sensor
noun /ˈsensə(r)/
/ˈsensər/
- a device that can react to light, heat, pressure, etc. in order to make a machine, etc. do something or show something
(探测光、热、压力等的)传感器,敏感元件 - security lights with an infrared sensor (= that come on when a person is near them)
带红外线传感器的保安灯
Collocations DictionarySensor is used after these nouns:- motion
- pressure
- temperature
- …
词源1950s: from sensory, on the pattern of motor. - security lights with an infrared sensor (= that come on when a person is near them)