diesel

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n. 内燃机, 柴油机, 柴油

发音

AU /ˈdiːzəl/
US /ˈdisəl/
US /ˈdizəl/

词形变化

diesels 复数 diesels dieseled dieseling dieselled dieselling diesels 三单 dieseling 现在分词 dieselling 现在分词 dieseled 过去式 dieseled 过去分词 dieselled 过去式 dieselled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.

    柴油

    油渣

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  2. 2.

    A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.

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    His next truck will be a diesel.

  3. 3.

    Ellipsis of diesel engine.

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    Their next engine design will be a diesel.

    Thumbed a diesel down, outside a cafe.

  4. 4.

    A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed.

    可数 俚语 不可数 体育
  5. 5.

    Synonym of snakebite and black.

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  6. 6.

    A particular cannabis hybrid.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression.

  2. 2.

    For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.

    汽车 交通

    The only reason the VW bug has a solenoid is to prevent it from dieseling.

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词源

Etymology tree German Dieselbor. English diesel From German Diesel, named after inventor Rudolf Diesel, who developed a heavy-duty engine in Germany (1892–1897) and perfected it throughout his life.

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