Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
slap-on light switch
Chinese translation:
可粘贴电灯开关
Added to glossary by
Denyce Seow
Oct 13, 2006 23:01
17 yrs ago
English term
China
slap-on light switch
English to Chinese
Tech/Engineering
IT (Information Technology)
ZigBee
They tell inventors to build a better mousetrap, but what we really need is a better light switch. Think about how one works: the light itself might be in the middle of the ceiling, but you have to run a wire to the doorway if that’s where you want to be standing when you turn the light on.
It’s all so 20th century! Today, with wireless radio technology, you ought to have a switch that you could slap on the wall with double-sided tape. That way, if you wanted to place it lower so a houseguest in a wheelchair could reach it, you’d just peel it off, move it down, and slap it back on the wall.
Buildings have had wired control networks for decades, and electrical engineers have been turning wired networks into wireless ones ever since the time of Marconi. It wasn’t until 1998, though, that a now-defunct industry organization, the HomeRF Working Group, started designing a system that would allow for such things as a slap-on light switch. For various reasons, the half-dozen or so existing wireless standards were not ideal for the job, so researchers began fashioning a new one.
It’s all so 20th century! Today, with wireless radio technology, you ought to have a switch that you could slap on the wall with double-sided tape. That way, if you wanted to place it lower so a houseguest in a wheelchair could reach it, you’d just peel it off, move it down, and slap it back on the wall.
Buildings have had wired control networks for decades, and electrical engineers have been turning wired networks into wireless ones ever since the time of Marconi. It wasn’t until 1998, though, that a now-defunct industry organization, the HomeRF Working Group, started designing a system that would allow for such things as a slap-on light switch. For various reasons, the half-dozen or so existing wireless standards were not ideal for the job, so researchers began fashioning a new one.
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 3 +1 | slap = (随意地)涂抹;(随便地)扔置 |
chica nueva
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| 3 | 可随意设置移动的电灯开关 |
wherestip
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Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
chica nueva
Native in English
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Native in: English (Variants: British, New Zealand)
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Related KudoZ points
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slap = (随意地)涂抹;(随便地)扔置
slap = to place roughly or carelessly (随意地)涂抹;(随便地)扔置 eg He was slapping paint onto the wall. 他往墙上随意涂抹.She slapped the meal down on the table 她往桌上乱扔饭菜. (朗文进介词典)
see 'slip, slap, slop' (slip on a shirt, slap on a hat, slop on some suncream):
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:ttsZ8VRUnMgJ:www.newlong...
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How have you translated 'slap' here in the 上文?:
Today, with wireless radio technology, you ought to have a switch that you could slap on the wall with double-sided tape. That way, if you wanted to place it lower so a houseguest in a wheelchair could reach it, you’d just peel it off, move it down, and slap it back on the wall.
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-14 00:35:30 GMT)
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slap-on 跟 iron-on, stick-on, sew-on 比?:
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slap-on = '随意贴'?
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Note added at 19 hrs (2006-10-14 18:37:25 GMT)
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the UN may slap sanctions on North Korea. -> slap = 强加?:
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see 'slip, slap, slop' (slip on a shirt, slap on a hat, slop on some suncream):
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:ttsZ8VRUnMgJ:www.newlong...
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-14 00:31:26 GMT)
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How have you translated 'slap' here in the 上文?:
Today, with wireless radio technology, you ought to have a switch that you could slap on the wall with double-sided tape. That way, if you wanted to place it lower so a houseguest in a wheelchair could reach it, you’d just peel it off, move it down, and slap it back on the wall.
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-14 00:35:30 GMT)
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slap-on 跟 iron-on, stick-on, sew-on 比?:
Fashion Badge - Products for Fashion Badge - Manufacturers ...Features: 1) Embroidery: iron-on, sew-on, stick-on, paper coati 30 Matching Results from My Embroidery Company ... Features: 1) Embroidery: iron-on, sew-on, stick-on, paper coati 30 Matching Results from My Embroidery Company ...
www.alibaba.com/productsearch/Fashion_Badge.html - 61k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.alibaba.com ]
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-14 00:54:27 GMT)
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slap-on = '随意贴'?
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Note added at 19 hrs (2006-10-14 18:37:25 GMT)
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the UN may slap sanctions on North Korea. -> slap = 强加?:
Candyfloss搜集排版,希望对您有帮助!如有问题请来信交流::shybell@126 ... - [ Translate this page ]联合国Economic and Social Council 经济与社会理事会Disarmament Committee 裁军委员会General Assembly ... 嘲笑scorn 轻视sever 断绝shameless 不要脸的shark 骗取shun 躲开sinister 阴险的skepticism 怀疑态度slap 强加snub 怠慢squarely 断然地stand ...
www.diseasedoc.com/health/articles/outu/4299584173.shtml - 134k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
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试译：可粘贴电灯开关"
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可随意设置移动的电灯开关
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