[ADJ 形容词]原子核的；核能的Nuclear means relating to the nuclei of atoms, or to the energy released when these nuclei are split or combined.
[ADJ n]
...a nuclear power station.
核电站
...nuclear energy.
核能
...nuclear physics.
核物理
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[ADJ 形容词]核武器的Nuclear means relating to weapons that explode by using the energy released when the nuclei of atoms are split or combined.
[ADJ n]
They rejected a demand for the removal of all nuclear weapons from UK soil.
他们拒绝了将所有核武器从英国国土上撤除的要求。
...nuclear testing.
核试验
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nu·clear★AWL/ˈnjuːkliə(r); NAmEˈnuːkliər/adjective[usually before noun ]1★using, producing or resulting from nuclear energy原子能的；核能的◆a nuclear power station核电站◆the nuclear industry原子能工业◆nuclear-powered submarines核动力潜艇2★connected with weapons that use nuclear energy核武器的◆a nuclear weapon/bomb/missile核武器；核弹；核导弹◆a nuclear explosion/attack/war核爆炸╱攻击╱战争◆the country's nuclear capability(= the fact that it has nuclear weapons)这个国家的核力量◆nuclear capacity(= the number of nuclear weapons a country has)核能力3( physics 物) of the nucleus(= central part) of an atom 核子的；原子核的◆nuclear particles核粒子◆a nuclear reaction核反应nu·clear/ˈnjuːkliə(r); NAmEˈnuːkliər/
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nuclearnu‧cle‧ar /ˈnjuːkliə $ ˈnuːkliər/ ●●○W2AWL adjective [usually before noun]
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1relating to or involving the nucleus (=central part) of an atom, or the energy produced when the nucleus of an atom is either split or joined with the nucleus of another atom: France’s reliance on nuclear energy a nuclear power station a nuclear-powered submarine2relating to or involving the use of weapons that use nuclear energy → anti-nuclear, conventionalnuclear bomb/weapon/missile etc the threat of nuclear attack concern about the country’s nuclear weapons program With the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the possibility of a nuclear holocaust (=a nuclear war that destroys much of the Earth) was greatly reduced. a nuclear testing area
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