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buzzer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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buzz·er /ˈbʌzə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  DTa small thing, usually shaped like a button, that buzzes when you press it 蜂鸣器 Press the buzzer if you know the answer. 如果你知道答案,就按抢答器。
Examples from the Corpus
buzzerIn the vestibule, I scanned the column of buzzers while she fumbled in her purse for her keys.They went into the lobby where the doorman, inordinately well-dressed to be pushing buzzers, gave I0C a sharp blast.Each game she questions her ability anew, as if the starting buzzer erased all her past accomplishments.Finally they rang the bell of the Frasers' flat, and after a moment the buzzer went.I gingerly pressed the buzzer, embarrassed.When the buzzer on the wall sounded she jumped, striking a wrong key.When the buzzer went on his new chrome and ash desk, he jumped.The buzzer sounded for the end of the quarter.The buzzer on his intercom interrupted his thoughts.
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buzzer
buzzer /ˈbʌzə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
a small thing, usually shaped like a button, that buzzes when you press it:
    Press the buzzer if you know the answer.


buzz·erBrE /ˈbʌzə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbʌzər/ 🔊 nounan electrical device that produces a buzzing sound as a signal 蜂鸣器at the ˈbuzzer(NAmE) at the end of a game or period of play 比赛结束时;游戏结束时He missed a three-point attempt at the buzzer. 终场哨响时,他投三分球未中。🔊🔊