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单词 diesel
释义 Diesel, diesel|ˈdiːzəl|
a. The name of Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913), German engineer, used attrib. to designate a type of internal-combustion engine invented by him, in which air alone is drawn into the cylinder, this air being so highly compressed that the heat generated ignites the fuel-oil when it enters the combustion space. Also ellipt., a diesel engine; a locomotive, motor diesel etc., driven by a diesel engine (also attrib.).
1894S. B. Donkin Text-bk. Gas, Oil, & Air Engines Index 413 Diesel engine.1894tr. Diesel's Rational Heat Motor 53 The three vertical cylinders of the Diesel motor.1928J. K. Roberts Heat & Thermodynamics xiv. 284 The use of a Diesel engine results in considerable fuel economy as compared with an engine working on a ‘constant-volume’ cycle.1930Engineering 16 May 623/3 The first two Diesel locomotives in the world were built by The General Electric Company in 1917 and 1918.1934T. E. Lawrence Lett. (1938) 806 The new four-cylinder Gardner 60 bhp light Diesel is having its gear box fitted for test in 159 hull.1957[see sense b below].1966J. Betjeman High & Low 15 Through the midlands of Ireland I journeyed by diesel.1970Railway Mag. Oct. 584/2 A number of class ‘47’ diesels have been noted working under the wires in the London area recently.
b. attrib. and Comb., as diesel-driven, Diesel-engined, Diesel-hauled, Diesel-hydraulic adjs.; diesel-eletric a., driven by electric motors powered by current from a generator, which in turn is driven by a diesel engine; also absol., a diesel-electric engine, locomotive, or vehicle; diesel oil, a petroleum fraction used as fuel in diesel engines.
1905H. Allen Gas & Oil Eng. 267 Test of a 500 B.H.P. Diesel Oil Engine.1916Motor Ship & Motor Boat 30 Nov. 379, 1200 h.p. Diesel-engined Auxiliaries.1921Sci. Amer. 2 Apr. 267 Advantages of the Diesel-Electric System over the Straight Diesel Drive.Ibid., The advantage is decidely with the Diesel-electric, since the engine runs continuously in one direction... A Diesel-electric operated boat can change from full speed ahead to full speed reverse in..seconds.1926Marine Engineer Mar. 113/2 The primary valuation of a Diesel oil is obtained from the specific gravity and viscosity.Ibid. Apr. 145/2 Below are shown microphotographs of Diesel oil and boiler oil, before and after treatment in a..centrifuge.1930Engineering 16 May 624/2 The Diesel electric locomotive for the London and North Eastern Railway.1935Hansard Commons 18 June 236 Diesel oil used for the purpose of road vehicles.1936Discovery Mar. 89/1 Diesel-driven parcels vans.1955A. Ross Australia 55 iii. 43 The train is..diesel-hauled.1957Economist 30 Nov. 799/2 The 52 diesel-hydraulic locomotives ordered..bring the total number of main⁓line diesels ordered so far..to 282, of which all except 66 are diesel electrics.1958Listener 12 June 964/1 The experimental diesel car service introduced between Banbury and Bletchley.1958‘N. Shute’ Rainbow & Rose i. 7 They've got a diesel-engined boat.




Add:[a.] Also ellipt., fuel for diesel engines, diesel oil.
1953Bus Transportation (U.S.) July 56/3 Average miles per gallon of fuel for the test was 5.59 for diesel, 4.02 for gasoline, 3.36 for LPG.1974Go West Apr. 23/2 Many truck stops were rationing diesel and gasoline due to insufficient allocations.1975University (Princeton Univ.) Winter 8/1 The new discoveries which were exciting him suggested that the diesels could be improved to meet the more stringent standards and eliminate the problem of particulates.1986J. Hibbs Country Bus x. 127 Across the road,..there was a yard with petrol and diesel storage.
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