beacon

US [ˈbikən]
UK [ˈbiːkən]
  • n.灯塔；（导航）无线电信标台；（旧时）烽火
  • v.像灯塔般照耀；照亮；鼓励；为…装设指向标
  • Web灯标；烽火台；警示灯
Plural Form：beacons  

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Beacon
n.
1.
（指引车船等的）灯标，灯塔，立标a light that is placed somewhere to guide vehicles and warn them of danger
a navigation beacon
航标灯
He was a beacon of hope for the younger generation.
他是年轻一代的希望之灯。
2.
（导航）无线电信标台a radio station whose signal helps ships and aircraft to find their position
3.
（旧时）烽火(in the past) a fire lit on top of a hill as a signal

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Definition:
AllAll,灯塔灯塔,无线电信标台无线电信标台,烽火烽火,像灯塔般照耀像灯塔般照耀,照亮照亮,鼓励鼓励,为…装设指向标为…装设指向标,灯标灯标,烽火台烽火台,警示灯警示灯
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1.
I' m a little boat drifting in the sea of knowledge. You' re the beacon on my voyage navigating for me with your light of life.
我是在知识的大海里漂泊的一条小船，而您便是我前进航道上的灯塔，您用生命之光为我导航！
wǒ shì zài zhī shi de dà hǎi lǐ piāo bó de yī tiáo xiǎo chuán , ér nín biàn shì wǒ qián jìn háng dào shàng de dēng tǎ , nín yòng shēng mìng zhī guāng wèi wǒ dǎo háng !
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2.
Shemsen turned away before reopening his eyes and found himself facing the charred remains of the outpost beacon.
他扭过头以后才再次睁开眼睛，他发现自己正面对着岗哨灯塔苍凉的废墟。
tā niǔ guò tóu yǐ hòu cái zài cì zhēng kāi yǎn jing , tā fā xiàn zì jǐ zhèng miàn duì zhe gǎng shào dēng tǎ cāng liáng de fèi xū 。
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3.
The liberal, westward-looking part of the Russian elite wants to see Mr Medvedev as a beacon of the post-Putin thaw.
自由主义的亲西方的那一部分俄罗斯精英希望梅德韦杰夫成为照亮后普京时代的灯塔。
zì yóu zhǔ yì de qīn xī fāng de nà yí bù fen é luó sī jīng yīng xī wàng méi dé wéi jié fū chéng wéi zhào liàng hòu pǔ jīng shí dài de dēng tǎ 。
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4.
America has always been a beacon to the peoples of the world when we ensure that the light of America's example burns bright.
美国始终是世界人民的一座灯塔，而我们必须确保美国的典范之光明亮四射。
měi guó shǐ zhōng shì shì jiè rén mín de yī zuò dēng tǎ , ér wǒ men bì xū què bǎo měi guó de diǎn fàn zhī guāng míng liàng sì shè 。
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5.
After a long day of sightseeing, I came back to Beacon Cottage in the dark, only to realize that I'd forgotten to leave a light on inside.
漫长的一日游之后，我摸黑回到了毕肯小屋，这才发现自己竟然忘了在屋里留盏灯。
màn cháng de yī rì yóu zhī hòu , wǒ mō hēi huí dào le bì kěn xiǎo wū , zhè cái fā xiàn zì jǐ jìng rán wàng le zài wū lǐ liú zhǎn dēng 。
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6.
and Harry Potter shone like a beacon of hope for those of us who thought the Dark days would never end, sir.
对于我们中间这些认为黑暗的日子永远不会完结的人来说，哈利波特就像希望的灯塔一样闪耀着，先生……
duì yú wǒ men zhōng jiān zhè xiē rèn wéi hēi àn de rì zǐ yǒng yuǎn bú huì wán jié de rén lái shuō , hā lì bō tè jiù xiàng xī wàng de dēng tǎ yí yàng shǎn yào zhe , xiān sheng … …
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7.
'It had two tails, one curving slightly away from the other at the top. It was like a beacon or a laser shooting up into the sky.
彗星有两条光尾，下面那条呈弯曲状，和上面那条光尾稍微分开。就像来自灯塔或者激光的光线直射天空。‘
huì xīng yǒu liǎng tiáo guāng wěi , xià mian nà tiáo chéng wān qū zhuàng , hé shàng mian nà tiáo guāng wěi shāo wēi fēn kāi 。 jiù xiàng lái zì dēng tǎ huò zhě jī guāng de guāng xiàn zhí shè tiān kōng 。 '
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8.
That rankles in a state that likes to think of itself as a beacon to the rest of America.
想到自己在美国灯塔般的作用，加州有点不服气。
xiǎng dào zì jǐ zài měi guó dēng tǎ bān de zuò yòng , jiā zhōu yǒu diǎn bù fú qì 。
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9.
So I thought of a solution, to build an art museum, not so far from the center, something like the Dia: Beacon museum (in New York).
所以我想到了一个解决方法，就是建一座像（纽约）迪亚毕肯艺术中心（theDia：Beaconmuseum）那样的，离市中心不是很远的美术馆。
suǒ yǐ wǒ xiǎng dào le yī gè jiě jué fāng fǎ , jiù shì jiàn yī zuò xiàng ( niǔ yuē ) dí yà bì kěn yì shù zhōng xīn ( theDia:Beaconmuseum ) nà yàng de , lí shì zhōng xīn bú shì hěn yuǎn de měi shù guǎn 。
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10.
If so, Thailand may emerge from two years of political strife and regain its former status as a beacon of multi-party democracy in Asia.
假如这样的话，泰国将摆脱两年来的政治冲突，重新成为亚洲多党派民主政治的灯塔。
jiǎ rú zhè yàng de huà , tài guó jiāng bǎi tuō liǎng nián lái de zhèng zhì chōng tū , chóng xīn chéng wéi yà zhōu duō dǎng pài mín zhǔ zhèng zhì de dēng tǎ 。
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