beacon

英 [ˈbiːkən]

美 [ˈbiːkən]

n. (指引车船等的)灯标，灯塔; 立标; (导航)无线电信标台; (昔日)烽火

复数：beacons　现在分词：beaconing　过去式：beaconed　第三人称单数：beacons　过去分词：beaconed　

Collins.1 / BNC.10036 / COCA.10441

牛津词典

noun

（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
1. a navigation beacon
  航标灯
2. He was a beacon of hope for the younger generation.
  他是年轻一代的希望之灯。
（导航）无线电信标台
a radio station whose signal helps ships and aircraft to find their position
（昔日）烽火
(in the past) a fire lit on top of a hill as a signal

灯塔
Abeaconis a light or a fire, usually on a hill or tower, which acts as a signal or a warning.
N-COUNT 指路明灯；指引者；楷模
If someone acts as abeacon toother people, they inspire or encourage them.
1. Our Parliament has been a beacon of hope to the peoples of Europe...
  我们的国会一直是欧洲各族人民的希望之灯。
2. General Rudnicki was a moral beacon for many exiled Poles.
  鲁德尼茨基将军是众多被放逐的波兰人精神上的引路人。

noun

a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
Synonym:lighthousebeacon lightpharos
a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes
Synonym:radio beacon
a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
Synonym:beacon fire

verb

I also want a light, a beacon for me.
我也想要一盏灯，一座属于我的灯塔。
It is a kind of application which uses laser as collimation light in the laser beacon.
自准水平激光仪是利用激光作为准直光，广泛应用于地面平整、地面处理和渠道挖掘等方面。
We want to be a beacon for the world.
我们想要成为世界的一座灯塔。
Once again, America's moral example must be the bedrock and the beacon of our global leadership.
我再说一次，美国的道德榜样必须是我们作为世界领袖的基石和灯塔。
It consisits of three parts: the military passes, the walls and the beacon towers.
长城由三部分构成：军事关卡，城墙和烽火台。
It has been a beacon of elegance and grace.
它成为了高尚和优雅的指向标。
It may be a beacon to you in the darkness.
但愿它成为你用来照亮黑暗的指明灯。
We like to be around these people, because they're a beacon of cool.
我们喜欢围绕着这些人，因为他们是流行的指向标。
Pilot beacon devices are available in the frequency shift and demodulation modes.
在频移和解调模式下，飞行导向设备是有效（可实现）的。
Reduced the distance between gate and beacon in the3rd mission in the illegal activity sequence for level2and3.
等级2和3的“违法活动”任务中第三个系列任务中的加速轨道距离信标的间距被缩短了。