释义 |
radioˈactivate, v. Also with hyphen. [f. as next + -ate3.] trans. To make radioactive. Also fig. So radioˈactivated ppl. a.; radioˈactivating vbl. n.
1903Electr. World & Engin. 28 Mar. 529/2 An account of the investigation of the radio-activating process at the foot of waterfalls. 1949M. Muggeridge Affairs of Heart iii. 47 Even the atomic bomb..may prove a great deception, only serving to radio-activate yet another attempt to re-define human rights. 1971P. Kruger Princ. Activation Analysis vi. 223 The energies of most gamma-ray transitions from radioactivated nuclides are less than 2 MeV. 1978N.Y. Times 30 Mar. c 19/2 Both Russia and America are looking for an excuse to try out on each other a new variation of the neutron bomb that will radioactivate the earth for 1,000 years. |