| 单词 | thermostat |
| 释义 | thermostat (once / 22600 pages) nv If your house is always too cold in the winter, you might need to adjust the thermostat, or the dial that controls the indoor temperature. Most devices that emit heat have a thermostat, which controls how hot or cold things get. Car engines, electric blankets, furnaces, and ovens are all equipped with thermostats so that people can change the temperature, or in the case of cars, so that the car itself can keep the engine at the ideal temperature. The noun thermostat comes from the Greek word for heat, thermos, plus statos, or "a standing." WORD FAMILYthermostat: thermostated, thermostatic, thermostats, thermostatted+/thermostatic: thermostatically USAGE EXAMPLESA few rare genetic mutations break the thermostat. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Lower the thermostat at night to about 60 degrees, and use pajamas and quilts to keep warm while asleep. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) If I were using Google Home to control my lights and thermostat too, it would be a no-brainer at $129. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1n a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat Syn|Hypo|Hyper thermoregulator cryostat a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures pyrostata thermostat that operates at very high temperatures regulator any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. 2v control the temperature with a thermostat Hyper check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits |
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