trans-mog-ri-fies, trans-mog-ri-fy-ing, trans-mog-ri-
fied, transmogrified) [VN] (often humorous) to
change sb/sth completely, especially
in a surprising way ( it EEZa transform ► trans- mog-ri-fi-ca-tion /,traenz,mDgrifi'keiJ'n;
.traens-; NAmE -,ma;g-/ noun [U],
trans-mute /traenz'mjuit;
traens-/ verb ~ (sth) (into sth)
(formal) to change, or make sth
change, into sth different ( f<| ) t>ffc, HEI transform :
[VN +adv./prep.) It was once thought that lead could be transmuted
into gold. W A
i1 £5 iA Ajnj VJ, $ M £ 0 [also V] ► trans-mu-ta-tion /.traenzmjui'teijn;
.traens-/ noun [C,
U]
trans nation al /.traenz'naejnal;
.traens-/ adj. (especially business [§0 existing in or
involving many different countries m : transnational
corporations
tran som /'traensam/ noun 1 a bar of wood or stone
across the top of a door or window ( f] ± )
ft
^ 2 (NAmE) = fanlight
trans par ency /traens'paeransi/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 (also informal tranny) [c] a picture printed on a piece of film, usually
in a frame, that can be shown on a screen by shining light through the film £rj j:J If; M W JE # Enn slide : an overhead
transparency (= used with an overhead projector) iti !£ i§ BE IE ft 2 [u] the quality of sth, such
as glass, that allows you to see through it jgfli; MBlJtt
3 [U] the quality of sth,
such as an excuse or a lie, that allows sb to see the truth easily SM J? ML; ~ ‘ §
f i: They were shocked by the transparency of his lies, ftkffl $'J M
trans par ent On /traens'paerant/ adj.
1 (of glass, plastic, etc. 3$ij£L H£E^) allowing you to see through it M B|| (ft; : The insect’s wings
are
almost
transparent. M li
i ^ 0 ft 7 M BE 1$ c EQ3
opaque 2 (of an excuse, a lie,
etc. ff n , if n #) allowing you to see
the truth easily M iR ; H # W to; fi M % ML tf} pym obvious : a man
of transparent honesty M fg M ^ A 0 a transparent attempt to buy votes BEIIi|&^MM Wlkf§ o Am I
that transparent
are my intentions that
obvious)? ^ M ^
Iff ? 3 (of language,
information, etc. iff W , fg M, #) easy to understand a campaign to make
official
documents more
transparent ^
opaque
► trans-par-ent-ly adv.: transparently
obvious
MM
tran spir ation /.traenspi'reijn/ noun [U]
(biology 4) the process of water passing
out from the surface of a plant orieaf«f^ffl (>
tran spire /traen'spai0(r)/ verb (formal) 1 [V that]
(not
usually used in the progressive tenses if it transpires that sth has happened or is
true, it is known or has been shown to be true ; MU; A fjj: It
transpired that the gang had had a contact inside the bank. U It M f* V Ve. & IS'li M
W l*J J® 0 0 This story, it later transpired, was untrue, fp A f# , llfc^'k 2 [V] to happen AYou’re
meeting him tomorrow? Let me know what transpires. f/F BJ] A fP ftk ML ffi ? JE ML ® W 'If R £ if? % o 3 [V, VN] (biology ^) when plants or leaves
transpire, water passes out from
their surface ( *ItJ ) 7]MB
trans-plant verb, noun
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verb /traens'plamt; traenz-; NAmE -'plaent/ [VN] 1 ~ sth
(from sb/sth) (into sb/sth) to take an organ, skin, etc. from one person, animal,
part of the body, etc. and put it into or onto another & fl ( $r tf;,
Surgeons have successfully transplanted a liver into a
four-year-old boy. :
T Uf o o Patients
often reject transplanted organs. §, —compare implant v.(2)
2 to
move a growing plant and plant it somewhere else &m, few, mi f ttm
) 3 (formal) - sb/sth (from .„) (to ...) to move sb/sth to a different place
or environment {j£ xf ®
: Japanese production methods
have been transplanted
into some British factories. 0 A
►trans-plan-ta-
tion /.traenspla-.n'teij’n; .traenz-; NAmE -plaen-/ noun [U]: liver
transplantation fF Iff # ft 0 the transplantation of entire
communities overseas
a noun /'traensplamt; 'traenz-;
NAmE -plaent/ 1 [C, U] a medical
operation in which a damaged organ, etc. is replaced with one from another
person ( tl: to have a heart transplant S'S-E'dfto a
transplant operation 0 a shortage
of suitable kidneys
for transplant iS'n 2 [C] an organ, etc.
that is used in a transplant
operation There
is always a chance
that the body will reject the transplant. RJi£o —compare
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tran-spon-der /traens‘pnnd0(r)/ noun (technical A ip) a piece of equipment that
receives radio signals and automatically sends out another signal in reply ( % M
trans-port o-w noun, verb
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noun /’traenspoit; NAmE -spo:rt/
1 (especially BrE) (NAmE
usually trans-por-ta-tion) [u] a system for carrying people
or goods from one place to another using vehicles, roads, etc. iiisili: air/freight/road transport $ jg;
jg; S&M 0 the government’s transport policy 11
S H $. M — see also public
transport
2
(BrE) (NAmE trans-por-ta-tion) [u] a vehicle
or method of travel ii AH1Mif
A A: Applicants
must have their own transport. A i| A I'lf |SW /Sllr0
0 Transport to and from the airport is included in the price. Hi Ifa A ill M ^ M ^ o 0 His bike is his only means of transport. il fTWA^-E^o 3 [U] (especially BrE) (also trans-por-ta-tion NAmE, BrE) the
activity or business of carrying goods from one place to another using lorries/
trucks, trains, etc. isH'- iiM; HM: The
goods
were damaged during
transport, ik% is H M N ^ © 0 0 controls on the
transport of nuclear waste
^ fa ^ 4 [C] a ship, plane or lorry/truck used for carrying
soldiers, supplies, etc. from one place to another (iiMIPA. M )
MW1&,
iiHIJl, iiHA
A 5 transports [pi.] - of sth (literary) strong feelings and emotions @ f'\ AJ 'If ^ ; M 'If ; Mif): to be in transports of delight
*
verb /traen'spoit; NAmE -'spoirt/ [VN, usually + adv./prep.]