Dictionary Workbench Ondict

airtight

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

airtight

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Technology
air·tight /ˈeətaɪt $ ˈer-/ adjective  1 TAIRnot allowing air to get in or out 气密的,密封的 airtight containers 密封容器2 planned or done so carefully that there is no chance of any problems or mistakes 万无一失的;无懈可击的 SYN watertight an airtight alibi 无懈可击的不在犯罪现场的证据
Examples from the Corpus
airtightSecurity was airtight.If hydrogen sulfide or some other poisonous gas is detected, Donahue dons an airtight breathing device and a hard hat.Store cookies in an airtight container.Uncooked madeira cake mixture can be frozen in an airtight container.Now there was the sound of a seeming kiss as an airtight hatch in the bottom of the saucer was opened.Sealing food in an airtight jar starves the bacteria of oxygen and they are unable to reproduce.This is the reason you will notice jar lids advertising airtight seals and warning against consumption when the seal is broken.He wears a white helmet that is sealed to his airtight suit and he strides to the unmarked plane without delay.The game warden and the biospherians were facing each other on either side of a thick airtight window.
air·tight adjectiveChineseSyllable
in to or Corpus not allowing out air get


airtight
airtight /ˈeətaɪt $ ˈer-/ adjective
1. not allowing air to get in or out:
    airtight containers
2. planned or done so carefully that there is no chance of any problems or mistakes
   SYN  watertight:
    an airtight alibi


air·tightBrE /ˈeətaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈertaɪt/ 🔊 adjectivenot allowing air to get in or out 密封的;不透气的Store the cake in an airtight container. 把蛋糕存放在密封容器里。🔊🔊(figurative) an airtight alibi (= one that cannot be proved to be false) 无懈可击的不在犯罪现场的证据