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Combustion Carbon Means Act Fire Process 英 Kəm'bʌstʃən] 美

英语单词 combustion
英美音标 英 [kəm'bʌstʃən] 美 [kəm'bʌstʃən]
中文释义 n.燃烧
英语例句 (1) The smoke formed by their combustion is negligible.
(2) Carbon dioxide does not burn, nor does it support combustion.
中文例句 (1) 由它燃烧所生成的烟是可忽略的。
(2) 二氧化碳不能燃烧,它也不能助燃。
vocabulary简明 Combustion means "the act of burning," like the combustion of fallen leaves that, if not extinguished immediately, can result in a forest fire.
vocabulary扩展 Combustion derives from the Latin word comburere, which means "to burn up." Matches, kindling, paper, and lighter fluid can be tools for combustion. In chemistry terms, combustion is any process in which a substance combines with oxygen to produce heat and light. Cars run because their engines use combustion to get the cylinders to fire.
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]See also:
internal combustion engine
燃烧;燃烧过程 Combustion is the act of burning something or the process of burning.
  [oft N n]
  [TECHNICAL 术语]
  • The energy is released by combustion on the application of a match...

    火柴点燃后在燃烧过程中释放能量。

  • The two principal combustion products are water vapor and carbon dioxide.

    两种主要的燃烧产物是水蒸气和二氧化碳。

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