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单词 carburettor
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Definition of carburettor in English:

carburettor

(US carburetor)
noun kɑːbjʊˈrɛtəkɑːbəˈrɛtəˈkɑrb(j)əˌreɪdər
  • A device in an internal combustion engine for mixing air with a fine spray of liquid fuel.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To this the students may add the options of turbocharger or supercharger, carburetor or fuel injection with electronic engine management.
    • If possible, trace the throttle cable from where it leaves the firewall to the carburetor or fuel control unit, and look for wear and tear, or loose connections.
    • About all you needed then were bigger engines with bigger carburetors and bigger exhausts.
    • More than a decade later, along with Wilhelm Maybach he developed a high-speed internal combination engine with a carburettor that made it possible to use gasoline as fuel.
    • When nitrous oxide is sprayed into the carburetor, it gives the motor a temporary horsepower boost, enabling a better qualifying time.
    • As he worked on carburetors, engines, and transmissions, he did something unusual.
    • This sludge blocked fuel filters, carburettors and fuel-injection systems, leading to rough running and engine failures.
    • In the old days, when cars had carburetors, fuel metering was so imprecise that the carburetor would pour way too much fuel into the cylinders at idle.
    • They have created a handsome engine that s modern but retro with air-cooling, a carburetor, and pushrods activating two valves per cylinder.
    • On some cars you might have a lever that allowed you to crudely adjust the flow of fuel through the carburetor.
    • The most likely cause is an abrupt or inappropriate movement of the helicopter's controls or the stalling of the main rotor blade due to icing on the engine carburetor.
    • It had something to do with the fuel freezing somewhere between the carburetor and the engine.
    • The most obvious change was the switch from putting fuel in the engine with a carburettor to using fuel injection.
    • Simply put, if driven front first up a slope, the petrol would not feed the carburettor and the engine would conk out.
    • Detergents within the fuels, they say, significantly reduce deposits on inlet valves and in carburettors.
    • He switched the fuel pump on and off at the top end in an attempt to keep the fuel mixing in the carburetors.
    • Those races stand out because restrictor plates are put on the carburetors to keep horsepower down.
    • Yes, I know that carburetors have been around forever and that fuel injection is the wave of the future, but I'm still impressed by how well a carburetor can adapt to changing conditions.
    • Fuel and air mixed in the carburetor is sent into the crankcase and from there into the cylinder through an intake port, a circular opening in the crankcase wall.
    • They are designed to protect fuel pumps, fuel-pressure regulators, carburetors, and nitrous-oxide systems from dirt and debris.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from archaic carburet 'combine or charge with a hydrocarbon' + -or1.

 
 

Definition of carburetor in US English:

carburetor

(British carburettor) (also carburator)
nounˈkɑrb(j)əˌreɪdərˈkärb(y)əˌrādər
  • A device in an internal combustion engine for mixing air with a fine spray of liquid fuel.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Simply put, if driven front first up a slope, the petrol would not feed the carburettor and the engine would conk out.
    • As he worked on carburetors, engines, and transmissions, he did something unusual.
    • More than a decade later, along with Wilhelm Maybach he developed a high-speed internal combination engine with a carburettor that made it possible to use gasoline as fuel.
    • They are designed to protect fuel pumps, fuel-pressure regulators, carburetors, and nitrous-oxide systems from dirt and debris.
    • In the old days, when cars had carburetors, fuel metering was so imprecise that the carburetor would pour way too much fuel into the cylinders at idle.
    • The most obvious change was the switch from putting fuel in the engine with a carburettor to using fuel injection.
    • On some cars you might have a lever that allowed you to crudely adjust the flow of fuel through the carburetor.
    • When nitrous oxide is sprayed into the carburetor, it gives the motor a temporary horsepower boost, enabling a better qualifying time.
    • Detergents within the fuels, they say, significantly reduce deposits on inlet valves and in carburettors.
    • About all you needed then were bigger engines with bigger carburetors and bigger exhausts.
    • Yes, I know that carburetors have been around forever and that fuel injection is the wave of the future, but I'm still impressed by how well a carburetor can adapt to changing conditions.
    • To this the students may add the options of turbocharger or supercharger, carburetor or fuel injection with electronic engine management.
    • They have created a handsome engine that s modern but retro with air-cooling, a carburetor, and pushrods activating two valves per cylinder.
    • He switched the fuel pump on and off at the top end in an attempt to keep the fuel mixing in the carburetors.
    • If possible, trace the throttle cable from where it leaves the firewall to the carburetor or fuel control unit, and look for wear and tear, or loose connections.
    • It had something to do with the fuel freezing somewhere between the carburetor and the engine.
    • Those races stand out because restrictor plates are put on the carburetors to keep horsepower down.
    • This sludge blocked fuel filters, carburettors and fuel-injection systems, leading to rough running and engine failures.
    • Fuel and air mixed in the carburetor is sent into the crankcase and from there into the cylinder through an intake port, a circular opening in the crankcase wall.
    • The most likely cause is an abrupt or inappropriate movement of the helicopter's controls or the stalling of the main rotor blade due to icing on the engine carburetor.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from archaic carburet ‘combine or charge with a hydrocarbon’ + -or.

 
 
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