cylinder

noun

/ˈsɪlɪndə(r)/

/ˈsɪlɪndər/

Idioms

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a solid or hollow figure with round ends and long straight sides圆柱；圆柱体；圆筒
Topics Colours and Shapesc1
an object like a cylinder in shape, especially one used as a container（尤指用作容器的）圆筒状物
- a gas/oxygen cylinder气罐；氧气瓶
- All our aircraft carry at least one oxygen cylinder for emergency use on board.我们每架飞机至少携带一只氧气瓶，以备机上急用。
the hollow tube in an engine, like a cylinder in shape, inside which the piston moves（发动机的）气缸
- a six-cylinder engine六缸发动机

词源late 16th cent.: from Latin cylindrus, from Greek kulindros ‘roller’, from kulindein ‘to roll’.

Idioms

working/firing on all cylinders

(informal) using all your energy to do something; working as well as possible竭尽全力；尽力干好；开足马力

词汇	cylinder
释义	cylinder noun /ˈsɪlɪndə(r)/ /ˈsɪlɪndər/ Idioms enlarge image a solid or hollow figure with round ends and long straight sides圆柱；圆柱体；圆筒 Topics Colours and Shapesc1 an object like a cylinder in shape, especially one used as a container（尤指用作容器的）圆筒状物 a gas/oxygen cylinder气罐；氧气瓶 All our aircraft carry at least one oxygen cylinder for emergency use on board.我们每架飞机至少携带一只氧气瓶，以备机上急用。 the hollow tube in an engine, like a cylinder in shape, inside which the piston moves（发动机的）气缸 a six-cylinder engine六缸发动机词源late 16th cent.: from Latin cylindrus, from Greek kulindros ‘roller’, from kulindein ‘to roll’. Idioms working/firing on all cylinders (informal) using all your energy to do something; working as well as possible竭尽全力；尽力干好；开足马力
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