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radiator

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: House, Motor vehicles
ra·di·a·tor /ˈreɪdieɪtə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1. DHHa thin metal container that is fastened to a wall and through which hot water passes to provide heat for a room 〔房间内借由热水循环供热的〕暖气设备2. TTCTTAthe part of a car or aircraft which stops the engine from getting too hot 〔汽车或飞机引擎的〕散热器
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radiatorThere were spoons hidden all over the factory, on rafters, in drawers, behind radiators, and so on.Select a new radiator that is the closest possible match to the existing one in terms of height and length.Savanna animals cool off with a kind of organic radiator by evaporating water from the moist linings of the nasal chambers.A direct system has only one water circuit which supplies both the taps and the radiators.All the engine needed was a little highway speed, let the radiator do its work.He paused by one of the radiators to warm his hands before approaching the doors that led into the infirmary.Let it touch the radiator - it won't leave its hand there when it discovers it is hot.
ra·di·a·tor nounChineseSyllable
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radiator
radiator /ˈreɪdieɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. a thin metal container that is fastened to a wall and through which hot water passes to provide heat for a room
2. the part of a car or aircraft which stops the engine from getting too hot


ra·di·atorBrE /ˈreɪdieɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈreɪdieɪtər/ 🔊 noun
a hollow metal device for heating rooms. Radiators are usually connected by pipes through which hot water is sent. 散热器;暖气片a central heating system with a radiator in each room每个房间都配有一个散热器的中央供暖系统
a device for cooling the engine of a vehicle or an aircraft (车辆或飞行发动机的)冷却器,水箱