beam

noun

1. a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts

Synonym: balance beam

2. long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction

3. the broad side of a ship

e.g. they sighted land on the port beam

4. (nautical) breadth amidships

5. a signal transmitted along a narrow path
guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

Synonym: radio beam

6. a column of light (as from a beacon)

Synonym: beam of lightlight beamrayray of lightshaftshaft of lightirradiation

7. a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

Synonym: rayelectron beam

verb

1. smile radiantly
express joy through one's facial expression

2. broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

e.g. We cannot air this X-rated song

Synonym: airsendbroadcasttransmit

3. express with a beaming face or smile

e.g. he beamed his approval

4. experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion

e.g. She was beaming with joy
Her face radiated with happiness

Synonym: glowradiateshine

5. have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink

e.g. Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna

Synonym: glowradiateshine

6. emit light
be bright, as of the sun or a light

e.g. The sun shone bright that day
The fire beamed on their faces

Synonym: shine

1. 眉开眼笑；笑容满面
If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.

e.g. Frances beamed at her friend with undisguised admiration...
弗朗西丝开心地对自己的朋友笑着，毫不掩饰她的羡慕之情。
e.g. 'Welcome back,' she beamed.
“欢迎回来，”她满面笑容地说。

2. （能量、放射线或粒子的）束，柱
A beam is a line of energy, radiation, or particles sent in a particular direction.

e.g. ...high-energy laser beams.
高能激光束
e.g. ...a beam of neutrons.
一束中子

3. （通过电子设备）发送，发射
If something beams radio signals or television pictures or they are beamed somewhere, they are sent there by means of electronic equipment.

beam

e.g. The interview was beamed live across America...
这次访谈向全美国现场直播。
e.g. The live satellite broadcast was beamed into homes across America.
此次卫星直播被发送到美国的千家万户。

4. （光）束；（光）线
A beam of light is a line of light that shines from an object such as a lamp.

5. 照耀；照射
If something such as the sun or a lamp beams down, it sends light to a place and shines on it.

e.g. A sharp white spotlight beamed down on a small stage...
聚光灯的强烈白光照在小舞台上。
e.g. All you see of the outside world is the sunlight beaming through the cracks in the roof.
而外面的世界，你所能看见的就只是透过房顶缝隙射进来的阳光。

6. 梁；横梁
A beam is a long thick bar of wood, metal, or concrete, especially one used to support the roof of a building.

beam在线翻译

e.g. The ceilings are supported by oak beams.
房顶用橡木横梁支撑。

7. （体操中的）平衡木
In gymnastics, the beam is a piece of equipment that consists of a narrow wooden bar on which gymnasts balance and perform movements.

8. see also: off-beam

1. beam的解释

1. 横梁：当地习惯把将要宰杀的猪,倒挂在横梁(beam)、木杠(yoke)或巨型的框架(big frame)上. 这些用以悬挂猪的架子(block)很像是要用水桶(bucket)从井里提水,于是人们用bucket代替了block.

2. 梁：最常用的单元族有:梁(Beam)、平面应力(Plane Stress)、轴对称实体(Axisymmetric Solid)、薄壳(Thin Shell)及实体(Solid单元的阶数依赖于节点内的应变插值方程的阶数,如线性单元每边有2个节点,抛物线单元有3个,三阶单元则有4个;

3. 束：作为一种将天线域MIMO信号处理转化为束(beam)域信号处理的方法,预编码技术可以在UE实现相对简单的线性接收机. 3GPP已经确定,线性预编码技术将被LTE标准支持. 但采用归一化(Unitary)还是非归一化(Non-unitary),

4. beam：brain electricity activity mapping; 脑电地形图

5. beam：brain electricity area mapping; 脑地形图

6. beam：brain electrical activity mapping; 最高功率区