airwaves

英 [ˈeəweɪvz]

美 [ˈerweɪvz]

n.  (广播、电视使用的)无线电波; 波段
airwave的复数

Collins.1 / COCA.11658

牛津词典

noun

• （广播、电视使用的）无线电波；波段
  radio waves that are used in broadcasting radio and television
  1. More and more TV and radio stations are crowding the airwaves.
     愈来愈多的电视台和广播电台使无线电波段愈来愈拥挤。
  2. A well-known voice came over the airwaves .
     电波传来了一个大家熟悉的声音。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL （无线电或电视）广播
  The airwavesis used to refer to the activity of broadcasting on radio and television. For example, if someone says something overthe airwaves, they say it on the radio or television.
  1. The election campaign has been fought not in street rallies but on the airwaves...
     此次竞选大战不是以街头集会的方式进行，而是通过电视和广播一决胜负。
  2. The song was banned from the airwaves.
     这首歌曲被禁止在电台或电视台播放。
• 电波
  Airwavesare the radio waves which are used in radio and television broadcasting.

双语例句

• Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television.
  在无线电或电视上通过电波播送。
• CSI is short for Crime Scene Investigation and was a huge hit when it hit the airwaves back at the start of the millennium.
  CSI是犯罪现场调查短，是一个巨大的打击，当它撞上了千年开始电波回来。
• He was criticized for saying on the airwaves that he was in favour of Capitol punishment.
  他由于在广播中说他赞成死刑而受到批评。
• The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission which polices the public airwaves.
  电台由管制公共无线电的联邦通讯管理委员会（f.c.c）批准。
• However, former CIA leaders and some Bush administration officials have taken to the airwaves in recent days to aggressively dispute this claim.
  然而，前CIA领导人和布什政府的一些官员近日在电视和广播上激烈反驳这一说法。
• In the last days before the vote, both sides are saturating the airwaves
  选举前最后几天，竞选双方占用了所有的广播电台和电视台。
• Even the announcers on Chinese television didn't know what to say, letting silence wash over the airwaves.
  就连中国电视台的播音员也不知如何报道了，电波中只有寂静。
• They will also hit the airwaves in opposition to any plan to close tax loopholes for the wealthy.
  他们还会在媒体上大举造势，反对任何堵塞富人纳税漏洞的计划。
• The airwaves, the Internet airwaves at least, belong to us.
  网络、电视广播，是属于我们的。
• MTV first hit the airwaves in1981, but the idea of televised music is as old as television itself.
  在1981年电视音乐第一次抨击电视，但是播送电视音乐这个想法和电视它自己一样老。