demo
UK ['dem.əʊ] US [-oʊ] noun countable (plural demos)
MARCH 行进 UK informal for
■demonstration (= a political march) 示威游行•I went on lots of demos as a student.我在学生时代参加过很多次游行。
UK ['dem.əʊ] US [-oʊ] noun countable (plural demos)
EXAMPLE
■an example of a product, especially a computer program or piece of recorded music, given or shown to someone to try to make them buy it 样本；（尤指电脑程式或音乐的）试用版，样带•a software demo试用版软体 •A team of music industry figures will select bands and soloists from demo tapes.一组音乐界业内人士将从样带中挑选乐队和独唱演员。 ■informal for
■demonstration (= when you show people how something works or how to do something) 示范；演示•a cookery demo烹饪示范
UK ['dem.əʊ] US [-oʊ] verb transitive
■to show something and explain how it works, or to show or produce a demo 演示，展示，示范•to demo a new piece of software示范一种新软体 •They've just completed a Christmas single and are also demoing lots of new songs.他们刚刚完成了一首圣诞节单曲，并且正在试唱很多新歌。 |