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peripheral

/puh-rif-er-uhl/US // pəˈrɪf ər əl //UK // (pəˈrɪfərəl) //

外围,周边,外周,外围的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Also peripheric .

    • : pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
    • : concerned with relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question.
    • : Anatomy. near the surface or outside of; external.
    • : Computers. of or relating to a peripheral.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Computers. a device or unit that operates separately from the CPU but is connected to it, as a mouse, printer, speakers, etc.

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Examples

  • Circe is a peripheral character in many myths, including the story of the Minotaur and the tragedy of Medea.

  • If your set-up doesn’t have many peripherals and you only want to add one or two ports to your TV, many budget-priced devices work well.

  • This small, handy device allows you to plug additional peripherals into your TV, while also providing a quick, easy way to switch between gaming consoles, media players, and internet streaming devices.

  • Cylindrical tend to be cheaper in price, but does not allow for the best peripheral vision.

  • Shadow lets you install games from whatever services you already use, including Steam, and works with your peripherals, like controllers.

  • The play of Sunday, the play of being angels in the choir, is not just a peripheral secondary marginal realm of activity.

  • Because his new novel, The Peripheral, is his most dire yet.

  • Then I saw something in my peripheral vision, close to my back.

  • Every few weeks I get so far behind on sleep that I lose my peripheral vision.

  • They were a small and peripheral player, and now they want to be a main player—if not the main player.

  • When well stained, a delicate hyaline peripheral zone can be distinguished.

  • Quinin causes them rapidly to disappear from the peripheral blood, and few or none may be found after its administration.

  • In general, the central parts of continents are likely to receive much less rainfall than their peripheral portions.

  • Nearly all central impulses, we now know, arise because of the peripheral ones.

  • The last-named bowl, which has a greater peripheral speed than the others, is hollow and can be heated either by steam or gas.