beacon
🇺🇸
/ˈbiːkən/
🇬🇧
/ˈbiːkən/
noun
R
A light that helps guide people or vehicles and warns them about possible dangers.
The lighthouse served as a beacon for ships during the stormy night.
在暴風雨的夜晚，燈塔為船隻提供了一個信號。
R
A radio signal station that helps ships and airplanes know where they are.
The lost ship found its way back to port with the help of a beacon.
迷航的船隻在一個信號的幫助下找到了回港的路。
R
In the past, it was a fire lit on a hill to send a signal.
The beacon on the hill alerted the villagers of the approaching enemy.
丘陵上的信號警告了村民即將到來的敵人。
translation
燈塔, 無線電導航台, 烽火
詞形變化
Plural
beacons