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anneal

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an·neal /əˈniːl/ verb [transitive] technical TIGTIto make metal or glass hard by heating it and then slowly letting it get cold 使退火〔把金属或玻璃加热后缓缓冷却使之坚硬〕→ See Verb tableOrigin anneal Old English onælan, from ælan “to set on fire, burn”

an·neal verbChineseSyllable

Corpus by make to it glass heating metal hard or

anneal
an‧neal /əˈniːl/

verb [transitive] technical

Language: Old English
Origin: onælan, from ælan 'to set on fire, burn'

to make metal or glass hard by heating it and then slowly letting it get cold

an·neal

BrE

/əˈniːl/

NAmE

/əˈniːl/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

anneal

BrE

/əˈniːl/

NAmE

/əˈniːl/

present simple - he / she / it

anneals

BrE

/əˈniːlz/

NAmE

/əˈniːlz/

past simple

annealed

BrE

/əˈniːld/

NAmE

/əˈniːld/

past participle

annealed

BrE

/əˈniːld/

NAmE

/əˈniːld/

-ing form

annealing

BrE

/əˈniːlɪŋ/

NAmE

/əˈniːlɪŋ/

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to heat metal or glass and allow it to cool slowly, in order to make it stronger or softer 给（金属或玻璃）退火