单词 | hydro |
释义 | hydron.1 = hydropathic n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > place to which invalids resort > hydropathic establishment hydro1882 hydropathic1887 1882 Brit. Med. Jrnl. Advert. 9 Dec. Visitors will find the ‘Hydro’ a pleasant Home during their residence in Bournemouth. 1894 Advt. Buxton, The Peak Thermal Establishment. The best Hydro in district. Mineral water and other baths. 1898 Navy & Army Illustr. 23 July p. vii Palatial establishments..all..modestly calling themselves Hydros. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). hydron.2 Hydro-electric power (see hydroelectric adj. 3). In Canada also: hydro-electric power supply. Cf. hydropower n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > [noun] > generated by water white coal1885 white fuel1901 hydroelectricity1904 hydro1916 hydropower1933 tidal2002 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > place of power generation > [noun] > hydroelectric power hydro1916 hydro-plant1927 1916 A. Bridle Sons of Canada 185 The product of Niagara..is Hydro-Electric—familiarly abbreviated to Hydro. 1938 ‘R. Hyde’ Nor Years Condemn x. 200 Did I ever tell you about that hydro I was on, a bit South? 1952 D. F. Putnam Canad. Regions xvii. 387/2 The cities of Alberta, also, have good sources of power including coal, natural gas and hydro. 1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 47/2 (advt.) T.V. outlets in each room, drapes and hydro included. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1925 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1924 43 Various hydro systems were formed as circumstances dictated. 1939 F. P. Grove Two Generations 230 The telephone and hydro wires are down. 1947 E. A. McCourt Music at Close 71 There was talk of water works, a hydro plant, a newspaper, paved streets. 1949 L. Peterson Chipmunk 149 Claude wrote out the address..on the envelope of the hydro bill he'd forgotten to pay. 1958 New Statesman 11 Oct. 480/1 Geological reserves of coal are estimated to constitute about four-fifths of all Russia's coal deposits, and much of this coal lies on the surface and this favours the development of thermal-power stations to supplement the hydro-stations of the River Angara. 1962 R. F. Legget Geol. & Engin. (ed. 2) x. 354 Across the Niagara River is the..Niagara power project of the Power Authority of the State of New York, constructed a few years after the Ontario hydro project. 1963 B.S.I. News Feb. 14/2 The hydro developments in Scotland really got under way in the early 1950s. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). hydroadj.n.3 colloquial. A. adj. Chiefly in the context of marijuana cultivation: of, relating to, or grown by means of hydroponics; = hydroponic adj. at hydroponics n. Derivatives. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > [adjective] > hydroponic hydroponic1951 hydro1988 1988 Toronto Star 1 Nov. f3/1 From seedling to harvest takes three months and ‘hydro pot’ is the fastest-growing illegal business around. 1995 N.Y. Times 19 Feb. 44/2 Arjan, the owner of a popular coffee shop, pointed out that hydro yields were far greater. 2001 Truth (Auckland) (Nexis) 8 June 23 As dope growing moves indoors to a more controlled environment, hydro growers have found they need a massive amount of electricity to run their lights. 2005 J. Winterbourne Hydroponics v. 64/2 The bottle [of nutrients] will go at least twice as far, if not more. So, you will not need to keep going back to the hydro shop to buy more. B. n.3 Hydroponically grown marijuana, often regarded as more potent than varieties grown in soil. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > marijuana or cannabis bhang1598 hashish1598 cannabis1765 ganja1800 Indian hemp1803 sabzi1804 cannabin1843 deiamba1851 charas1860 liamba1861 hemp1870 cannabis resin1871 marijuana1874 kef1878 locoweed1898 weed1917 Mary Ann1925 mootah1926 muggle1926 Mary Jane1928 Mary Warner1933 Mary and Johnny1935 Indian hay1936 mu1936 mezz1937 moocah1937 grass1938 jive1938 pot1938 mary1940 reefer1944 rope1944 smoke1946 hash1948 pod1952 gear1954 green1957 smoking weed1957 boo1959 Acapulco1965 doobie1967 Mary J1967 cheeba1971 Maui Wowie1971 4201974 Maui1977 pakalolo1977 spliff1977 draw1979 kush1979 resin1980 bud1982 swag1986 puff1989 chronic1992 schwag1993 hydro1995 1995 N.Y. Times 19 Feb. 44/2 Of 810 smokers, 83.14 percent expressed a preference for bio, compared to 81.4 percent for hydro. No one seemed to notice that the percentages added up to a lot more than 100. 1997 A. Bourdain in K. Williamson Rovers Return (1998) 109 I'm laying around, smoking a nice fat spliff of hydro, watching the tube. 2008 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 13 July 29 This was no bush weed... It was excellent South Australian hydro. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see alsoalso refers to : hydro-comb. form < n.11882n.21916adj.n.31988 see also |
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