| 单词 | generator |
| 释义 | generator (dʒenəreɪtəʳ ) Word forms: generators 1. countable noun A generator is a machine which produces electricity. 2. countable noun A generator of something is a person, organization, product, or situation which produces it or causes it to happen. That is because agriculture is a major generator of wealth. [+ of] The company has been a very good cash generator. Collocations: back-up generator Invest in a back-up generator. Times, Sunday Times A back-up generator meant the floodlights came back on shortly after — although not to full capacity. The Sun A back-up generator meant the lights were able to come back on - although not to full capacity - after a nine-minute stoppage. The Sun Intermittent electricity and a back-up generator. Times, Sunday Times We need to see to it that transport infrastructure, back-up generators and the fan parks are all in tip-top shape. ST The energy generator saw full year pretax profits rise by 49 per cent, to 624million, due to higher prices. The Sun The biggest green energy generator has admitted it will be forced to abandon future planning applications for wind farms if it fails in a legal challenge against the councils. Times, Sunday Times When initiated, the prow of the ship separates into upper and lower halves, revealing a massive energy generator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was, therefore, a centralised energy generator, which operated the quay cranes, the external cranes and the internal hoists of the port warehouses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Electricity prices have slumped amid volatile economic growth and a rapid expansion of heavily subsidised renewable energy generators, like wind and solar farms. Times, Sunday Times In 1906 (before the dam was completed) electricity began to be produced from a hydroelectric generator within the dam. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The lodge produces its own green power from its hydroelectric generator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He powered the plant and the neighborhood through a hydroelectric generator which he made out of bicycle wheels and piano wire. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He helpfully explains how to get gas manually for the tractor and begins planning a hydroelectric generator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Once in the tank, the potential energy of the water can be used to drive hydroelectric generators to generate electricity or desalinated water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The contractors also had an industrial shredder, noisy generator and powerful lights for the job. The Sun The house had no mains electricity and was powered by a noisy generator. Times, Sunday Times No noisy generator ever disturbs its soothing tranquillity. Times, Sunday Times They will, however, severely damage the public's perception of the resilience of the nuclear generator and their appetite for its shares. Times, Sunday Times With wholesale power prices close to record highs, the nuclear generator should be enjoying a windfall. Times, Sunday Times Curiosity gets all its power from a nuclear generator that converts radioactive heat from 10.6lb of plutonium into electricity. Times, Sunday Times Second, the inevitable reaction: shares in the nuclear generator rose 14p to end yesterday at 748p. Times, Sunday Times The facility was evacuated in 1965, and the nuclear generator removed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The control unit of a science experiment on board the space station also had to be switched off after it started emitting smoke and an oxygen generator broke down. Times,Sunday Times However, applying the oxygen generator nomenclature can lead to confusion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The majority of 747-400s in service use chemical oxygen generators, which are less volatile. Times, Sunday Times Submarines and spacecraft utilize either an electrolytic mechanism (water or solid oxide electrolysis) or chemical oxygen generators as part of their life support equipment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In narrow body airliners, for each row of seats there are overhead oxygen masks and oxygen generators. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Alternatively, the engineers will be able to charge the car using a portable generator. Times, Sunday Times Next to it was a smelly portable generator. Times, Sunday Times Thieves stole it by cutting bits off using a portable generator and an angle grinder fitted with a metal-cutting disc. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even small portable generator sets may occasionally need field flashing to restart. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Police have warned of the dangers of using portable generators after a couple whose electricity had been cut off by the storms were overcome by fumes. Times, Sunday Times That's not even enough for me to buy stationery or run the generator for a day. Times, Sunday Times It might just be cheaper to run a generator than to use electricity from the main line. ST It can also be adapted to run a generator that will recharge batteries on the yacht, which, in turn, can power a diesel-electric engine. Times, Sunday Times The ship also included a windmill, which ran a generator to provide electric power for lighting by electric arc lamps. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The engines and two of the three boilers were shut down, leaving one boiler supplying steam to run the generators and other auxiliary equipment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Harvesting that heat energy, using a thermoelectric generator, can increase the fuel efficiency of the car. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Radiological sources are used all over the world for a wide range of peaceful purposes, including smoke detectors, medical devices, meteorology, mining and thermoelectric generators. Times, Sunday Times Iridium radioisotopes are used in some radioisotope thermoelectric generators. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Radioisotope thermoelectric generators can provide electric power for spacecraft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its electric power was supplied by four radioisotope thermoelectric generators that provided a combined 155 watts at launch. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So if at all possible you will include an environmental gesture, probably a wind turbine generator. Times, Sunday Times The turbine hall (about 400 m long) at each plant houses the four turbine generator sets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each reactor has its own turbine generator set, with one high pressure turbine and 3 low pressure turbines driving one generator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cooling was done via gas-powered turbine generator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sixth and last turbine generator arrived by 1929. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mechanism has three basic components: a wave generator, a flexspline, and a circular spline. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the wave generator plug rotates, the flexspline teeth which are meshed with those of the circular spline change. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A square wave generator was included on the 6522. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its sound capability was a two voice square wave generator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The flex spline and wave generator are placed inside the circular spline, meshing the teeth of the flex spline and the circular spline. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 发电机 Japanese: 発電機 |
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