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metal fatigue

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈmetal faˌtigue noun [uncountable]  TITEweakness in metal that makes it likely to break, caused for example by frequent shaking over a long period 金属疲劳
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metal fatigueIt is not just artistic ephemera which suffer from metal fatigue in the heat of ubiquitous exposure.Cecilia attributed the marks to some kind of metal fatigue or rust.
ˈmetal faˌtigue nounChineseSyllable
that weakness metal it makes in to likely Corpus


metal fatigue
ˈmetal faˌtigue noun [uncountable]
weakness in metal that makes it likely to break, caused for example by frequent shaking over a long period


metal fatigueBrE /ˈmetl fətiːɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmetl fətiːɡ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] weakness in metal that is frequently put under pressure that makes it likely to break 金属疲劳