lubricant

/ˈlubɹəkənt/· noun

能源/工业B2

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Chinese meaning

润滑剂

用yòng于yú减jiǎn少shǎo物wù体tǐ间jiān摩mó擦cā的de油yóu脂zhī物wù质zhì

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机jī动dòng车chē机jī油yóu及jí工gōng业yè用yòng润rùn滑huá油yóu产chǎn品pǐn

Example

The cost of lubricants is soaring, and even a tentative deal to end the war won't solve the problem.

润滑剂的成本正在飙升,即便是一项终结战争的初步协议,也无法解决这个问题。

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Background ✎

出chū自zì美měi伊yī战zhàn争zhēng推tuī高gāo机jī油yóu价jià格gé报bào道dào;说shuō明míng原yuán油yóu产chǎn量liàng大dà并bìng不bù等děng于yú润rùn滑huá剂jì供gōng应yìng充chōng足zú

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 lubricus(光滑、易滑),经 lubricate 派生,加名词后缀 -ant

  • lubricate(润滑,源自拉丁 lubricus「光滑」)+ -ant(名词后缀,表「具该性质之物」)

Collocations

  • industrial lubricant / lubricant costs / apply a lubricant

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