carburetor

FREQ #24459

[化] 增碳器; 汽化器; 化油器

发音

UK /ˈkɑːb(j)əˌɹɛtə/
US /ˈkɑɹb(j)əˌɹeɪtɚ/

词形变化

carburetors 复数 carburetors

别名

carburator carb carburetter carburettor carbureter

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.

    化油器

    汽化器

    加拿大 美国

    Near-synonym: gasifier

  2. 2.

    A device for enhancing illuminating gas by mixing in carbon-rich fuel.

    废旧

    Second, the employment of a current of air between the carburettor and the tube leading to the burner, is described. The Mechanics' Magazine, July 25, 1862.

  3. 3.

    A water pipe or bong; a device or contrivance for mixing air with burning cannabis or cocaine.

    俚语 医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

carburettor

部分词 4

airhorn air intake butterfly valve venturi

词源

Attested from 1862, from carburet (“enrich an illuminating gas with carbon-rich fuel”) + -or. The motor vehicle sense is attested since 1896

来源：wiktionary