lubricant

英 ['luːbrɪk(ə)nt] 美 ['lubrɪkənt]
  • n. 润滑剂；润滑油
  • adj. 润滑的
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中文词源

lubricant 润滑油

来自lubricate,润滑，上油。

英语词源

lubricant (n.)
1828, probably from lubricant (adj.), or from Latin lubricantem.
lubricant (adj.)
"reducing friction," 1809, from Latin lubricantem (nominative lubricans), present participle of lubricare "to make slippery or smooth," from lubricus "slippery; easily moved, sliding, gliding;" figuratively "uncertain, hazardous, dangerous; seductive," from PIE *sleubh- "to slip, slide" (see sleeve).

权威例句

1. Its nozzle was smeared with some kind of lubricant.
它的喷嘴抹了某种润滑油。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I think humor is a great lubricant for life.
我认为幽默是人生的上好润滑剂。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Most mechanical devices require oil as a lubricant.
绝大多数机械装置都需要用油作为润滑剂。

来自柯林斯例句

4. You put lubricant on a wheel to make it turn more easily.
把润滑剂涂在轮子上使它转起来更零活一些。

来自辞典例句

5. Also the oxide itself is a moderately effective lubricant.
它的氧化物也是中等效能的润滑剂.

来自辞典例句

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