cipher
US /ˈsaɪ.fɚ/
UK /ˈsaɪ.fər/
名词
1.
密码, 暗号
a secret way of writing, especially one in which a set of letters or symbols is used to represent others
示例:
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The message was written in an unbreakable cipher.
这条消息是用无法破解的密码写的。
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He spent hours trying to crack the ancient cipher.
他花了几个小时试图破解这个古老的密码。
2.
无足轻重的人, 无名小卒
a person or thing of no importance
示例:
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He felt like a mere cipher in the vast organization.
他在这个庞大的组织中感觉自己只是个无足轻重的人。
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Despite his title, he was a political cipher.
尽管有头衔，他却是个政治上的无名小卒。
动词
加密, 编码
to put (a message) into secret writing; encode
示例:
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The spy had to cipher the message before sending it.
间谍必须在发送消息前将其加密。
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Can you cipher this document for me?
你能帮我加密这份文件吗？
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