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A light or signal, often set up high on a hill, tower, or lighthouse, that warns people or guides them — like a lighthouse beacon guiding ships at night. Figuratively, a person, place, or idea can be called 'a beacon of hope' — something that gives people hope or shows them the way forward during a hard time.
燈塔/信號燈;(比喻)希望的象徵
組成From an old English word meaning sign or signal.
原始詞典資料14 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Beaconname
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A town in Western Australia.
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A city and town in Iowa, United States.
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A city in New York, United States.
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A hamlet in Devon, England.
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A surname.
beaconnoun/ˈbiːkən/
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A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
- No flaming Beacons caſt their Blaze afar, / The dreadful Signal of invaſive VVar.
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nauticaltransportA signal, buoy, post, or other conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners, particularly to warn vessels of danger.
- Henceforth, wherever thou may’st roam, / My blessing, like a line of light, / Is on the waters day and night, / And like a beacon guards thee home.
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A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.
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That which gives notice of danger, hope, etc., or keeps people on the correct path; a source of inspiration.
- a beacon of hope
- Modest doubt is called / The beacon of the wise.
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An electronic device that broadcasts a signal to nearby portable devices, enabling smartphones etc. to perform actions when in physical proximity to the beacon.
beaconverb/ˈbiːkən/
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To act as a beacon.
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To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
- That beacons the darkness of heaven.
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To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。