| 单词 | high-carbon |
| 释义 | > as lemmashigh-carbon high-carbon adj. (a) designating materials, esp. steel, containing a relatively high proportion of carbon; made from such a material; (b) relating to or characterized by a relatively high level of carbon dioxide emission. ΚΠ 1878 U.S. Patent 200,724 2/1 The resulting product (our recarburizer) is not only sufficiently rich in carbon, but is comparatively free from silicon, manganese, and sulphur, and is thereby peculiarly adapted for use in lieu of the ordinary recarburizing agents for the manufacture of a high-carbon Bessemer steel exceptionally free from manganese and silicon. 1938 Connecticut: Guide to Roads, Lore, & People (Federal Writers' Project) 387 At the Forge Plant,..cherry-red bars of high-carbon, high-chrome steel are fabricated into bearings for automobiles. 1998 U.S. Newswire (Nexis) 29 June The President said..that China can avoid the mistakes that the developed world made over the last 30 years in developing a very high carbon energy base. 2001 D. Levine At Dawn of Modernity ii. 165 These high-carbon tools may have been sharper than their modern equivalents, which are forged with steel alloys that retard rust at the cost of making it difficult to obtain an easily sharpened and long-lasting edge. 2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 25 Nov. a12/2 Our argument is that because there is an economic turndown, it is just the time to tackle the transition from a high-carbon to a low-carbon economy. < as lemmas |
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