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cipher

UK/'saifә/US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

n.

A secret code or coded message; the digit zero; a person of no importance.

密码,暗号;零;无足轻重的人

v.

To write in code; to calculate.

用密码书写;计算

Root Breakdown

Native English
cipherother
=cipher

Common Collocations

  • 1.secret cipher秘密密码
  • 2.zero cipher零号密码

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The spy used a cipher to encode the message.

  • 2.

    Without his support, he was a mere cipher.

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