scan
v
(-nn-)
1 Tn] look at every part of (sth) carefully; examine (sth) with great attention 細看(某物)的各部; 仔細檢查(某物)
He scanned the horizon, looking for land. 他細看天水相連的地方, 尋找陸地.
2 [Tn]
(a) (of a searchlight, etc) pass across (an area) (指探照燈等)掃掠(某處)
The flashlight's beam scanned every corner of the room. 手電筒的光束掃遍屋內各個角落.
(b) (medical 醫) obtain an image of (a body or part of the body) with a scanner 用掃描器掃描(身體或身體的部位).
3 [Tn] glance at (eg a document) quickly but not very thoroughly 匆匆而粗略地看(如文件)
She scanned the newspaper over breakfast. 她吃著早飯把報紙大略看了一遍.
4
(a) [Tn] analyse the metre of (a line of verse) by noting how it is stressed and how many syllables it has, as in `Mary `little/`lamb 劃分(詩句)的音步(如`Mary/`had a/`little/`lamb.)
(b) [I] (of verse) have a proper metrical pattern (指詩句)符合韻律
a line that does not scan 一行不合韻律的詩句
The verses scan well. 這些詩句韻律嚴謹.
5 [Tn] (in television, etc) pass an electronic beam over (sth), esp so as to produce a picture on a screen (電視等)掃描. scan, n act of scanning (scan 2b) 掃描
a `body scan, ie done by a scanner 全身掃描 * a `brain scan 腦掃描.