n. (pl. gases ) 1.气,气体,气态 〔cf. fluid; solid〕. 2.可燃气,煤气,沼气;【矿物】瓦斯。 3.【军事】毒气 (= poison gas); 毒瓦斯,(麻醉用的)笑气。 4.煤气灯;〔美口〕汽油,(汽车等的)油门。 5.〔俚语〕空谈,吹牛。 6.〔美俚〕令人愉快的人[事];使某人受到很大影响的人[事]。 短语和例子 Air is a mixture of gases. 空气是多种气体的混合物。 laughing gas笑气(即一氧化二氮)。 marsh gas沼气。 natural gas天然气。 nerve gas神经毒气。 poison gas毒气。 a gas projectile 毒气弹。 tear gas催泪性毒气。 light the gas点亮气灯;点燃煤气灶。 step on the gas 〔美国〕踏动(汽车的)加速器;加速,赶紧,加油干。 turn down the gas 扭小气灯。 turn on the gas 开煤气;〔口语〕打开话匣子;吹牛。 turn out [off] the gas 关掉煤气;〔口语〕关掉话匣子,停止吹牛。 vi. 1.发散气体。 2.给汽车加油。 3.使用毒气。 4.〔口语〕空谈,乱吹牛。 vt. 1.供给…煤气,给…灌充煤气,给(汽车)加油。 2.向…放毒气;用毒气攻击[杀伤]。 3.【纺织;印染】用煤气烧去[处理](布毛等)。 4.〔美口〕使获得快感,使开心,使兴奋。 短语和例子 be gassed 中毒气。 gas the yarn 烧去纱上的毛头。 gas up 1. 〔美口〕给汽车加油。 2. 〔美俚〕开着(汽车的)油门(以备随时开走)。 GAS = gasoline.
a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" 同义词:accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, throttle, gun,
a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal 同义词:flatulence, flatulency,
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container 同义词:gaseous state,
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines 同义词:gasoline, gasolene, petrol,
a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes 同义词:natural gas,
show off 同义词:boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade,
attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and plasma). A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms (e.
例句与用法
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I can smell gas -- is the oven on ? 我闻到煤气味了烤箱开着呢吧?
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It was only a quantity of hot gas ! 它不过是一定数量的高温气体而已!
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Gases are much less viscous than liquids . 气体的粘滞性大大小于液体。
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Electricity and gas rates are not going up . 电和煤气价格不会上涨了。
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Great spurts of gas shoot out of the sun . 太阳气体射出形成大爆发。
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An example is the kinetic theory of gases . 一个例子是气体的运动理论。
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The gas is first humidified in a scrubber . 气体先在洗涤器内湿润。
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Pressure inequalities generate gas motion . 压强的不相等导致气体运动。
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Gas bubbles coalesce to grow as they rise . 气泡在上升中聚集成长。
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The atmosphere is a continuous layer of gases . 大气圈是连续的气体层。