ipod

Thân thiện

A teenager listens to music on an iPod while walking.

Definition

Noun: 1. A portable digital media player: A small, handheld electronic device designed primarily for storing and playing audio files, such as music and podcasts. It is a trademarked brand of Apple Inc. 2. A symbol of portable digital music culture: Often used generically to refer to any similar portable media player, though specifically a trademarked product.

Usage

• The word "iPod" is a proper noun (trademark) and is typically capitalized.
• It is used as a countable noun (e.g., an iPod, two iPods).
• It commonly functions as the subject or object of a sentence.

Examples

• As a subject:
  • My iPod has a battery life of 10 hours.
  • The new iPod features a touchscreen.
• As an object:
  • She lost her iPod on the train.
  • He synced his iPod with the computer library.

Advanced Usage

• "iPod generation": A term sometimes used to describe the cohort of people who grew up using portable digital music players.
  • The iPod generation revolutionized how we consume music.
• "iPod classic": Refers to a specific, discontinued model with a large storage capacity based on a hard drive.
  • He still prefers his iPod Classic for its massive music library.

Variants and Related Words

• iPod Nano: A smaller, flash-memory-based model.
• iPod Shuffle: A very small, screenless model that plays music in a random order.
• iPod Touch: A model with a multi-touch screen and capabilities similar to a smartphone (excluding phone calls on most models).

Synonyms

• MP3 player: A generic term for a portable digital audio player.
• Digital audio player: A more formal, technical term.
• Portable media player: A broader term that can include devices for video playback.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "To be white-wired": An informal phrase referencing the iconic white headphones originally bundled with iPods, symbolizing someone listening to their personal device.
  • On the subway, everyone was white-wired, lost in their own world.
• "iPod dead": A colloquial expression indicating the device's battery is fully depleted.
  • I can't listen to anything; my iPod is dead.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (trademark) a pocket-sized device used to play music files

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