airwaves

英 [ˈeəweɪvz]

美 [ˈerweɪvz]

n.  (广播、电视使用的)无线电波; 波段
airwave的复数

Collins.1 / COCA.11658

牛津词典

noun

• （广播、电视使用的）无线电波；波段
  radio waves that are used in broadcasting radio and television
  1. More and more TV and radio stations are crowding the airwaves.
     愈来愈多的电视台和广播电台使无线电波段愈来愈拥挤。
  2. A well-known voice came over the airwaves .
     电波传来了一个大家熟悉的声音。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL （无线电或电视）广播
  The airwavesis used to refer to the activity of broadcasting on radio and television. For example, if someone says something overthe airwaves, they say it on the radio or television.
  1. The election campaign has been fought not in street rallies but on the airwaves...
     此次竞选大战不是以街头集会的方式进行，而是通过电视和广播一决胜负。
  2. The song was banned from the airwaves.
     这首歌曲被禁止在电台或电视台播放。
• 电波
  Airwavesare the radio waves which are used in radio and television broadcasting.

双语例句

• MTV first hit the airwaves in1981, but the idea of televised music is as old as television itself.
  在1981年电视音乐第一次抨击电视，但是播送电视音乐这个想法和电视它自己一样老。
• The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission which polices the public airwaves.
  电台由管制公共无线电的联邦通讯管理委员会（f.c.c）批准。
• Some stations do not broadcast over the public airwaves, so they do not have to follow FCC rules.
  一些校园广播并不面向社会，因此也不受委员会规定的制约。
• The airwaves, the Internet airwaves at least, belong to us.
  网络、电视广播，是属于我们的。
• There are a lot of incumbents-those now licensed to use the airwaves.
  」就是目前拥有电波使用执照的人。
• However, former CIA leaders and some Bush administration officials have taken to the airwaves in recent days to aggressively dispute this claim.
  然而，前CIA领导人和布什政府的一些官员近日在电视和广播上激烈反驳这一说法。
• New chips will speed processing, and new wireless technology coming next year will make the airwaves less crowded.
  手机中使用的新款芯片运算速度将更快，而且明年即将推出的新无线互联技术则将大幅提升无线网络的连接速度。
• Even the announcers on Chinese television didn't know what to say, letting silence wash over the airwaves.
  就连中国电视台的播音员也不知如何报道了，电波中只有寂静。
• The airwaves are full of nothing but World Cup games and commentaries at the moment.
  目前广播的全都是世界杯比赛及有关评论。
• The news came over the airwaves.
  消息是从广播里传来的。