BEAM


Meaning of BEAM in English

I.

noun

1 ray of light

ADJECTIVE

▪ light

▪ bright , intense , powerful

▪ narrow , thin

▪ flashlight ( AmE ), searchlight , torch ( BrE )

▪ electron , infrared , laser , X-ray

▪ full ( BrE ), high ( AmE )

a car with its headlights on full ~

a car with its high ~s on

▪ dipped ( BrE ), low ( AmE )

VERB + BEAM

▪ emit , fire , shoot

▪ direct , focus , point , send , shine

They focus a high-powered X-ray ~ on the affected area.

▪ deflect , reflect

▪ catch sb/sth in

He was suddenly caught in the full ~ of a searchlight.

BEAM + VERB

▪ shine

▪ illuminate sth , light sth up

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ from

the ~ from the lighthouse

▪ ~ of

A ~ of sunlight shone in through the window.

2 long piece of wood/metal

ADJECTIVE

▪ timber ( esp. BrE ), wooden

▪ oak

▪ iron , metal , steel

▪ old , original ( esp. BrE )

a cottage with original ~s and a thatched roof

▪ exposed

an old house with exposed oak ~s

▪ horizontal , vertical

BEAM + VERB

▪ support sth

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ broadly

He ~ed broadly at them, clearly very pleased to see them.

▪ positively

She positively ~ed with satisfaction.

▪ brightly , happily , proudly

PREPOSITION

▪ at

She ~ed happily at Maxim.

▪ with

His face ~ed with pleasure.

Beam is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ face , ↑ sun

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .