单词 | supercharged |
释义 | superchargedadj. 1. Heraldry. Designating a charge with one or more further charges placed within and upon it. Cf. supercharge n. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adjective] > having one charge surmounted by another jessant1610 jacent1706 supercharged1725 1725 F. Nichols Brit. Compend. (ed. 2) II. 429 If the middle Part of a Cross or other Ordinary is of a different Tincture from the Field, then such a Charge is said to be surmounted (surcharged or supercharged) with a like Figure in Form. 1854 W. S. Evans Gram. Brit. Heraldry (ed. 2) 94 The Honourable Ordinary (the Bend) is employed in the Coat, and..this Bend is super-charged. 1900 Proc. Amer. Numismatic & Archæological Soc. N.Y. 1899–1900 43 Badge: the black triple-crowned, double-headed eagle, supercharged with a blue St. Andrew's cross. 2. Very or excessively charged; highly charged, now esp. with some emotion or association.Later examples are perhaps extended from or influenced by sense 3. a. In predicative use, often with with. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > excessively full overfullOE overfilledc1230 engorged1562 plethoric1644 supercharged1784 overglutted1792 overstuffed1808 1784 Crit. Rev. Dec. 415 Light is only heat, supercharged with phlogiston. 1854 D. Page Introd. Text-bk. Geol. x. 90 A period of shallow seas supercharged with saline matter. 1889 Athenæum 12 Oct. 499/1 The story is supercharged with the frolicsome spirit and delicate humour that [etc.]. 1990 J. Nance Final Approach xvii. 271 Their eagerness frightens me a bit, since this is supercharged emotionally already. 2001 M. Gottdiener Life in Air v. 38 The anonymity of the airport milieu is supercharged with eroticism, with sexual innuendo, and with promise. b. In attributive use. ΚΠ 1824 E. Sutleffe Med. & Surg. Cases 338 To open the window, allowing the supercharged phlogistion to escape, until a salutary equilibrium is restored. 1846 Colonial Mag. 7 192 The fury of the breaking sea, that..swept like a supercharged torrent over the deck. 1909 Q. Rev. Oct. 463 Our supercharged imagination. 1965 N.Y. Times Mag. Apr. 30/2 The politically supercharged atmosphere of the Lyndon Johnson Administration. 2008 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 10 Apr. d2 His club..has no women as members... ‘Inclusion’' can be a supercharged word around the country club. 3. Engineering. a. Of the fuel–air mixture in an internal combustion engine: increased in pressure by mechanical means. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [adjective] > fuel or air mixture rich1882 stratified charge1886 supercharged1910 weak1918 swirl1926 blown1934 squish1957 unblown1959 1910 U.S. Patent 971,971 2/2 The supercharged mixture is delivered from the spray nozzle to the interior of this casing. 1919 W. J. Walker tr. R. Devillers Automobile & Aero Engines xxiv. 387 The volume of the supercharged mixture remains sensibly constant during injection. 1962 Pop. Sci. Apr. 79/1 An induction crossover tube..[distributes] the supercharged air-gas mixture to manifolds on each side of the flat engine. 2005 J. Erjavec Automotive Technol. (ed. 4) 778 The intercooler cools the turbocharged or supercharged air before it reaches the combustion chamber. b. Of a vehicle or its engine: equipped with a supercharger. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [adjective] > specific parts > equipped with sleeve-valve1910 supercharged1917 turbosupercharged1944 turbocharged1961 1917 Aviation & Aeronaut. Engin. 15 Oct. 380/2 The actual working of the supercharged engine can be explained. 1927 Observer 16 Oct. 26 The super-charged six-cylinder-engined Mercédès. 1955 Times 5 May 16/5 The newest of our engines to be publicly announced is a supercharged turboprop of 4,000 h.p. 2000 Freight Mar. 27/1 Both the 4-litre and 6.2-litre Euro 2 engines are supercharged and air-cooled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1725 |
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