stereo
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ster·e·o1 /ˈsteriəʊ, ˈstɪər- $ ˈsterioʊ, ˈstɪr-/ noun (plural stereos) 1 
(also stereo system) [countable]TCR a machine for playing records, CDs etc that produces sound from two speakers 立体声音响 （设备） a stereo with good speakers 扬声器音质好的立体声音响on a stereo He was listening to the Beatles on the car stereo. 他在听汽车立体声音响播放的披头士乐队的歌。 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A1 Bedroom 卧室2. in stereo TBCAPMif sound is played or broadcast in stereo, it is directed through two speakers 用立体声播放的 → personal stereo
(also stereo system) [countable]TCR a machine for playing records, CDs etc that produces sound from two speakers 立体声音响 （设备） a stereo with good speakers 扬声器音质好的立体声音响on a stereo He was listening to the Beatles on the car stereo. 他在听汽车立体声音响播放的披头士乐队的歌。 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A1 Bedroom 卧室2. in stereo TBCAPMif sound is played or broadcast in stereo, it is directed through two speakers 用立体声播放的 → personal stereoExamples from the Corpus
stereo• They told us that you could get a stereo in Saigon for about a third of what it cost in the States.• Had these people got bored with making cars and stereos and aerosols? were they going to start making history?• Eventually, environmental health officers seized Mary Carruthers' stereo system and speakers after a petition from neighbours.• When the stereo sends audio signals to the electrodes in the speaker, sound comes out of the perforations.on a stereo• Two excerpts from Scriabin's Poem of Fire were recorded on stereo discs on 12 March 1932.stereo2 (also stereophonic) /ˌsteriəˈfɒnɪk◂, ˌstɪər- $ ˌsteriəˈfɑːnɪk◂, ˌstɪr-/ adjective TCRusing a recording or broadcasting system in which the sound is directed through two speakers 立体声的 → mono, quadraphonic stereo equipment 立体声音响设备Examples from the Corpus
stereo• A wide-screen projection system was used in combination with stereo lenses to produce a three-dimensional effect.• This gives them overlapping fields of view and the true stereo vision that they need to capture their prey.Origin stereo2 (1900-2000) stereophonic ((1900-2000)), from Greek stereos “solid” + English phonicster·e·o1 nounstereo2 adjectiveChineseSyllable
that CDs Corpus etc machine a playing for records,
stereo
ster‧e‧o1 /ˈsteriəʊ, ˈstɪər- $ ˈsterioʊ, ˈstɪr-/ 
noun (plural stereos)
1. (also ˈstereo ˌsystem) [countable] a machine for playing records, CDs etc that produces sound from two speakers:
a stereo with good speakers
on a stereo
He was listening to the Beatles on the car stereo.
2. in stereo if sound is played or broadcast in stereo, it is directed through two speakers
⇨ personal stereo
stereo2 (also ster‧e‧o‧phon‧ic) /ˌsteriəˈfɒnɪk◂, ˌstɪər- $ ˌsteriəˈfɑːnɪk◂, ˌstɪr-/ adjective
stereo equipment
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noun (plural stereos)1. (also ˈstereo ˌsystem) [countable] a machine for playing records, CDs etc that produces sound from two speakers:
on a stereo
2. in stereo if sound is played or broadcast in stereo, it is directed through two speakers
⇨ personal stereo
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(also ster‧e‧o‧phon‧ic) /ˌsteriəˈfɒnɪk◂, ˌstɪər- $ ˌsteriəˈfɑːnɪk◂, ˌstɪr-/ adjective Date: 1900-2000
Origin: stereophonic (1900-2000), from Greek stereos 'solid' + English phonic
using a recording or broadcasting system in which the sound is directed through two speakers ⇨ mono, quadraphonic:Origin: stereophonic (1900-2000), from Greek stereos 'solid' + English phonic