英语词汇“humdinger”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

humdinger

释义

humdinger|ˌhʌmˈdɪŋə(r)|
[Origin unknown.]
1. A remarkable or outstanding person or thing, anything of notable excellence. slang (orig. U.S.).
1905Dialect Notes III. 62 Hum-dinger, term of admiration. ‘She's a humdinger.’1916‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd vi. 100 That pit'cher's a humdinger!1926Brit. Weekly 12 Aug. 399/1 They showed me a new game. I tell you Red, it's a humdinger.Ibid. 2 Sept. 456/3 She was a humdinger. She even puts a brand on Brangwyn, and she's no slouch.1935Punch 10 Apr. 399/2 Say, she knew her own mind, did that jane. A regular humdinger of a dame.1937N. Marsh Vintage Murder vii. 72, I reckon he's all right. Gosh, I reckon he's a humdinger.1943Hunt & Pringle Service Slang 40 A humdinger, any fast aircraft or vehicle; any engine which runs really well.1958Times 16 June 4/4 The last set was a humdinger, to use a transatlantic expression.
2. Electronics. A voltage divider connected across the heater circuit of a valve with the variable tap connected to a source of fixed potential, so that the hum introduced by the heater can be reduced by suitably biasing it with respect to the cathode.
1938Admiralty Handbk. Wireless Telegr. II. Index, Humdinger.1947Electronic Engin. XIX. 82/3 It is..suggested that the centre point on the ‘humdinger’ be returned to a suitable tapping on the cathode bias battery.1967P. Spring Tape Recorders vii. 90 It is customary to have a centre-tapped heater winding, or better still, a humdinger. This is adjusted until the hum level is at a minimum.

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