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turbocharger

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Motor vehicles
tur·bo·charg·er /ˈtɜːbəʊˌtʃɑːdʒə $ ˈtɜːrboʊˌtʃɑːrdʒər/ noun [countable]  TTCa system that makes a vehicle more powerful by using a turbine to force air and petrol into the engine under increased pressure 涡轮增压器
Examples from the Corpus
turbochargerAs the blower is engine-driven, boost is always on hand, so response is much faster than with a turbocharger.The turbocharger is water cooled and its vanes are small to keep inertia down.With or without turbochargers, Motor Racing has produced some great drivers.
Origin turbocharger (1900-2000) turbo- (from turbine) + -charger (as in supercharger)
tur·bo·charg·er nounChineseSyllable
vehicle makes system that by powerful more a a Corpus


turbocharger
turbocharger /ˈtɜːbəʊˌtʃɑːdʒə $ ˈtɜːrboʊˌtʃɑːrdʒər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: turbo- (from turbine) + -charger (as in supercharger)
a system that makes a vehicle more powerful by using a turbine to force air and petrol into the engine under increased pressure


turbo·char·gerBrE /ˈtɜːbəʊtʃɑːdʒə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɜːrboʊtʃɑːrdʒər/ 🔊 (also turbo
plural
turbos
)
noun
a system driven by a turbine that gets its power from an engine's exhaust gases. It sends the mixture of petrol/gas and air into the engine at high pressure, making it more powerful. 涡轮增压器 turbo·charge BrE /ˈtɜːbəʊtʃɑːdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɜːrboʊtʃɑːrdʒ/ 🔊 verb~ sth turbocharged engines涡轮增压发动机