Lubricate
['luːbrɪkeɪt] or ['lubrɪket]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; 'lubricate the key'.
(verb.) apply a lubricant to; 'lubricate my car'.
(verb.) have lubricating properties; 'the liquid in this can lubricates well'.
乔琳整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied.
(v. t.) To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow.
布雷特整理
同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. Smooth, make slippery.
黛比手打
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Oil, ease, grease, levigate, gloze, glaze
ANT:Rust, clog, indent, roughen, corrugate
乔安妮手打
解釋/意思:
v.t. to make smooth or slippery: to supply with oil to overcome friction.—adjs. Lū′bric -al Lū′bricous slippery: lewd.—ns. Lū′bricant; Lubricā′tion.—adj. Lū′bricative.—ns. Lū′bricator; Lubricity (lū-bris′i-ti) slipperiness: smoothness: instability: lewdness; Lubrifac′tion.
校對:尼古拉斯
例句/造句/用法:
- This consists of an antifriction compound of tin, 10 parts, copper, 1 part, and antimony, 1 part, and is specially adapted for the lubricated bearings of machinery. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- In connection with the adoption of this lubricating system there occurred another instance of his knowledge of materials and intuitive insight into the nature of things. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- These machines use some 2,500 gallons of lubricating oils and 11,000 gallons of cutting fluids each day. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- He also found a new method of lubricating his carriage axles, his spring frames, the buffers, and the brakes he had built for the trains. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- The consequent friction increased the loss of power, and the difficulty of lubricating the pistons added to the practical objections to the air engine. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- When the machine is in use, friction may be further reduced by the use of lubricating oil. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
錄入:弗农