| 词汇 | smoke-signal |
| 释义 | smoke signal noun[ Cusually plural ] uk /ˈsməʊk ˌsɪɡ.nəl/ us /ˈsmoʊk ˌsɪɡ.nəl/ mainly UK a signal that uses smoke from a fire to represent words, used to send messages over long distances烟雾信号 a statement that is a sign of what someone's intentions are: 托词，烟幕 The chancellor was sending out smoke signals about the new budget proposal.财政大臣正在就新的预算提案大放烟幕。 Signs, signals and symbols acid test backward slash backwards slash beacon breadcrumb hieroglyphic hieroglyphically iconographic iconographically iconography obelisk obelus octothorpe paraph penalty flag pointer prompt the all-clear token torch You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Announcing, informing & stating Examples of smoke signalsmoke signal The spotting charge, which was designed to detonate on impact, had sufficient power only to initiate the release of a small smokesignal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This may include a horseshoe buoy or lifebuoy, a danbuoy or man overboard pole, and perhaps a floating smokesignal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some of the smoke signals rising from the king's own camp appeared to confirm the grounds for an optimistic prognosis. We might be relying on smoke signals today had that been the case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not a question of government by smoke signals; it is not government at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am concerned that there are still not very clear smoke signals about where the process is going. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Initially, they were unaware of the barbarity taking place on the other islands and sent pre-arranged smoke signals announcing their finds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The use of smoke signals, beacons, reflected light signals, and flag semaphore signals are early examples. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Early means of communication over a distance included visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is believed that the butte was used to send up smoke signals to hunting and seed gathering parties. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Semaphores were able to convey information more precisely than smoke signals and beacons and consumed no fuel. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They send up smoke signals three times from a barbecue while the others are absent and hide the fact that they're doing this. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We had no flares or smoke signals that worked. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During the day, smoke signals warned other towers along the coast of the pirates' pending arrival, and fires were lit when it was dark. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Smoke signals, for instance, are to be considered semaphore, not telegraph. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of smoke signal These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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