diesel

英 ['diːz(ə)l] 美 ['dizl]

解释

※ 提供单词"diesel"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

diesel 柴油

来自其发明者19世纪德国机械工程师Rudolf Diesel.

diesel: diesel: [19] The name of this type of internalcombustion engine (which runs on oil rather than petrol) commemorates its inventor, the Parisborn Bavarian engineer Rudolf Diesel (1858– 1913). He conceived his idea for the engine in the early 1890s. In its development stage he was almost killed when one exploded, but by 1897 he had succeeded in producing an operable engine. Within a year he was a millionaire. The term diesel is first recorded in English in 1894.
diesel (adj.): 1894, named for Rudolf Diesel (1858-1913), German mechanical engineer who designed this type of engine.

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1. The GM diesel engine shunted the coaches to Platform 4.: 通用柴油动力火车头将车厢转轨到了4号月台。

3. A large diesel tank mysteriously leaked its contents into the river.: 一个大型柴油罐的柴油莫名其妙地泄漏到河里去了。