cylinder
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cyl·in·der /ˈsɪləndə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 CFa shape, object, or container with circular ends and long straight sides 圆柱体；圆筒 → tube The gases are stored in cylinders. 气体储存在圆筒内。 →5 see picture at 见图 shape12 TEthe tube within which a piston moves forwards and backwards in an engine 〔引擎的〕汽缸 a four-cylinder engine 四汽缸引擎3 be firing/running on all cylinders informal to be operating or performing very well 竭尽全力，开足马力 The team is firing on all cylinders. 球队正全力以赴。
Examples from the Corpus
cylinder• a cylinder of oxygen• Existing direct cylinders can be upgraded to indirect - see below.• Teesside trains were also stopped when firemen discovered a gas cylinder near the fire.• It met the wood in massive cylinders, thirteen feet across, made of inch-thick wrought-iron plates riveted together.• The secret is to divide the number of cylinders by 2 and double the number of heads.• Atmospheric pressure then forced the piston down the cylinder in which it was sitting.• The cylinders, it was claimed, were designed to be fitted together to form the barrel of a giant 40-metre gun.Origin cylinder (1500-1600) Latin cylindrus, from Greek, from kylindein “to roll”cyl·in·der nounChineseSyllable
circular ends shape, straight container and or with Corpus a long object,
cylinder
cyl‧in‧der /ˈsɪləndə, ˈsɪlɪndə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
The gases are stored in cylinders.
2. the tube within which a piston moves forwards and backwards in an engine:
a four-cylinder engine
3. be firing/running on all cylinders informal to be operating or performing very well:
The team is firing on all cylinders.
■ types of shapes
▪square a shape with four straight sides that are equal in length and four angles of 90 degrees
▪circle a round shape that is like an O
▪semicircle half a circle
▪triangle a shape with three straight sides and three angles
▪rectangle a shape with four straight sides and four angles of 90 degrees
▪oval a shape like a circle, but that is longer than it is wide
▪cylinder an object in the shape of a tube
▪cube a solid object with six equal square sides
▪pyramid a shape with a square base and four triangular sides that meet in a point at the top
▪sphere a shape like a ball
cyl‧in‧der /ˈsɪləndə, ˈsɪlɪndə $ -ər/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: cylindrus, from Greek, from kylindein 'to roll'
1. a shape, object, or container with circular ends and long straight sides ⇨ tube:Language: Latin
Origin: cylindrus, from Greek, from kylindein 'to roll'
2. the tube within which a piston moves forwards and backwards in an engine:
3. be firing/running on all cylinders informal to be operating or performing very well:
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