单词 | pressurize |
释义 | pressurize —pressurizer, n. /presh"euh ruyz'/, v.t., pressurized, pressurizing. 1. to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level: to pressurize an astronaut's spacesuit before a walk in space. 2. to maintain normal air pressure in (the cockpit or cabin of an airplane) at high altitudes. 3. to apply pressure to (a gas or liquid); supercharge. 4. to pressure-cook. Also, esp. Brit., pressurise. [1940-45; PRESSURE + -IZE] |
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