megaphone
/ˈmeɡəfəʊn/noun
उच्चारण मेगफ़ोन
भोंपू, मेगाफ़ोन
Core word
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a device shaped like a cone that is open at both ends, used for making your voice sound louder when you speak through it
भोंपू, मेगाफ़ोन
- A police officer with a megaphone told the crowd to move back.
- The coach shouted instructions through a megaphone.
- The teacher used a megaphone to call the children from the playground.
+ 2 more examples
- Protesters shouted slogans through a megaphone.
- Rescue workers used a megaphone to guide people to the exit.
Synonyms loudhailer bullhorn loudspeaker
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
through / with a megaphone
Use 'through' for speaking via the device and 'with' for holding it. Both are natural.
यंत्र के माध्यम से बोलने के लिए 'through' और उसे पकड़ने के लिए 'with' का प्रयोग होता है। दोनों स्वाभाविक हैं।
- The leader shouted through a megaphone.
- The coach called the players with a megaphone in hand.
megaphone (countable noun)
Megaphone is countable. It needs 'a', 'the' or a plural: megaphones.
Megaphone countable है। इसके साथ 'a', 'the' या plural रूप आता है।
- The police used a megaphone to warn the crowd.
- Megaphones were banned near the hospital.
megaphone + noun / as a figure
It can also be used for a person or channel that spreads someone's message loudly, often with a critical tone.
यह किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति या माध्यम के लिए भी आता है जो किसी का संदेश ज़ोर से फैलाता है, प्रायः आलोचना के भाव में।
- The channel became a megaphone for the party.
- She is the megaphone of the student union.
megaphone vs loudspeaker
A megaphone is held in the hand and used at short range; a loudspeaker is fixed or plugged in and covers a bigger area.
Megaphone हाथ में पकड़कर कम दूरी पर प्रयोग होता है; loudspeaker लगा रहता है और बड़े क्षेत्र को कवर करता है।
- The loudspeaker on the tower called people to prayer.
+Collocations 5
verb + megaphone
useshout throughholdspeak intocarry
- The volunteer spoke into a megaphone to guide the pilgrims.
adjective + megaphone
handheldbattery-poweredloudelectricplastic
- A battery-powered megaphone is useful at crowded events.
megaphone + noun
announcementdiplomacyvoicespeech
- Critics call it megaphone diplomacy when leaders attack one another through public speeches.
used by
policecoachesprotesterslifeguardstour guides
- Lifeguards use a megaphone to warn swimmers.
megaphone + sound
cracklesquealblareboom
- The old megaphone began to squeal.
“More examples 6
- The teacher used a megaphone to address the whole school on the ground.
शिक्षक ने मैदान में पूरे विद्यालय को संबोधित करने के लिए भोंपू का प्रयोग किया।
- Through a megaphone the police asked everyone to leave the building.
पुलिस ने भोंपू से सभी को इमारत खाली करने को कहा।
- The cheerleaders waved pompoms and shouted into a megaphone.
चीयरलीडर्स ने pompoms हिलाए और भोंपू में चिल्लाए।
- At the rally, a man with a megaphone led the slogans.
रैली में भोंपू लिए एक व्यक्ति नारे लगवा रहा था।
- The old megaphone was too weak to be heard over the traffic.
पुराना भोंपू इतना कमज़ोर था कि यातायात के शोर में सुनाई नहीं दिया।
- The vendor called out the prices through a battery megaphone.
विक्रेता ने बैटरी वाले भोंपू से दाम पुकारे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He announced in the megaphone.
✓ He announced through the megaphone.
A megaphone is a channel, so 'through' is used, not 'in'.
Megaphone एक माध्यम है, इसलिए 'through' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ Police used megaphone to control the crowd.
✓ Police used a megaphone to control the crowd.
A countable singular noun needs an article.
Countable singular noun के साथ article आवश्यक है।
¶Idioms 1
megaphone diplomacy
(disapproving) the practice of governments making strong public statements about each other instead of holding talks in private
(सरकारों द्वारा) सार्वजनिक बयानबाज़ी वाली कूटनीति
- Megaphone diplomacy will only make the dispute worse.
- Both sides were accused of megaphone diplomacy.