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scrambler

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++scram·bler /ˈskræmblə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  TCBTCTa machine that mixes up a radio or telephone message so that it cannot be understood without special equipment 倒频器,扰频器〔用于扰乱无线电或电话信号,只有用特殊仪器才能识别〕
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scramblerI, apparently, am a scrambler.There's noticeably less equipment hanging from a scrambler, but pound for pound there will be more fleecy material visible.Some one invents a scrambler device so people can use their Cellnet phones without the opposition listening in.Ben's greatest wish is that when he grows up, he becomes a professional scrambler.But cost is holding back a rapid introduction of the scramblers.She shrugged, went over to the bidet, washed herself and inserted her tiny scrambler.The Navy had dispatched a portable KYX-2 field-unit scrambler.Luckily for us scramblers, there is a group even further down the mountain social scale.
scram·bler nounChineseSyllable
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scrambler
scrambler /ˈskræmblə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
a machine that mixes up a radio or telephone message so that it cannot be understood without special equipment


scram·blerBrE /ˈskræmblə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskræmblər/ 🔊 nouna device that changes radio or telephone signals or messages so that they cannot be understood by other people 扰码器