analog

• 指以连续变化的物理量（如位置或电压）表示信号或信息的；也可指类似的、相似的。

Relating to or using signals or information represented by a continuously variable physical quantity, such as spatial position or voltage.

1. Analogous or similarB2formal

   Having the property of being comparable or similar to something else in certain respects.

   类似的

   • The structure of the new system is analog to the previous one.
   • His argument is analog to a case from last year.
   • The two species are analog in their feeding habits.

   同义词akinanalogouscognatecomparablecorrespondingequivalentlikeparallelsimilar

2. Proportional outputB2formaltechnical

   Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input, typically representing data by continuous physical quantities.

   模拟输出

   • The analog thermometer shows temperature with a continuous scale.
   • Analog circuits process signals that vary smoothly over time.
   • This device uses an analog sensor to measure light intensity.

   同义词continuouslinearproportional

   反义词digital

• 名词，指在某方面与另一事物相似或可比的东西（对应物、相似物）；也指输出信号随输入信号连续成比例变化的装置或电路（模拟装置、模拟电路）。

A noun referring to something that is comparable or similar to something else in certain respects, or a device or circuit whose output is continuously proportional to its input.

1. Analogous thingB2formal

   Something that is comparable or similar to something else in certain respects.

   类似物

   • The heart is often considered an analog of a pump.
   • This concept is a close analog to the one we studied earlier.
   • The biologist found an analog of the species in a different region.

   同义词corollarycorrelatecounterpartequivalentmatchparallel

2. Analog device or signalB2formaltechnical

   A circuit or device that produces an output proportional to its input, typically representing data as continuous physical quantities.

   模拟设备或信号

   • The old radio uses an analog to process sound waves.
   • Analog signals are continuous, unlike digital signals.
   • Engineers prefer analog for certain types of sensor measurements.

   反义词digital