headphone
headphone — adjective
1. used to describe a socket, plug, cable, or other accessory that connects or work
used to describe a socket, plug, cable, or other accessory that connects or works with a device worn over the ears for listening to audio.
The headphone jack on my laptop stopped working after I dropped it.
collocation: headphone jack
Anong plugged her microphone into the headphone socket by mistake.
collocation: headphone socket
Eitan bought a headphone splitter so both he and Sana could watch the same film.
The headphone cable of his new gaming headset was almost two metres long.
Adisa checked the headphone port on his phone before buying a case for it.
文法句型
headphone + noun
用法筆記
This attributive form always appears before a noun that names an accessory, connector, or feature (e.g. jack, socket, cable, amplifier, splitter). It is never used predicatively.
常見錯誤
headphone — noun
1. a device with cushioned speakers on each side joined by a curved piece that rest
a device with cushioned speakers on each side joined by a curved piece that rests on the head, or small earbuds that fit inside the ears, letting a person listen to audio without disturbing people nearby.
Christopher put on his headphones and started writing his essay.
collocation: put on headphones
Noa took off her headphones to talk to the flight attendant.
Hari uses noise-cancelling headphones whenever he studies at the library.
The child's headphones were too big for her head, so they kept slipping off.
Felix left his headphones on the train and had to buy a new pair.
文法句型
a pair of headphones
put on / take off headphones
用法筆記
Frequently used in the plural form headphones even when referring to a single unit. A pair of headphones is the standard countable phrase.