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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mi·cro·wave
USAGE often attributive DATE 1931 1. a comparatively short electromagnetic wave; especially : one between about one millimeter and one meter in wavelength 2. microwave oven
transitive verb DATE 1973 : to cook or heat in a microwave oven English Etymology microwave "type of electromagnetic wave," 1931, coined in Eng. from micro-+ wave. First record of microwave oven is from 1965; microwaveas short for this is attested from 1974; as a verb, from 1976. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 microwave micro·wave / 5maikrEweiv / noun1. (also formal 7microwave 'oven) a type of oven that cooks or heats food very quickly using electromagnetic waves rather than heat 微波炉: Reheat the soup in the microwave. 把汤放到微波炉里再热一热。 microwave cookery / meals 微波炉烹饪/制作的食品 ⇨ compare oven 2. (technical 术语) an electromagnetic wave that is shorter than a radio wave but longer than a light wave 微波verb[VN] to cook or heat sth in a microwave 用微波炉烹调(或加热) • micro·wave·able (also micro·wav·able) adj.: microwaveable meals 可用微波炉制作的饭菜 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mi·cro·wave I. \“+ˌ-\ noun Etymology: micr- + wave : a very short electromagnetic wave: as a. : a wave of less than ten meters in wavelength b. : a wave between 100 centimeters and one centimeter in wavelength II. transitive verb : to transmit by means of microwaves III. noun or microwave oven : an oven in which food is cooked by the heat produced as a result of microwave penetration of the food IV. transitive verb : to cook or heat in a microwave oven |
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