carbon dioxide
noun /ˌkɑːbən daɪˈɒksaɪd/
/ˌkɑːrbən daɪˈɑːksaɪd/
[uncountable] (symbol CO2)
- a gas breathed out by people and animals from the lungs or produced by burning carbon
二氧化碳 - Coke burns with oxygen to give carbon dioxide.
焦碳用氧气燃烧，产生二氧化碳。 - Trees absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.
树木吸收二氧化碳并产生氧气。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + carbon dioxide- absorb
- take in
- emit
- …
- emissions
- concentration
- levels
- …
- a build-up of carbon dioxide
- emissions of carbon dioxide
- Coke burns with oxygen to give carbon dioxide.