| 释义 |
reflectorize, v. orig. U.S.|rɪˈflɛktəraɪz|
[f. reflector + -ize.]
trans. To treat or coat with a substance that reflects light. Chiefly as reˈflectorized ppl. a.
1942New Hampshire Highway Signs & Road Marking 56 Route markers 24{pp} × 24{pp} white or black. Plain or reflectorized. 1947Sun (Baltimore) 22 May 2/5 A bus accident in Texas has resulted in one of several attempts by that state to reflectorize curb surfaces to enhance driving safety. Ibid., A traffic circle where the reflectorized surface now warns fast drivers that the road does not go straight on. 1951Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 15 Feb. 7/6 More and more ‘reflectorized’ paint—the kind that gleams brilliantly under automobile lights at night—is being used to mark traffic lanes on Virginia highways. 1959B.S.I. News Mar. 4/2 (caption) Left to right: sign with button reflectors, sign reflectorized all-over, painted sign. 1961Evening Star (Dunedin, N.Z.) 28 Mar. 1/7 They signalled with torches and skipped out of the path of the oncoming traffic which even knocked down large reflectorised stop signs. 1967New Scientist 26 Jan. 225/2 A great improvement on the type of number plate now in use in Britain would be one with black letters on a white, ‘reflectorized’ background. 1973Houston Chron. 21 Oct. 9 (Advt.), Bicycle has black saddle and grips. 20{pp} × 1·75{pp} tires. Fully reflectorized for safety. 1978Highway Code 15 Watch out for blind people who may be carrying white sticks (white with two red reflectorised bands for deaf/blind people). |