| 单词 | aerosol |
| 释义 | aerosol (once / 29256 pages) n An aerosol is a substance released in very fine mist, like oven cleaner or air freshener. An aerosol contains tiny particles of liquid or solid suspended within a gas. Spray paint is an aerosol product, released at the press of a button in a hissing spray. The aerosol paint emerges in the form of a gas, and adheres to the surface as a solid color. Aerosol products can be dangerous, since they're very flammable and can cause health problems if people inhale them. The word was coined in 1919, from a combination of aero-, "air" in Greek, and sol, short for solution. WORD FAMILYaerosol: aerosolise, aerosolize, aerosols+/aerosolise: aerosolised/aerosolize: aerosolized USAGE EXAMPLESIn the late 1970s, for example, Pacific Northwest Lab sampled aerosol pollution with research aircraft, using instruments of its own design. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) There, the sulfur gas transforms into a sulfate aerosol that reflects sunlight and cools the planet. New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) The secondhand aerosol from e-cigarettes may also add to other people’s exposure to harmful chemicals. Time(Dec 08, 2016) 1n a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas Hypo|Hyper fog droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground hazeatmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility fume, smokea cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas fogbanka large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance) gun smokesmoke created by the firing of guns ice fog, pogonipa dense winter fog containing ice particles mista thin fog with condensation near the ground pea soup, pea-soupera heavy thick yellow fog smothera stifling cloud of smoke cloud any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible 2n a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) Syn|Hypo|Hyper aerosol bomb, aerosol can, aerosol container, spray can pepper spray a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent dispenser a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts |
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