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white noise

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌwhite ˈnoise noun [uncountable]  TCBnoise coming from a radio or television which is turned on but not tuned to any programme 白噪声〔收音机或电视机没有调到有节目的频道时发出的噪声〕
Examples from the Corpus
white noiseWhen the waves are big, it can be deafening, a low-level white noise.Yet the hostility of takeovers is a distraction, a sort of white noise.A soft whir of white noise issued from a receiver and speakers near the operating table.I lifted the receiver with caution, listening for the white noise of a long-distance connection.The fans whir in the background, filling the locker room with white noise.
ˌwhite ˈnoise nounChineseSyllable
coming Corpus noise from radio a television or


white noise
ˌwhite ˈnoise noun [uncountable]
noise coming from a radio or television which is turned on but not tuned to any programme


white noiseBrE /ˌwaɪt ˈnɔɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwaɪt ˈnɔɪz/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] unpleasant noise, like the noise that comes from a television or radio that is turned on but not tuned in 白噪声(整个频道范围内的噪声)