| 词汇 | peripheral |
| 释义 | peripheralWord family adjectiveperipheralperiphericnounperipheralityperiphery Computers pe·riph·e·ral1 /pəˈrɪfərəl/ ●○○ adjectiveadj 1 UNIMPORTANT formal not as important as other things or people in a particular activity, idea, or situation 次要的，非主要的 a diplomat who had a peripheral role in the negotiations 在谈判中发挥辅助作用的外交官 Her involvement in the case was peripheral. 她在这宗案件中是从犯。 peripheral to The romance is peripheral to the main plot of the movie. 这段恋情是电影主要情节之外的支线。 2 OUT/OUTSIDE formal in the outer area of something, or relating to this area （在…）外围的，（在…）周边的，（在…）边缘的 the city’s peripheral suburbs 这座城市的市郊 the peripheral nervous system 周围神经系统 3. peripheral vision your ability to see things to the side of you when you look straight ahead 周边视觉 Examples from the Corpus peripheral vision• I was taking it slowly when I caught a flash of red on the edge of my peripheral vision.• Tracers from our own guns flowed in my peripheral vision.• The sailor must have caught my sudden motion in his peripheral vision: he looked up suddenly, and dimensions shifted again.• This allows them to maintain the same panoramic peripheral vision over a wide range of light levels.• I held Ellie in my peripheral vision, watching her long neck and the swell of her chest from across the room.• I made do with peripheral vision, which, after all, is the next best thing.• Use your peripheral vision widely when moving from place to place. 4. TD technical peripheral equipment can be connected to a computer and used with it 〔计算机设备〕外围的，周边的 —peripherally adverbadv Examples from the Corpus peripheral• It is a society in which women's rights and concerns are still treated as peripheral.• But Mrs Clinton has said they prove that her involvement was peripheral.• Stan plays a peripheral character in the series.• Although a definition of central information was attempted, no clear description of the types of peripheral information available was previously offered.• But those were the peripheral ingredients to the Bruins' second nonconference home loss in the past 46 games.• During the recession some larger companies recognised a need to dispose of peripheral interests and apply the proceeds to their core businesses.• So the first step in treating peripheral neuropathy is maintenance of tight control of blood glucose levels.• Too much money is being spent on peripheral programs when our kids can't read or do basic math.• The U.S. State Department had only a peripheral role in the negotiations.• The romance was peripheral to the movie's main plot.• Why, some might question, is there such an emphasis on something which is so peripheral to the New Testament? peripheral to• activities that are peripheral to the organization's educational goals Computers peripheral2 noun [countableC] technical TDa piece of equipment that is connected to a computer and used with it, for example a printer 计算机外围[周边]设备 Examples from the Corpus peripheral• The two pieces of add-on hardware, called peripherals, are pricey.• Destiny provides imaging controller software and hardware technology for printers and desktop peripherals.• Soon preschoolers will get their shot using new peripherals and software developed jointly by Compaq Computer Corp. and Fisher-Price.• The seven Super Compstation 10 models are each offered with a range of options for storage, monitors and other peripherals.• But harmonization will now concentrate on the essentials - the peripherals will be left to a process of mutual recognition by states.• These peripherals also come with their own software, so the accompanying bundle is better than most.• There are also various peripherals at competitive prices too. From Longman Business Dictionary peripheralpe·riph·e·ral /pəˈrɪfərəl/ adjectiveadj 1peripheral activity/ business etcCOMMERCE an activity, business etc that is not the most important one that a company is involved in The firm is neglecting profitable core businesses to develop peripheral activities. 2peripheral equipment/productCOMPUTING equipment that is connected to a computer and used with it The company focused on supplying peripheral products such as printers. —peripheral noun [countableC] a maker of computer peripherals, particularly disk drives |
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