| 单词 | generator |
| 释义 | generator (once / 1954 pages) n WORD FAMILY generator: generators+/generate: generated, generates, generating, generation, generative, generator, regenerate/generated: self-generated/generation: generational, generations/generational: generationally/regenerate: regenerated, regenerates, regenerating, regeneration, unregenerate/regenerated: unregenerated/regeneration: regenerations/unregenerate: unregenerately USAGE EXAMPLESThere are severe electricity blackouts, so the hospital operates most of the time on generators. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) When we finally got the backup generator to the garage and started warming it up, the mechanic arrived and found that it was broken. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Its biggest revenue generator is Boost, a flavored protein drink, rather than any of its disease-focused products, according to a person familiar with the matter. Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016) 1n someone who originates or causes or initiates something he was the generator of several complaints Syn|Hypo|Hyper author, source coiner someone who is a source of new words or new expressions maker, shaper a person who makes things 2n an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas Hyper apparatus, setup equipment designed to serve a specific function 3n engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction Hypo|Hyper alternator an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles) dynamogenerator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature magneto, magnetoelectric machinea small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine turbogeneratorgenerator consisting of a steam turbine coupled to an electric generator for the production of electric power aerogenerator, wind generator, windmillgenerator that extracts usable energy from winds engine motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work 4n an electronic device for producing a signal voltage Hypo|Hyper oscillator generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current pulse generatora generator of single or multiple voltage pulses; usually adjustable for pulse rate crystal oscillator, quartz oscillatoran oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal heterodyne oscillator, local oscillatoran oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones pingera pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar electronic device a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically |
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