gasket
noun /ˈɡæskɪt/
/ˈɡæskɪt/
- a flat piece of rubber, etc. placed between two metal surfaces in a pipe or an engine to prevent steam, gas or oil from escaping
垫圈；衬垫；密封垫 - The engine had blown a gasket (= had allowed steam, etc. to escape)
发动机的密封圈漏气了。 - (figurative, informal) He blew a gasket at the news (= became very angry).
他听到这消息勃然大怒。
词源early 17th cent.: perhaps from French garcette ‘thin rope’ (originally ‘little girl’), diminutive of garce, feminine of gars ‘boy’. - The engine had blown a gasket (= had allowed steam, etc. to escape)