单词 | high-octane |
释义 | high-octaneadj.n. A. adj. 1. Designating motor or aviation fuel with a high octane number. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [adjective] > properties or characteristics premium1856 three-star1879 naphthous1885 paraffiny1902 propellant1919 pro-knock1927 high-octane1931 hi-octane1934 unleaded1934 monopropellant1949 nonleaded1955 super unleaded1978 1931 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 7 Dec. 18 (caption) Scientifically regulated combustion did it—the same principle that gives high Octane ‘Standard’ Gasoline its extra punch in your motor. 1958 Times 6 Nov. 7/5 All high compression engines respond to high-octane, highly anti-knock fuel. 1972 M. Gilbert Body of Girl iv. 43 Filling the tank of an old Bentley with high-octane petrol. 1992 Sci. Amer. Apr. 88/1 Similar strategies..have enabled..researchers to develop high-octane gasolines from the hydroisomerization of a pentane-hexane mixture. 2005 D. Hammill How to Power Tune Jaguar XK 3.4, 3.8 & 4.2 Litre Engines (rev. ed.) 22/3 In the USA, there are three basic grades of street legal unleaded fuel on sale, plus high-octane unleaded fuel. 2. figurative. Vigorous, energetic; powerful; very intense. Cf. octane n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] sprindeOE livelyOE kaskc1300 wightc1300 courageousc1386 wighty14.. wieldya1413 ablec1440 tall of hand1530 sappy1558 energical1565 energetical1585 greenya1586 stout1600 strenuous1602 forceful?1624 actuous1626 vigorous1638 vivid1638 high-spirited1653 hearty1665 actuose1677 living1699 full-blooded1707 executive1708 rugged1731 sousing1735 energic1740 bouncing1743 two-fisted1774 energetic1782 zestful1797 rollicking1801 through-ganging1814 throughgoing1814 slashing1828 high-powered1829 high pressure1834 rip-roaring1834 red-blooded1836 ripsnorting1846 zesty1853 dynamic1856 throbbing1864 goey1875 torpedoic1893 kinky1903 zippy1903 go-at-it1904 punchy1907 up-and-at-'em1909 driving1916 vibranta1929 kinetic1931 zinging1931 high-octane1936 zingy1938 slam-bang1939 balls-to-the-wall1967 balls-out1968 ass-kicking1977 hi-octane1977 1936 Nevada State Jrnl. 4 Apr. 7/1 (headline) High octane piano-player is at liberty. 1974 E. Bowen Henry & Other Heroes iv. 77 Mother and Uncle Harry, whose bodies and brains happened to be huge, paired engines that ran on high-octane ambition. 1992 MacUser Nov. 32/2 For those who are into high-octane graphics processing, ninja-level number crunching and the like, an accelerator board..will help loads. 2005 Health Plus Jan. 55/1 To escape the pressures of playing such a high-octane character, Beverley's also developed an interest in aromatherapy. 2011 FourFourTwo Oct. 65/2 The new Chelsea boss simply can't keep still, which may explain his side's high-octane, high-pressure game. B. n. Chiefly U.S. High-octane fuel. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [noun] > liquid naphthec1384 naphtha1543 paraffin1851 kerosene1854 octylene1857 shale-oil1857 coal oil1859 gasoline1863 octane1867 octene1868 octyne1877 gas1878 liquid fuel1889 petrol1895 mazut1897 white fuel1901 diesel oil1905 autogas1908 juice1909 sauce1918 power kerosene1919 petroil1921 ethyl1923 lox1923 kero1930 isooctane1932 high-octane1933 hi-octane1933 Calor1936 pool petrol1939 super1939 pool1940 derv1948 platformate1949 mixture1952 diesel1953 Mapp gas1962 gasohol1971 super unleaded1975 synoil1976 synjet1979 biodiesel1986 Orimulsion1987 1933 Monticello (Iowa) Express 29 June 6/2 (advt.) High Octane is like High Test in that it is a Power Gas with long mileage. 1967 Valley News (Van Nuys, Calif.) 19 Oct. (East Valley ed.) a40 (advt.) That's like getting 12 gallons of high-octane free. 2004 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 27 Mar. b9 The Case dealership priced a gallon of unleaded regular Friday for $1.74, and a gallon of high octane for $1.86. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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