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antifreeze

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Motor vehicles
an·ti·freeze /ˈæntɪfriːz/ noun [uncountable]  TTCa liquid that is put in the water in car engines to stop it from freezing 〔用于汽车发动机的〕防冻剂,抗凝剂
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antifreezeHaving lost their antifreeze after nine days in the cozy cabin, they were no longer protected.Their antifreeze was already gone, and they now had a pleasant nutty flavor that I thought I could get to like.A glycol ether of the same chemical group from which antifreeze is derived.
an·ti·freeze nounChineseSyllable
that liquid a is Corpus car the engines in put water in


antifreeze
antifreeze /ˈæntɪfriːz/ noun [uncountable]
 Word Family: noun: freeze, freezer, freezing, antifreeze; adjective: freezing, frozen; verb: freeze; adverb: freezing
a liquid that is put in the water in car engines to stop it from freezing


anti·freezeBrE /ˈæntifriːz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæntifriːz/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a chemical that is added to the water in the radiator of cars and other vehicles to stop it from freezing 防冻剂,抗凝剂(加入车辆散热器的水中以防冻结)