vacuum 详细解释

vacuum

['vækjuəm]

n.真空, 真空吸尘器, 空白
adj.产生(利用)真空的
v.用吸尘器打扫

n.

1. 真空[C]

We could not pull apart two plates which enclosed a vacuum.

如果两个盘子间是真空, 我们就无法将它们分开。

2. (心灵的)空白, 空虚[S]

Her husband's death left a vacuum in her life.

她丈夫的死使她的生活变得空虚。

3. 真空吸尘器; 真空装置[C]

The porter turned off the vacuum.

清洁工关掉真空吸尘器。

4. (跟外界隔绝的)孤立状态[C]

Some people are living in a vacuum.

有些人过着与世隔绝的生活。

vt.

【口】用真空吸尘器清扫[(+out)]

I vacuumed my room yesterday.

昨天我用吸尘器清扫了房间。

词形变化

名词复数: vacuums | 动词过去式: vacuumed | 动词过去分词: vacuumed | 动词现在分词: vacuuming | 动词第三人称单数: vacuumes |

词义辨析

同义:

n.真空

void

vt.清扫

sweep  clean  

同义参见:

bubble  absence  nothing  

英英释义

名词 vacuum:

the absence of matter

同义词:vacuity

an empty area or space

同义词:void, vacancy, emptiness

a region that is devoid of matter

同义词:vacuity

an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction

同义词:vacuum cleaner

动词 vacuum:

clean with a vacuum cleaner

同义词:vacuum-clean, hoover

补充

vacuumvacuum英:[ˈvækjuəm] 美:[ˈvækjuəm, -jum, -jəm]n.1.真空Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum.声波不能在真空中传播。2.〈口〉真空吸尘器I mean to buy a vacuum next month.下个月我打算买一台真空吸尘器。3.空间; 空虚; 空白His resignation has left a power vacuum at the head of the party.他的辞职使得该党的领导位置出现了权力真空。His wife's death left a vacuum in his life.他妻子的去世使他的生活变得空虚。vt.1.用真空吸尘器清扫(某物)I vaccum the carpet twice every week.我每周用吸尘器打扫地毯两次。

例句

1. a high vacuum一种高真空度 2. Moral values cannot be taught in a vacuum.道德价值观的教育不能脱离实际。 3. We lived in a vacuum – no life, no news, no books.我们生活在与世隔绝的环境里——没有其他生物, 收不到外界消息, 也没有书看。 4. a vacuum tube真空管 5. He vacuumed the hall.他用真空吸尘器打扫了大厅。 6. She vacuumed the room this morning.她今天上午用吸尘器清扫了房间。 7. He has been vacuuming all morning.他用吸尘器打扫了一上午。 8. the political vacuum left by the death of the Emperor.皇帝死后留下的政治真空。 9. the room needs to be vacuumed.这房间要用吸尘器打扫了。 10. vacuum-packed foods (= in a pack from which the air has been removed)真空包装的食品 11. to give a room a quick vacuum用吸尘器打扫一下房间 12. the vacuum of outer space太空中的真空 13. A pump was used to create a vacuum inside the bottle.用泵把瓶内抽成了一个真空。 14. a vacuum chamber真空室 15. Her death has caused/created/left a vacuum [=void] in our lives.她的去世使我们的生活变得空虚。 16. A new leader is needed to fill the vacuum left by his retirement.他退休后留下的空缺需要新的领导来填补。 17. "The group was operating in a vacuum, cut off from the rest of the world."这个团队在完全封闭的状态下工作,断绝了与外界的联系。 18. The city's riots did not happen in a vacuum. [=they were affected or caused by other events or influences]城市的骚乱不是无缘无故发生的。 19. I vacuumed [=(Brit) hoovered] the living room.我用吸尘器清扫了客厅。 20. vacuum up the crumbs on the couch.用吸尘器把沙发上的食物碎屑清除干净。 21. I just finished vacuuming.我刚用吸尘器打扫完。