self-sealing

短语

a. 自动密封的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Describing a device with seals that activate without special procedures.

    The engine had self-sealing gaskets to keep the grease in, just tighten the bolts.

  2. 2.

    Describing a container that is capable of automatically closing off leaks that form in it.

    Many pilots' lives were saved during World War II by salf-sealing gas tanks that kept their planes from becoming fireballs when riddled with bullets.

    self-sealing tire

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形容词

词源

From self- + sealing.

来源:wiktionary