单词 | turbocharge |
释义 | turbocharge in American English (ˈtɜrboʊˌtʃɑrdʒ) US verb transitiveWord forms: ˈturboˌcharged or ˈturboˌcharging to increase the power of, maintain air pressure in, etc. (an engine) by the use ofa turbocharger turbocharge in American English (ˈtɜːrbouˌtʃɑːrdʒ) transitive verbWord forms: -charged, -charging 1. to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger 2. informal to speed up; accelerate Word origin [1940–45; turbo- + (super)charge]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rh factor, debrief, snorkel, update, zapturbo- is a combining form representing turbine in compound words. Other words that use the affix turbo- include: turbojet, turboprop, turbopump, turbosupercharger, turbotrainExamples of 'turbocharge' in a sentence |
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