a device that is used at both ends of a connection between two computers to allow data to be sent over phone lines 调制解调器 Data is transmitted via a modem link to the central office. 数据通过调制解调器的连接传输到中央办公室。 You can send the files to us via modem. 你可以通过调制解调器将文件发给我们。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broadband
- cable
- dial-up
- …
- connect
- plug in
- unplug
- …
- connection
- link
- via (a/the) modem
Word Origin1950s: blend of modulator and demodulator.