释义 |
car·bu·ret I. \ˈkärbyəˌret, ˈkȧb-\ noun (-s) Etymology: carb- + -uret archaic : carbide II. \-byəˌret; with reference to gasoline engines, usually -b(y)əˌrāt by nonchemists; usually -d.+V\ transitive verb (carbureted also carburetted ; carbureted also carburetted ; carbureting also carburetting ; carburets) 1. : to combine chemically with carbon 2. : to enrich (a gas) by mixing with volatile carbon compounds (as hydrocarbons) — see carbureted water gas |