英语单词 | incandescent |
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英美音标 | 英 [ˌɪnkæn'desnt] 美 [ˌɪnkæn'desnt] |
中文释义 | adj.光亮的;炽热的;白热化的;暴怒的 |
英语例句 | (1) The sun blazed down from an incandescent sky. (2) Flames consist of incandescent gases. (3) The light of an electric lamp comes from an incandescent filament. |
中文例句 | (1) 晴空中骄阳高照。 (2) 火焰含有炽热的气体。 (3) 电灯光亮来自白热的灯丝。 |
vocabulary简明 | When heated, coals become incandescent, which means that they glow red-hot. When you're heated up by an argument, chances are you're incandescent with, or characterized by the intense emotion of frustration. |
vocabulary扩展 | Incandescent, like the word candle, has its origins in the Latin word candere meaning "to glow or shine." Combined with the suffix in meaning "within," its meaning can be easily pulled from the combination of its root words: "to glow or shine from within." Fire crackers are incandescent because they give off brilliant lights when heated, but look up at a blazing fireworks display, and you'll find it's quite moving, or incandescent with intensity and brilliance. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ 形容词]遇热发光的;白炽的 Incandescent substances or devices give out a lot of light when heated. [TECHNICAL 术语]
2 [ADJ 形容词]活力四射的;热情洋溢的 If you describe someone or something as incandescent, you mean that they are very lively and impressive. [usu ADJ n] [LITERARY 文]
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3 [ADJ 形容词]暴怒的;盛怒的 If you say that someone is incandescent with rage, you mean that they are extremely angry. [oft ADJ [LITERARY 文]
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