| 释义 |
winterize, v. orig. and chiefly U.S.|ˈwɪntəraɪz|
[f. winter n.1 + -ize.]
trans. To adapt or prepare (something) for operation or use in cold weather.
1938Amer. Speech XIII. 160/1 A radio announcer{ddd}urged his listeners to have their cars winterized. 1949A. Hayes Girl on Flaminia iv. 90 She sat on the hard canvas cushion of the jeep, and she must have felt exposed. The jeep had not been winterized. 1950Jane's Fighting Ships 1950–1 454 Arneb has been refitted for Arctic Service... Other vessels are also to be ‘winterized’. 1954E. W. Eckey Veg. Fats & Oils iii. 124 The temperature below which no portion of the oil should be chilled is a little above the cloud point of the oil to be winterized. 1964S. Bellow Herzog 96 This is a fine house you have... Summer only, isn't it? You could winterize it easily. 1973B. Wright Four Seasons North 42 Sam winterized the rifles, wiping away all the lubrication, which would freeze if left in the guns. 1980L. Auchincloss House of Prophet vii. 101 We agreed to take over my parents' summer house in Seal Cove and winterize it.
Hence ˈwinterized ppl. a., ˈwinterizing vbl. n.; winteriˈzation.
1926Jrnl. Oil & Fat Industries III. 421/1 Some of the cottonseed stearine made by the winterizing process and the hydrogenated oil are used in margarine. 1927Oil & Fat Industries IV. 301/2 Depending upon the length of time winterized oil will stand clear, brilliant and limpid when exposed to the so-called Winter Oil Test, an oil is more or less suitable for..salad oil and mayonnaise manufacturers. 1940PM 29 Nov. 14/3 Instead of having an entire company of trainees, even one ‘winterized tent’ of trainees, all together,..there will be throughout the 44th Division scads of veterans surrounding each new man. 1940Capital (Topeka) 8 Dec. 2a (Advt.), Buy any car... Plus complete winterization. 1943Oil & Soap July 131/2 The present slow and inefficient winterization process for cottonseed oil. 1955Smalley & Klohr in F. S. Mallette Probl. & Control of Air Pollution xvii. 199 (caption) Winterized sulfur recovery plant. 1957Encycl. Brit. VI. 584/2 Winterization is a process by which a portion of the refined and bleached oil is solidified by chilling and filtered off. 1966Economist 22 Jan. 341/3 Builders..are showing considerable interest in ‘winterisation’... Over a third now have some degree of lighting on site. 1970Toronto Daily Star 24 Sept. 39/7 (Advt.), Winterized jackets have the accent on fashion with bright colours. 1971C. Bonington Annapurna South Face 286 All the cameras functioned well, and although only the Nikons were winterized, there was no trouble from freezing up. 1978N.Y. Times 30 Mar. b15/2 (Advt.), Two 5 rm winterized cottages. 1979Farmington (New Mexico) Daily Times 27 May 6c/3 (Advt.), Experiments on winterizing and solar energy retrofits. |