beam
n
1 long piece of wood, metal, concrete, etc, usu horizontal and supported at both ends, that carries the weight of part of a building or some other structure 梁.
2
(a) any of the horizontal cross-timbers of a ship, joining the sides and supporting the deck 船梁(船上連接兩舷并支撐甲板的橫木).
(b) breadth of a ship at its widest part 船寬(船身最寬部分的距離).
3 horizontal bar of weighing-scales from which the pans hang 衡器上懸吊秤盤的橫桿. =>illus at scale 見scale之插圖.
4 ray or stream of light or other radiation (eg from a lamp or a lighthouse, the sun or the moon) (燈、燈塔、日月等的)光線、光束或其他射線
the beam of the torch, searchlight, etc 手電筒、探照燈等的光束
The car's headlights were on full beam, ie not dipped to avoid dazzling other drivers. 那輛汽車的前大燈都開著(未能為防止將其他司機眼睛照花而放低前大燈).
5 bright and happy look or smile 歡快的表情; 微笑
a beam of pleasure 一絲笑容.
6 series of radio or radar signals used to guide ships or aircraft (為船只或飛行器導航的無線電或雷達的)信號流.
7 (idm 習語) broad in the beam => broad1. off (the) `beam (infml 口) mistaken; wrong 錯誤的; 不對
Your calculation is way off beam. 你的計算大錯特錯. on the `beam (infml 口) on the right track; correct 正確的; 對. beam, v
1
(a) [I] (of the sun, etc) send out light and warmth (指太陽等)發光, 發熱.
(b) [I, Ipr] ~ (at sb) smile happily and cheerfully 愉快地微笑
The winner beamed with satisfaction. 獲勝者滿意地笑了.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (to...) (from...) broadcast (a message, television programme, etc) 播送(消息、電視節目等)
The World Cup Final was beamed live from Britain to Japan. 世界杯決賽從英國向日本作了實況轉播.