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hi-fi

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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hi-fi /ˈhaɪ faɪ, ˌhaɪ ˈfaɪ/ noun (plural hi-fis) [countable] old-fashioned  APMTCRa piece of high-quality electronic equipment for playing recorded music 高保真度音响设备 SYN stereohi-fi adjective hi-fi speakers 高保真扬声器
Examples from the Corpus
hi-fiIt is absolutely vital to the sales of a popular car, a hi-fi radio, a camera or an evening dress.Peter sounds off I first became interested in car hi-fi about five years ago.And one for the road, the last word in car hi-fi.This was to be the turning point for me in terms of Car hi-fi.If company cars, company fitted-kitchens or company hi-fi seem to do the trick, sad but fine.In the living-room, a smoked glass hi-fi dominated the mahogany wall unit, huge speakers beside it.His family have bought him a new hi-fi for Christmas.Many students arrive at college with a new hi-fi, camera, radio, etc., which are cherished possessions.
Origin hi-fi (1900-2000) high fidelity
hi-fi nounChinese
a piece high-quality electronic of playing recorded for Corpus equipment music


hi-fi
hi-fi /ˈhaɪ faɪ, ˌhaɪ ˈfaɪ/ noun (plural hi-fis) [countable] old-fashioned
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: high fidelity
a piece of high quality electronic equipment for playing recorded music
   SYN  stereo
—hi-fi adjective:
    hi-fi speakers


hi-fiBrE /ˈhaɪ faɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaɪ faɪ/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] equipment for playing recorded music that produces high-quality stereo sound 高保真音响设备 hi-fi adjective [usually before noun] a hi-fi system高保真系统