obscure verb/əbˈskjʊər//-ˈskjʊr/ v [T]•to prevent something from being seen or heardTwo new skyscrapers had sprung up, obscuring the view from her window.The sun was obscured by clouds.•to make something difficult to discover and understandManagers deliberately obscured the real situation from federal investigators.burst verb/bɜːst/ /bɝːst/ v (burst, burst)•[I or T] to break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do thisBalloons make me nervous - I hate it when they burst.The river was threatening to burst its banks.Suddenly the door burst open (= opened suddenly and forcefully) and police officers carrying guns rushed in.figurative humorous If I eat any more cake I'll burst (= I cannot eat anything else)!•[I] to feel a strong emotion, or strong wish to do somethingI knew they were bursting with curiosity but I said nothing.[+ to infinitive] informal I'm bursting to go to the loo!Tom was bursting to tell everyone the news.burst into flamesto suddenly burn strongly, producing a lot of flames<<b>i>Smoke started pouring out from underneath, then the truck burst into flames.transmit verb ( PASS )/trænzˈmɪt/ /træns-/ v (-tt-)[T] to pass something from one person or place to anothera sexually transmitted diseaseCholera is transmitted through contaminated water.Some diseases are transmitted from one generation to the next.[R] Somehow your panic and fear transmits itself to the horse that you're riding.
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What does Pass Mean in " Transmit verb (PASS) "?
Does it mean intransitive?( of course it's clear that it isn't intransitive).
or it's the same meaning of transmit.
And also I have problem with other signs too.
For example:
[T]= Transitive?
[I]=Intransitive?
[R]=...?
v (-tt-)=...?
v (burst, burst)=...?
b>i>=...?
.
.
.
My dictionary isn't like that. and I can't understand them correctly. Is there any site that explain about them.
transitive verb
1
a : to send or convey from one person or place to another : forward b : to cause or allow to spread: as (1) : to convey by or as if by inheritance or heredity : hand down (2) : to convey (infection) abroad or to another
2
a (1) : to cause (as light or force) to pass or be conveyed through space or a medium (2) : to admit the passage of : conduct b : to send out (a signal) either by radio waves or over a wire
intransitive verb
: to send out a signal either by radio waves or over a wire
1. The technology allows data to be transmitted by cellular phones.
2. transmitting and receiving radio signals
3. The radio transmits on two different frequencies.
4. the different ways that people transmit their values
5. The disease is transmitted by sexual contact.
trans·mit
/trænsˈmɪt, trænz-/ Show Spelled [trans-mit, tranz-] Show IPA verb, -mit·ted, -mit·ting.
–verb (used with object)
1.
to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
2.
to communicate, as information or news.
3.
to pass or spread (disease, infection, etc.) to another.
4.
to pass on (a genetic characteristic) from parent to offspring: The mother transmitted her red hair to her daughter.
5.
Physics .
a.
to cause (light, heat, sound, etc.) to pass through a medium.
b.
to convey or pass along (an impulse, force, motion, etc.).
c.
to permit (light, heat, etc.) to pass through: Glass transmits light.
6.
Radio and Television . to emit (electromagnetic waves).
–verb (used without object)
7.
to send a signal by wire, radio, or television waves.
8.
to pass on a right or obligation to heirs or descendants.
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What does Pass Mean in " Transmit verb (PASS) "?
Does it mean intransitive?( of course it's clear that it isn't intransitive).
or it's the same meaning of transmit.
And also I have problem with other signs too.
For example:
[T]= Transitive?
[I]=Intransitive?
[R]=...?
v (-tt-)=...?
v (burst, burst)=...?
b>i>=...?
.
.
.
My dictionary isn't like that. and I can't understand them correctly. Is there any site that explain about them.
1
a : to send or convey from one person or place to another : forward b : to cause or allow to spread: as (1) : to convey by or as if by inheritance or heredity : hand down (2) : to convey (infection) abroad or to another
2
a (1) : to cause (as light or force) to pass or be conveyed through space or a medium (2) : to admit the passage of : conduct b : to send out (a signal) either by radio waves or over a wire
intransitive verb
: to send out a signal either by radio waves or over a wire
1. The technology allows data to be transmitted by cellular phones.
2. transmitting and receiving radio signals
3. The radio transmits on two different frequencies.
4. the different ways that people transmit their values
5. The disease is transmitted by sexual contact.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transmit
trans·mit
/trænsˈmɪt, trænz-/ Show Spelled [trans-mit, tranz-] Show IPA verb, -mit·ted, -mit·ting.
–verb (used with object)
1.
to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
2.
to communicate, as information or news.
3.
to pass or spread (disease, infection, etc.) to another.
4.
to pass on (a genetic characteristic) from parent to offspring: The mother transmitted her red hair to her daughter.
5.
Physics .
a.
to cause (light, heat, sound, etc.) to pass through a medium.
b.
to convey or pass along (an impulse, force, motion, etc.).
c.
to permit (light, heat, etc.) to pass through: Glass transmits light.
6.
Radio and Television . to emit (electromagnetic waves).
–verb (used without object)
7.
to send a signal by wire, radio, or television waves.
8.
to pass on a right or obligation to heirs or descendants.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/transmit